Trident Steel is learning to run with the big boys

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'Today,Trident Steel is capable of handling 150 000 tonnes of metal scrap per year,’says Dr Wareerath Akkalatham.Meeting up with her in Thailand,the self-made businesswoman is eager to show Recycling International around Trident's scrap yard.She is currently in talks with Danieli Centro Recycling to install new equipment to help scale up her company to the’next level'.Dr Wareerath Akkalatham,owner and ceo of Trident Steel,founded her company in Chachoengsao province,eastern Thailand,in 2008.Her strategy paid off: with a starting capital of only one million Baht(EUR 27 400)she managed to create a business that now serves both a Thai and an international client base.The latter is said to benefit notably from the company's position close to the Bay of Bangkok,along the Gulf of Thailand.Akkalatham describes Trident Steel as a scrap metal service centre,which processes predominantly high quality offcuts from the automotive industry and trades in a range of ferrous and non-ferrous metals.She is aware that the global metals market is known for its intense competition and is determined to deliver scrap of’unbeatable value'.