Highland Metals cc was started in December 1999, as a small test for metal recycling in the Mpumalanga region fifteen years later, the business has exploded into a fully-fledged, privately owned, professional metal recycling management. Highland Metals cc was established in 1999 as a sole mandate company which grows into a Closed Corporation in 2003. The company grew later in 2006 as a Black Economic Empowerment with a level 2 BEE Contributor. The Company has grown into one of the largest recycling companies in the Mpumalanga region and operates provincially and sometimes in the neighboring countries of South Africa.