Metallus
Metallus is a Canton, Ohio-based specialty steel manufacturer producing special bar quality steel bars, billets, and seamless mechanical tubing across 500+ grades for industrial, automotive, aerospace and defense, and energy markets. It operates EAF steelmaking with proprietary Ultrapremium technology and the largest jumbo bloom caster in North America.
- Company typePublic
- Founded2014
- HeadquartersCanton, United States
- Headcount501–1,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Metallus does
Metallus Inc. (NYSE: MTUS), headquartered in Canton, Ohio, is a specialty steel manufacturer that researches, develops, makes, and sells metal products and seamless mechanical tubes. The company traces its operational heritage to 1915, when The Timken Company began steel production for bearings; it spun off as TimkenSteel Corporation in 2014 and rebranded to Metallus in 2024. It operates three integrated steelmaking plants in Canton (Faircrest, Gambrinus, Harrison) plus manufacturing facilities in Eaton, Ohio; Columbus, North Carolina; and Santa Catarina, Mexico, with a combined 1.2 million tons of annual melt capacity and 900,000 tons of shipping capacity.
Metallus's core products are special bar quality (SBQ) steel bars and billets and seamless mechanical tubing, produced across more than 500 grades of alloy, carbon, and micro-alloy steel. Manufacturing relies on Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) steelmaking with premium air-melt technology, Vacuum Arc Remelt (VAR) processing through a third-party partnership, and the Jumbo Bloom Vertical Caster — the largest continuous vertical bloom caster in North America. Differentiated offerings include the trademarked Ultrapremium Technology (automated SEM/EDS-verified clean steel with dramatically lower oxide inclusions), VACTEC vacuum carburizing steels, proprietary engineered grades such as 4145HSX and 4130ModSS, and advanced quench-and-temper capabilities. Value-added services include thermal treatment, conversion services (rolling and piercing), supply chain management, program management, application engineering, and in-house laboratory testing across three accredited labs.
The company's go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales — with over 70% of sales staff holding engineering backgrounds — and an authorized distributor network of 20+ U.S. and 6 Latin America service centers that handle smaller batch orders, supplemented by a self-serve customer portal. Pricing is quote-based, customized to specifications, with monthly raw-material surcharges. Metallus serves four primary verticals: Industrial, Automotive, Aerospace & Defense, and Energy, with a growing defense franchise anchored by a $99.75 million U.S. Army munitions capacity expansion agreement. Full-year 2025 net sales reached $1.2 billion (7% YoY growth), and Q1 2026 net sales of $308.3 million rose 10% YoY, with 2025 shipments of 631,700 tons up 14% YoY. The company's workforce of 1,001–5,000 includes approximately 1,200 unionized employees at Canton under USW Local 1123, covered by a new four-year contract effective February 5, 2026 through September 30, 2029.
Metallus firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Metallus
- Legal name
- Metallus Inc.
- Website
- https://metallus.com
- Company type
- Public
- Founded year
- 2014
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 501–1,000 employees
- Short description
- Metallus is a Canton, Ohio-based specialty steel manufacturer producing special bar quality steel bars, billets, and seamless mechanical tubing across 500+ grades for industrial, automotive, aerospace and defense, and energy markets. It operates EAF steelmaking with proprietary Ultrapremium technology and the largest jumbo bloom caster in North America.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Metallus industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Specialty Steel Manufacturing
- NAICS
- Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing (3311)
- SIC
- Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling & Finishing Mills (3310), Steel Pipe & Tubes (3317)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Specialty & Alloy Steel (Stainless, Tool Steel, Electrical Steel, High-Strength/HSLA) (IMAKABAJ)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Long Products Manufacturing (Rebar, Wire Rod, Merchant Bar, Sections/Beams) (IMAKABAH)
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Where Metallus is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Canton
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices7 records
Markets served
Metallus business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Special Bar Quality (SBQ) Steel Products: Primary revenue stream from high-quality steel bars and billets. Premium air-melt technology elevates quality for critical applications. Products are customized to meet customer specifications with over 500 grades available.
- Seamless Mechanical Tubing (SMT): Custom tube sizes in over 500 grades with capability to apply multiple thermal treatment options. Used across industrial, automotive, aerospace & defense, and energy markets.
- Manufactured Components: Precision cutting and ring gear machining as part of manufactured components product offering. Value-added processing beyond basic steel products.
- Value-Added Services: Thermal treatment, conversion services (rolling, piercing), technical support, testing, program management, supply chain management, and application engineering services.
- Conversion Services for External Steel: Processing of steel from other sources using excess capacity in rolling, piercing, and thermal treatment capabilities.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Custom steel products priced by specification |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels7 records
Metallus product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Metallus manufactures and sells made-to-order specialty steel products, including special bar quality (SBQ) steel bars and billets, seamless mechanical tubing, manufactured components (precision cutting and ring gear machining), and vacuum arc remelt products, across over 500 grades of alloy, carbon, and micro-alloy steel. The company supplements these with value-added services such as thermal treatment, conversion services (rolling, piercing), program management, supply chain management, application engineering, and technical support and testing. Its customers operate in industrial, automotive, aerospace & defense, and energy markets.
Product overview
Metallus is a specialty steel manufacturer offering a portfolio of high-performance steel products and value-added services. The company's core products are special bar quality (SBQ) steel bars and billets, and seamless mechanical tubing (SMT), which form the foundation of its offerings. These are complemented by manufactured components and vacuum arc remelt products. Metallus provides extensive value-added services including thermal treatment, conversion services (rolling and piercing), program management, supply chain management, application engineering, and technical support/testing. Key manufacturing capabilities include the jumbo bloom vertical caster (the largest in North America) and Ultrapremium clean steel technology. The company produces over 500 grades of steel across carbon, alloy, and micro-alloy categories, serving industrial, automotive, aerospace and defense, and energy markets. The product portfolio is unified around Metallus's end-to-end steelmaking expertise, from melting through finishing, with services designed to support customers throughout the product lifecycle.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Ultrapremium: Specialized technology and operating practices to produce clean air-melt steel with dramatically lower oxide inclusions, improving fatigue life and power density
- VACTEC
- MicroTec
Products and services
- SBQ Steel Bars and Billets
- Seamless Mechanical Tubing
- Manufactured Components
- Vacuum Arc Remelt (VAR) Products
- Thermal Treatment Services
- Conversion Services
- Program Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Application Engineering
- Technical Support and Testing
Quantifiable outcome
- Improved fatigue life and power density with Ultrapremium steel vs. competing air-melt processes
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Metallus
Customer profileNamed customers6 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Metallus technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Metallus partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
29 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Castle MetalscoreAuthorized U.S. distributor of Metallus steel products. Supports customers requiring smaller batches of steel.
- Central Steel & Wire CompanycoreAuthorized U.S. distributor of Metallus steel products.
- Chicago Tube & IroncoreAuthorized U.S. distributor of Metallus steel products.
- Earle M. Jorgensen CompanycoreAuthorized U.S. distributor of Metallus steel products.
- Eaton Steel Bar CompanycoreAuthorized U.S. distributor of Metallus steel products.
- RyersoncoreAuthorized U.S. distributor of Metallus steel products.
- O'Neal Steel, Inc.coreAuthorized U.S. distributor of Metallus steel products.
- Marmon/KeystonecoreAuthorized U.S. distributor of Metallus steel products.
- Encore MetalscoreAuthorized U.S. distributor of Metallus steel products.
- Fay Industries, Inc.coreAuthorized U.S. distributor of Metallus steel products.
- Kreher/Special MetalscoreAuthorized U.S. distributor of Metallus steel products.
- National Tube SupplycoreAuthorized U.S. distributor of Metallus steel products.
- Northlake SteelcoreAuthorized U.S. distributor of Metallus steel products.
- Scot IndustriescoreAuthorized U.S. distributor of Metallus steel products.
- Sigma Tube & BarcoreAuthorized U.S. distributor of Metallus steel products.
- Specialty Pipe & Tube, Inc.coreAuthorized U.S. distributor of Metallus steel products.
- Sullivan Steel ServicescoreAuthorized U.S. distributor of Metallus steel products.
- Sunbelt-Turret SteelcoreAuthorized U.S. distributor of Metallus steel products.
- Tube SupplycoreAuthorized U.S. distributor of Metallus steel products.
- Tubular Steel, Inc.coreAuthorized U.S. distributor of Metallus steel products.
- T.W. MetalscoreAuthorized U.S. distributor of Metallus steel products.
- U.S. AlloyscoreAuthorized U.S. distributor of Metallus steel products.
- Aceros FortunacoreAuthorized Latin America distributor of Metallus steel products in Mexico.
- Aceros LevinsoncoreAuthorized Latin America distributor of Metallus steel products.
- Aceros y Materiales FerrososcoreAuthorized Latin America distributor of Metallus steel products.
- Promacero TubingcoreAuthorized Latin America distributor of Metallus steel products in Mexico.
- IIRSACEROcoreAuthorized Latin America distributor of Metallus steel products.
- Ferreteria y Materiales del Campo 8coreAuthorized Latin America distributor of Metallus steel products.
- Vacuum Arc Remelt (VAR) Third-Party SupplierminorMetallus partners with a qualified third-party supplier to provide Vacuum Arc Remelt steel, which Metallus then finishes to customer specifications. VAR undergoes secondary melting under vacuum conditions for tight process controls and clean steel with excellent chemical and mechanical homogeneity.
Scale indicators17 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Metallus competitors and assessment
Company assessmentMarket position
Competitive moat6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Metallus social profiles
Digital presenceMetallus compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance15 records
Metallus financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Metallus leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles15 records
Metallus subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Metallus funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds1 record
Investors1 record
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Metallus M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Metallus
What does Metallus do?
Metallus manufactures and sells made-to-order specialty steel products, including special bar quality (SBQ) steel bars and billets, seamless mechanical tubing, manufactured components (precision cutting and ring gear machining), and vacuum arc remelt products, across over 500 grades of alloy, carbon, and micro-alloy steel. The company supplements these with value-added services such as thermal treatment, conversion services (rolling, piercing), program management, supply chain management, application engineering, and technical support and testing. Its customers operate in industrial, automotive, aerospace & defense, and energy markets.
Is Metallus a public or private company?
Metallus is a public company. It is classified as public and is currently operating.
When was Metallus founded?
Metallus was founded in 2014. It employs 501 to 1,000 people.
Where is Metallus based?
Metallus is headquartered in Canton, United States, in the North America region.
How does Metallus make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Special Bar Quality (SBQ) Steel Products are the primary driver. The others are seamless Mechanical Tubing (SMT), manufactured Components, value-Added Services and conversion Services for External Steel.
Does Metallus have an API?
No public API is recorded for Metallus.
What industry is Metallus in?
Metallus's product category is Specialty Steel Manufacturing. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAKABAJ, Specialty & Alloy Steel (Stainless, Tool Steel, Electrical Steel, High-Strength/HSLA), with a secondary code of IMAKABAH, Long Products Manufacturing (Rebar, Wire Rod, Merchant Bar, Sections/Beams). Its NAICS code is 3311 and its SIC code is 3310.