Metal recycler Sims Metal Management has acquired US-based Fairless Iron & Metal, a full-service ferrous and non-ferrous recycler. Fairless operates two principal facilities, including a mega-shredder, non-ferrous recovery systems and a deep water port export facility. It processes approximately 60,000tns of scrap metal per month sourced principally from New Jersey, New York, Eastern Pennsylvania and the inland United States via rail.