Steel Distributor

Name

Steel Distributor

Legal name

Steel Distributor, Inc.

Website

https://steeldistributor.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Steel Distribution

NAICS

Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers (423510)

SIC

Wholesale-Metals & Minerals (No Petroleum) (5050)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Flat-rolled steel trading
• Steel distribution services
• Mill sourcing
• Steel supply chain logistics
• Prime secondary steel

Headquarters

HQ city

Anaheim

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Steel Trading and Distribution: Revenue generated from trading and distributing flat-rolled steel products including hot rolled, cold rolled, galvanized, galvalume, aluminized, and other steel variants. The company operates on a transaction-based model buying from mills worldwide and selling to end customers, leveraging rapid product turnover and strong buying power to maintain competitive pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Steel Distributor, Inc. is a privately held steel trader and stockist that sources flat-rolled steel products (Hot Rolled, Cold Rolled, Galvanized, Galvannealed, Galvalume, Aluminized, Cold Rolled Grain Oriented, Cold Roll Full Hard, Pre-Painted, HRPO, Electro-Galvanized, and Electrical Steel) from mills worldwide and supplies them in both prime and secondary qualities to industrial buyers. The company handles the full supply chain including sourcing, purchasing, shipping, and logistics, delivering materials ready for pickup at the customer's preferred port, warehouse, or processing facility.

Product overview

Steel Distributor, Inc. is a privately held steel trader and stockist operating as a unified product portfolio focused on flat-rolled steel products. The company offers a comprehensive range of steel products including Hot Rolled, Cold Rolled, Galvanized, Galvannealed, Galvalume, and Aluminized steels, with variations such as Cold Rolled Grain Oriented, Cold Roll Full Hard, Pre-Painted, Electro-Galvanized, and Electrical Steel. Products are sourced globally from mills worldwide and supplied in both prime and secondary qualities, serving markets including service centers, building & construction, HVAC, roofing, industrial applications, automotive, electrical, and furniture sectors. The company's value proposition centers on global supply chain capabilities, competitive pricing through strong buying power and lean operations, and logistics services including sourcing, purchasing, shipping, and handling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hot Rolled Steel Hot rolled steel available in prime and secondary qualities for various industrial applications including service centers, construction, and automotive sectors.
• Cold Rolled Steel Cold rolled steel products offering superior surface finish and dimensional accuracy for applications in automotive, HVAC, and furniture industries.
• Galvanized Steel Galvanized steel products providing corrosion resistance through zinc coating, suitable for construction, roofing, and industrial applications.
• Galvannealed Steel Galvannealed steel combining properties of galvanized and annealing processes, offering improved paintability and welding characteristics for automotive and construction uses.
• Galvalume Steel Galvalume steel coated with aluminum-zinc alloy providing enhanced corrosion resistance for roofing, HVAC, and building applications.
• Aluminized Steel Aluminized steel products offering heat resistance and corrosion protection for automotive exhaust systems, HVAC, and industrial applications.
• Cold Rolled Grain Oriented (CRGO) Steel Electrical steel with grain-oriented crystalline structure optimized for magnetic properties in transformers and electrical equipment.
• Cold Roll Full Hard Steel Full hard cold rolled steel in untreated condition for subsequent processing, forming, or coating operations.
• Pre-Painted Steel Pre-painted steel products with various color finishes for construction, roofing, and aesthetic applications.
• Hot Rolled Pickled and Oiled (HRPO) Steel Hot Rolled Pickled and Oiled steel combining the benefits of hot rolling with surface cleaning for improved paintability and formability.
• Electro-Galvanized Steel Electro-galvanized steel with uniform zinc coating applied via electroplating for enhanced corrosion resistance in automotive and appliance applications.
• Electrical Steel Specialty steel designed for magnetic applications including motors, generators, and transformers with specific magnetic permeability characteristics.
• End-to-End Steel Logistics and Sourcing Service Comprehensive logistics handling service that sources, purchases, ships, and delivers flat-rolled steel to the customer's preferred port, warehouse, or processing facility, including offshore pre-fabrication of parts and customized design options.

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Reliance Steel & Aluminum: Reliance is the largest US metals service center operator (NYSE: RS), with extensive flat-rolled and specialty metal processing and distribution. It is comparable as the dominant incumbent in the same flat-rolled steel distribution category Steel Distributor operates in, albeit at vastly greater scale and with processing infrastructure.
• Ryerson Holding Corporation: Ryerson is a US-based processor and distributor of carbon, stainless, and aluminum flat-rolled products with nationwide service centers. It is directly comparable to Steel Distributor in core products (hot rolled, cold rolled, galvanized) and B2B sales motion, but operates a far larger network with in-house processing.
• Kloeckner Metals: Kloeckner Metals is one of the largest independent steel and metals distributors worldwide, supplying flat-rolled carbon steel and aluminum products. It is comparable as a globally distributed steel trading and service-center business serving industrial, construction, and automotive end markets.
• Worthington Enterprises: Worthington Enterprises operates a steel processing business and Pressure Cylinders segment, with a long history in flat-rolled and specialty steel distribution. It is comparable in core flat-rolled steel trading/processing, though it is a much more diversified industrial company.

Direct peers

• Olympic Steel: Olympic Steel (NASDAQ: ZEUS) is a US-based flat-rolled steel service center and processor serving construction, automotive, and industrial customers. It is closely comparable to Steel Distributor in product mix (hot rolled, cold rolled, galvanized) and customer verticals, with the addition of metal processing capabilities.
• Mill Steel Company: Mill Steel is a privately held US flat-rolled steel distributor founded in 1959, supplying hot rolled, cold rolled, galvanized, and aluminized products with extensive processing capabilities. It is a closely matched DIRECT_PEER given its focus on flat-rolled distribution, privately held status, and similar product portfolio.
• Kenwal Steel: Kenwal Steel is a privately held flat-rolled steel service center and processor headquartered in Michigan, supplying hot rolled, cold rolled, galvanized, and other coated products. It is closely comparable as a privately held flat-rolled steel distributor serving similar industrial and construction end markets.
• Steel Technologies: Steel Technologies (a Heico company) is a flat-rolled steel processor and distributor operating facilities across North America, serving automotive and industrial customers. It is closely comparable in flat-rolled product focus and automotive/industrial customer base, with the addition of processing operations.
• National Material Company: National Material Company operates steel processing and trading operations in the US and Mexico, supplying flat-rolled carbon and specialty steel. It is comparable as a flat-rolled steel trading and distribution peer serving similar North American industrial customers.

Emerging players

• Brown-Strauss Steel: Brown-Strauss Steel is a regional rebar and structural steel distributor in the western US. It is a partial comparable via steel distribution overlap and western US footprint, though it focuses more on long products than flat-rolled.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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