October 2009 - Upstate Shredding LLC, the largest scrap metal processor in New York, is in the final stages of a $25 million upgrade to its Owego, N.Y., plant. The upgrade includes the enclosure of the 200,000-square-foot complex, a new storm-sewer system and an on-site weather treatment plant. The enhancements are intended to exceed the standards of the Environmental Protection Agency.