Pacific Metal Company

What Pacific Metal Company does

Pacific Metal Company is a metals service center founded in 1876 in San Francisco and now headquartered in Tualatin, Oregon. It distributes and processes flat-rolled metal products — aluminum, carbon steel, stainless steel, copper, and painted steel (including the proprietary WeatherCote 2000 and 3000 branded coating lines) — through six to seven regional branch locations across the Western United States (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana). The company carries nearly 10,000 stock line items, with aluminum comprising 40% of inventory (over 4,000,000 pounds), and operates in-house processing equipment that handles approximately 75% of all product before delivery.

Its core processing capabilities include the Red Bud High Speed Multi-Blanking Line, PMC Slitting Line, Schelling Precision Plate Saw, and Amada Precision Shears, enabling precision tolerance blanks, sawing, slitting, and shearing. An interactive on-line computer system links all branches for real-time inventory, order processing, purchasing, restocking, and customer-direct access. Just-in-time delivery programs, customer-specific inventories, and customized packaging extend the offering beyond commodity distribution.

The business model is a sales-led, direct-distribution metals service center operation generating revenue through one-time metal product sales and professional processing services, with standard B2B Net 30 payment terms. Customer segments span construction (HVAC, roofing, gutter contractors), high-spec manufacturing and fabrication (machinery, food processing, commercial refrigeration, dental equipment), recreation (boats, RVs, trailers, sports/fitness equipment), and transportation equipment (commercial trucks and trailers). Pacific Metal has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (NYSE:RS) since September 2002, operating within Reliance's network of over 220 locations in 38 states and 9 countries while maintaining its regional brand and branch footprint.

Name

Pacific Metal Company

Legal name

Pacific Metal Company

Website

https://pacificmetal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1876

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Pacific Metal Company is a Western US metals service center distributing and processing aluminum, carbon steel, stainless steel, copper, and painted steel through six to seven regional branches. It serves construction, manufacturing, fabrication, recreation, and transportation customers with in-house precision processing and JIT delivery as a Reliance Steel subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Metal Service Center Distribution

NAICS

Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers (423510)

SIC

Wholesale-Metals Service Centers & Offices (5051)

akta.pro primary industry

Steel Service Centers & Processing (Slitting, Cut-to-Length, Blanking, Leveling) (IMAKABAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Steel Products Trading & Service Centers (Flat, Long, Pipe & Tube, Rebar) (IMAKAJAB)

Keywords

• Metal service center
• Metal distribution
• Steel processing
• Aluminum products
• Precision metal cutting

Headquarters

HQ city

Tualatin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Metal Product Sales: Pacific Metal Company generates revenue through the sale of metal products from their standard stock inventory including aluminum, carbon steel, stainless steel, copper, and painted steel. Products are sold to customers in various industries including construction, manufacturing, and fabrication. The company also offers custom inventories and JIT programs for specific customer needs.
2. Metal Processing Services: Revenue generated from pre-production processing services including multi-blanking, slitting, sawing, and shearing. About seventy-five percent of all product is processed in-house before delivery. The company has invested in sophisticated metal processing equipment to meet customer requirements for precision tolerance blanks on a Just In Time basis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Pacific Metal Company is a metals service center that distributes a standard stock of approximately 10,000 line items including aluminum, carbon steel, stainless steel, copper, and painted steel products. About 75% of product is processed in-house before delivery through pre-production metal processing services including multi-blanking, slitting, precision sawing, and shearing. The company also offers customized JIT delivery programs and customer-specific inventories for manufacturers, contractors, and fabricators across the Western United States.

Product overview

Pacific Metal Company is a metals service center offering a diverse portfolio of metal products combined with processing services. The core product lines include Aluminum (sheet, plate, shapes), Carbon Steel (hot rolled, cold rolled, galvanized, pre-painted), Painted Steel (WeatherCote 2000 and WeatherCote 3000 branded coatings), Stainless Steel (sheet, plate, long products), Copper, and Miscellaneous products. Processing services include Multi-blanking Line, Slitting, Sawing, and Shearing operations, complemented by JIT delivery, inventory management, and customized packaging. The company operates as a full-service metals distributor where products and processing services work together to serve manufacturing, construction, and fabrication customers across the Pacific Northwest.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WeatherCote 2000: WeatherCote 2000 Cool Technology SMP - A 20-year silicone modified polyester coating product for painted steel.
• WeatherCote 3000

Products and services

• Aluminum Products Aluminum products including sheet (anodized, general purpose, painted, stucco embossed, tread sheet, flat sheet), plate (cast plate, 6061), and shapes (6063 & 6061 bar, rod, squares, extrusions, tube, pipe). Aluminum comprises 40% of Pacific Metal's total inventory, over 4,000,000 pounds.
• Carbon Steel Products Carbon steel products including hot rolled P&O, cold rolled, galvanized, galvannealed, electrogalvanized, Zincalume, and pre-painted variants.
• Painted Steel Products

Quantifiable outcome

• 75% of all product is processed in-house before delivery
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Kloeckner Metals: Kloeckner Metals is one of the largest independent steel and metals service center networks in the US, distributing flat-rolled and long products with extensive processing services. Closely comparable to Pacific Metal's metals service center business model, with similar emphasis on processing value-add and digital customer experience.
• EMJ Metals: EMJ Metals is a metals service center distributing aluminum, stainless, and specialty metals with processing capabilities. Comparable to Pacific Metal in regional service center model with strong focus on aluminum products and value-added processing services.
• Russell Metals: Russell Metals (TSX:RUS) is a leading North American metals service center distributing steel, stainless, aluminum, and other products across Canada and the US. Comparable to Pacific Metal in product portfolio, processing services, and customer base, though primarily focused on the Canadian market.
• National Material Company: National Material Company operates a network of metals service centers and processing facilities across North America, distributing steel, aluminum, and specialty metals. Comparable to Pacific Metal in metals distribution and processing business model, serving similar industrial and manufacturing customers.
• TW Metals: TW Metals is a specialty metals service center distributing stainless, aluminum, nickel alloys, and titanium products with extensive processing capabilities. Comparable to Pacific Metal in metals distribution model and processing services, though focused on higher-end specialty alloys rather than commodity carbon steel.
• Olympic Steel: Olympic Steel (NASDAQ:ZEUS) is a metals service center processing and distributing carbon, stainless, and aluminum flat-rolled products with regional service centers across the US. Directly comparable to Pacific Metal in product mix, processing capabilities, and target customer base of manufacturers and fabricators.
• Ryerson Holding Corporation: Ryerson (NYSE:RYI) is a leading North American metals service center distributing carbon steel, stainless, aluminum, and other metals with extensive in-house processing (cutting, slitting, blanking, machining). Directly comparable to Pacific Metal across product mix, processing capabilities, value-added service model, and target customer base (manufacturers, fabricators, machine shops).

Broad incumbents

• Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. Reliance Steel & Aluminum (NYSE:RS) is Pacific Metal's parent company and one of the largest metals service center companies globally, with 220+ locations across 38 states and 9 countries. While operating at much greater scale, Reliance's network of service centers directly competes in similar end markets and offers similar product and processing capabilities.
• Heico Companies (Steel Technologies): Heico Companies' Steel Technologies division is a flat-rolled steel processor and service center serving automotive, appliance, and industrial customers across North America. Comparable to Pacific Metal in flat-rolled processing capabilities and OEM-customer focus, though operating at a different end-market mix.
• Worthington Industries: Worthington Industries (NYSE:WOR) is a diversified steel processor with pressure cylinder, steel processing, and consumer products segments. Its Steel Processing division is directly comparable to Pacific Metal's blanking, slitting, and cut-to-length operations serving similar OEM and industrial customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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