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Edw. C. Levy Co. was founded in 1918 by Edw. C. Levy Sr. and incorporated in Michigan in 1946. The company continues to be owned and operated by members of his family. His son, Edward C. Levy Jr. heads the modern Edw. C. Levy Co., and its affiliate companies.

  • The company's major emphasis is in the quality production of construction materials, produced naturally or as a by-product of steel manufacturing.

  • Edw. C. Levy Co. serves the largest companies in the domestic steel industry.

  • Edw. C. Levy Co. processes and sells more than ten million tons of slag per year.

  • Edw. C. Levy Co. digs, loads, hauls, stockpiles, feeds, and ships several million tons of various other steel producing raw materials and products.

  • The companies recover, prepare, and return more than one and one half million tons of metal per year to the mills and foundries they serve.

  • Edw. C. Levy Co. began the use of rubber-tired slab carriers with a 150 ton capability.

  • An innovator in the slag industry, Edw. C. Levy Co. introduced rubber-tired end loaders to slag pit digging operations.

  • Edw. C. Levy Co. developed and patented the first self loading, self dumping, slag pot carrier.

  • Sensitive to environmental concerns, Edw. C. Levy Co. has developed and patented heat and dust sensing equipment and systems.

  • Edw. C. Levy Co. has designed, built, and patented chemical sprays to neutralize the hydrogen sulfide odor of blast furnace slag.

  • Due to Edw. C. Levy Co.'s technical and marketing expertise, the Detroit steel making district is one of the few places in America to commercialize all slag produced.

  • Edw. C. Levy Co. has expanded slag operations to many states, and the slag products produced are marketed in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and South Carolina.

  • Edw. C. Levy Co. has entered the international scene with steel mill service operations in Australia and Thailand.

  • Edw. C. Levy Co. owns and operates Australian Metal Recovery Pty Ltd an electrolytic detinning facility in Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia.

  • Edw. C. Levy Co. has diversified and is involved in ready-mix concrete production, paving material production, and asphalt paving.

  • Edw. C. Levy Co. affiliates operate extensive natural aggregate facilities and trucking companies in Michigan and Indiana.

  • Edw. C. Levy Co. has sand and gravel, granite, and rhyolite quarries, asphalt paving and asphalt production operations in Colorado's front range.

  • Edw. C. Levy Co. has sand and gravel, and asphalt production operations in the Phoenix, Arizona area.

From a one man enterprise in 1918, we have grown to a group of companies, still privately owned, with about 3000 dedicated, loyal and hard working employees. Our Mission Statement and Excellence Benchmarks point the way to a future of growth with a social consciousness.

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