Tennessee Aluminum Processors, Inc. (TAP) was formed in 1983 by the same principals as L & S Metals.  TAP, with locations in Mt Pleasant, Tennessee, and Gadsden, Alabama operates secondary aluminum smelters that melt aluminum scrap such as used beverage cans, old and new sheet products, litho sheet, aluminum foil, automotive castings, chips and turnings, and many other types of aluminum, into a remelt secondary ingot (RSI).  TAP also processes aluminum dross, a by-product of all aluminum smelting. RSI is returned to the supplier who reuses the metal back into the aluminum industry.