CRANFORD, NJ -- (Marketwire) -- 09/02/08 -- Carlos E. Agüero, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Metalico, Inc. (AMEX: MEA), will make a series of presentations at the KeyBanc Capital Markets 2008 Basic Materials Conference in Boston on September 11, 2008.

Mr. Agüero will provide a corporate overview and discuss growth strategies in a series of one-to-one and small group meetings arranged under the conference format. Interested parties may access the presentation slides under "Financial Reports" on the Investors Relations page of Metalico's website at http://www.metalico.com on September 11.

Metalico, Inc. is a rapidly growing holding company with operations in two principal business segments: ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal recycling, and fabrication of lead-based products. The Company operates twenty recycling facilities in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Texas, Mississippi, and West Virginia and five lead fabrication plants in Alabama, Illinois, Nevada, and California. Metalico's common stock is traded on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol MEA.