What Wieland Chase does

Wieland Chase, LLC is a U.S. brass and copper alloy manufacturer headquartered in Montpelier, Ohio, operating the largest brass mill in North America with two fully integrated production sites, two foundries (vertical and horizontal continuous casting), and extrusion capacity exceeding 300 million pounds of brass rod annually. The company produces standard alloys (C36000 Blue Dot, C37700, C34500, C35000, C35300), low-lead alloys (C37000, C36300, C27450), and an industry-leading line of lead-free ECO products — ECO BRASS (C69300, licensed from Mitsubishi Materials), ECO BRONZE (C87850), and ECO FORGE (C69850) — along with EZ-MELT granular ingots and, since 2022, custom forgings via its Wieland Forgeworks division. The Montpelier facility operates 24/7 with an on-site ISO 9001-certified metallurgical lab running over 50,000 chemical analyses per year, and the company reports greater than 99.6% on-time delivery, 99.6% product quality, 11-day lead times, and over 90% recycled content in production.

The company sells to enterprise and mid-market OEMs in plumbing products, building and household hardware, industrial machinery, transportation/automotive, electrical/electronics, and medical/scientific equipment, with applications spanning PEX fittings, valve bodies, brake assemblies, coaxial connectors, and ventilator components. Go-to-market is a direct enterprise field-sales model: regional sales managers covering the Western (LA Depot), Central/Canada/Mexico/Export, and Southeast U.S. regions, supported by an inside sales team in Montpelier and a customer online payment portal. Pricing is quote-based with a 10,000 lb minimum shipment quantity and bundled bulk orders of 1,000–4,000 lbs. Wieland Chase is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Wieland Group (Wieland-Werke AG), formed when Wieland-Werke AG completed its all-cash acquisition of Global Brass and Copper Holdings (NYSE: BRSS) on July 16, 2019 at $44.00 per share, integrating Wieland Chase into a combined organization of over 90 facilities and approximately 9,000 employees worldwide.

Wieland Chase's revenue is not publicly disclosed. The company monetizes through hardware sales of brass rod, forgings, and ingots, supplemented by professional services including CNC machining and metallurgical lab services (failure analysis, metallography, alloy selection, hardness/tensile/stress testing) with nominal fees for custom certifications. Custom certificate pricing illustrates the ancillary service layer: chemistry-only at no charge, chemistry plus hardness at $50, and full chemistry plus mechanical plus mercurous nitrate at $300. Customers are served across the United States, Canada (all provinces), and Mexico (all 32 states), with the company's regulatory positioning around NSF/ANSI/CAN 61 compliance, EPA antimicrobial registration, and RoHS/ELV directives providing a defensible moat in plumbing and electrical end-markets facing tightening lead-content regulations.

Name

Wieland Chase

Legal name

Wieland Chase, LLC

Website

https://wieland-chase.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1837

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wieland Chase is the largest brass mill in North America, headquartered in Montpelier, Ohio, manufacturing brass rod, forgings, and lead-free ECO alloys (ECO BRASS, ECO BRONZE, ECO FORGE) for enterprise OEMs in plumbing, industrial machinery, transportation, electrical/electronics, and medical markets across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico as a subsidiary of the Wieland Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Brass and Copper Alloy Manufacturing

NAICS

Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing (3314), Primary Metal Manufacturing (331)

SIC

Nonferrous Foundries (Castings) (3360), Primary Smelting & Refining Of Nonferrous Metals (3330)

akta.pro primary industry

Aluminum Wire Rod & Conductors (IMAKACAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Aluminum Casting & Ingot/Billet/Slab Production (IMAKACAE)

Keywords

• Brass rod manufacturing
• Copper alloy production
• Lead-free brass alloys
• Brass forging services
• Engineered brass components

Headquarters

HQ city

Montpelier

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Brass Rod, Forgings & Ingots Sales: Manufacture and sale of brass rod, brass forgings, and brass ingots in various alloys including standard, low-lead, and lead-free ECO solutions. Products sold in bulk orders with standard 12ft lengths, bundled 1,000-4,000 lbs. Minimum shipment quantity of 10,000 pounds.
2. Metallurgical Testing Services: Lab services for customers including failure analyses, product characterization, metallography, alloy selection, hardness testing, tensile testing, and stress levels testing.
3. Machining Services: CNC machining services and production capacity for brass parts to supplement customer production lines.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Wieland Chase manufactures and supplies brass rod, forgings, and ingots produced at its Montpelier, Ohio facility, the largest brass mill in North America. Its portfolio spans standard leaded alloys (including C36000), low-lead alloys (C37000, C36300, C27450), and a proprietary lead-free Ecoline of silicon brass and bronze alloys (ECO BRASS C69300, ECO BRONZE C87850, ECO FORGE C69850). The company also operates Wieland Forgeworks, a 2022-launched division producing custom near-net-shape forged brass components, and provides metallurgical testing, CNC machining, and recycling services.

Product overview

Wieland Chase is a leading brass manufacturer and supplier offering a comprehensive portfolio of brass and bronze products. The company operates as the largest brass mill in North America, providing standard alloys (C36000 Blue Dot®, C37700, C34500, C35000, C35300), low-lead brass alloys (C37000, C36300, C27450), and an industry-leading ECO line of lead-free solutions including ECO BRASS® (C69300), ECO BRONZE® (C87850), and ECO FORGE® (C69850). The product range spans brass rod in various shapes (round, hexagonal, square, rectangle) and sizes, granular ingots (EZ-MELT), and custom forgings through Wieland Forgeworks division. The company leverages over 90% recycled materials in manufacturing, operates ISO 9001 certified quality systems, and serves markets including plumbing, building/household, industrial machinery, transportation/automotive, and electrical/electronics industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Wieland Forgeworks: A division of Wieland Chase, an innovative brass forging and machining operation producing forged brass parts, components, and custom forgings for the domestic and global marketplace.
• ECO BRASS
• ECO BRONZE
• ECO FORGE
• EZ-MELT
• Blue Dot

Products and services

• Standard Brass Alloys (C36000, C37700, C34500, C35000, C35300) — including Blue Dot® brand High machinability brass rod alloys (including the C36000 Blue Dot® signature alloy) supplied in round, hex, square, and rectangle shapes for free-cutting and high-volume machining applications. Targeted at industrial manufacturers needing consistent chemistry and longer tool life for precision parts production.
• Low Lead Brass Rod Alloys (C37000, C36300, C27450) Low-lead brass rod alloys compliant with plumbing legislation such as S3874 and AB1953, designed for customers reducing lead content in wetted surface components while preserving machinability. Targeted at plumbing product manufacturers addressing Safe Drinking Water Act and similar regulations.
• ECO BRASS® (C69300) Lead-Free Silicon Brass Lead-free silicon brass alloy (C69300) with strength equivalent to stainless steel, dezincification-resistant, stress corrosion cracking-resistant, and EPA-registered antimicrobial. Used in potable water applications, plumbing fittings, valves, and industrial components. Licensed from Mitsubishi Materials Corporation for sale in North America.
• ECO BRONZE® (C87850) Lead-Free Silicon Bronze Tough, wear-resistant bearing bronze (C87850) supplied as a lead-free, arsenic-free, and bismuth-free alternative to C93200 leaded bronze. Used in bearing applications across industrial machinery, transportation, and equipment manufacturing.
• ECO FORGE® (C69850) Lead-Free Forging Brass Highly forgeable lead-free brass alloy (C69850) resistant to dezincification and stress corrosion cracking, designed for hot forging into near-net-shape components. Targeted at manufacturers requiring compliant, machinable forged brass parts.
• EZ-MELT Granular Ingot Lead-free granular ingot product (C875, C876, C877, C878, C87850 alloys) supplied to foundries and casting operations requiring reduced melting times (10% or more reduction) and high strength with corrosion resistance. Used by customers that cast and machine brass components in-house.
• Wieland Forgeworks Custom Brass Forgings Custom near-net-shape forged brass components including elbows, tees, straights, valve bodies, and fittings, machined from Wieland Chase's high-performance extruded brass alloys including ECO BRASS. Serves plumbing, hydraulics, pneumatics, and electrical component manufacturers that need USA-made engineered forgings.
• On-Site Metallurgical Testing Services ISO 9001 certified metallurgical laboratory services including failure analyses, product characterization, metallography, alloy selection guidance, hardness testing, tensile testing, and stress/corrosion evaluation. Over 50,000 chemical analyses and more than 100,000 tests are run per year for Wieland Chase customers and internal quality.
• CNC Machining Services CNC machining services and production capacity offered by Wieland Chase to supplement customer production lines, producing brass parts to specification using the company's brass rod and alloys.
• Brass Rod Shapes (Round, Hex, Square, Rectangle) and Near-Net Industrial Shapes Brass rod products offered in round, hexagonal, square/rectangle, and special near-net industrial shape configurations with diameters from 0.250 to 4.5000 inches. Supplied in standard 12-foot lengths bundled at 1,000–4,000 pounds with minimum shipment quantities of 10,000 pounds.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.6% on-time delivery rate
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Wieland GroupflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 July 2019On July 16, 2019, Wieland-Werke AG (Wieland Group) completed merger with Global Brass and Copper Holdings, Inc. Wieland Chase became part of the global Wieland Group. The combined company has over 90 facilities and about 9,000 employees worldwide.
• Mitsubishi Materials CorporationcoreTechnology or IntegrationECO BRASS is a registered trademark of Mitsubishi Materials Corporation. Wieland Chase uses this trademark under permission for their lead-free high-performance silicon brass alloy (C69300) in North America.
• Copper Development Association (CDA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry association member working to promote best practices and progress in the copper and brass industry.
• Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustry association member and ongoing supporter. Participates in MCAA trade shows and events to connect with plumbing and mechanical contractors.
• Copper & Brass Supply Chain Association (CBSCA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry association working to promote best practices and progress in the brass supply chain.
• Precision Machined Products Association (PMPA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry association member serving the precision machined products industry.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Aurubis AG: Europe's largest integrated copper producer and recycler, listed in Germany. Significantly larger and more diversified into refining and copper cathodes, but overlaps with Wieland Chase in copper rod, wire rod, and brass mill products.
• Wieland Group (Wieland-Werke AG): Parent company of Wieland Chase; a family-owned global copper and copper-alloy producer with over 90 facilities and roughly 9,000 employees across Europe, North America, and Asia. Comparable product portfolio and process technology at a much larger global scale.
• Materion Corporation: NYSE-listed specialty alloys and engineered materials producer serving aerospace, electronics, and industrial markets. Comparable in metallurgical capability and alloy development, but focused on higher-value specialty alloys rather than commodity brass rod.
• Encore Wire Corporation: NASDAQ-listed U.S. manufacturer of copper wire and related electrical products. Broader copper-products incumbent with comparable materials pedigree, customer overlap in electrical/electronics OEMs, and domestic manufacturing footprint.

Direct peers

• Mueller Industries: NYSE-listed manufacturer of copper, brass, and aluminum products with comparable brass rod, fittings, and OEM industrial customer base across plumbing and HVAC. Most direct U.S. peer in product mix, scale, and end markets.
• National Bronze & Metals: U.S.-based manufacturer of bronze, brass, and copper-alloy products in rod, bar, and plate form, serving industrial OEMs with comparable product mix and mid-market scale comparable to Wieland Chase.
• Cerro Flow Products: Marmon-owned manufacturer of copper and brass fittings, tubing, and related products for plumbing, HVAC, and industrial markets. Highly comparable in end-market focus and downstream conversion of brass into finished components.
• Cambridge-Lee Industries: U.S. copper and copper-alloy manufacturer focused on copper rod, bar, and strip serving industrial, plumbing, and electrical customers. Closely comparable in product form, customer base, and competitive positioning to Wieland Chase.
• KME Group: European integrated copper and copper-alloy products manufacturer serving semifinished, tubes, and rolled products markets. Comparable product range and process technology; primarily regional (European) competitor with overlap in automotive, plumbing, and industrial OEMs.

Others

• Mitsubishi Materials Corporation: Japanese diversified materials company and registered trademark owner of ECO BRASS (C69300) silicon brass, licensed to Wieland Chase for North America. Technology partner/adjacent ecosystem player enabling Wieland Chase's lead-free product line.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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