Kloeckner Metals France

What Kloeckner Metals France does

Kloeckner Metals France is the French-market presence of Kloeckner Metals Germany GmbH, a privately held German steel and metal distributor headquartered in Würzburg. The French operation is functionally a sales and customer-engagement extension of the German parent — a single French-speaking contact (Markus Dorn) handles inbound French demand, with operational fulfillment routed through the parent's service centers. The parent is described as one of the largest "unbound" German steel and metal distribution companies, meaning it is not tied to a single producer and sources competitively across multiple mills.

The combined product portfolio spans flat steel (sheets, bands, heavy plates), long steel (bars, profiles, beams), tubes and hollow profiles, stainless and high-quality steel (V2A/V4A grades), and aluminum (sheets, plates, strips, standard and special profiles). On top of this base, Kloeckner offers a suite of processing and manufacturing services — saw cutting (lengths from 100 to 12,000 mm, diameters up to 1,030 mm), miter sawing, sheet cutting, metal descaling, CNC turning and machining, oxycutting, laser treatment, threading, surface treatment, and custom aluminum profile production — through its modern service centers. The Nexigen® sub-brand layers a low-CO2, transparent materials and logistics offering onto the distribution and processing business, targeting customers building sustainable supply chains.

Revenue is generated primarily through B2B distribution of steel and metal products (hardware sales) plus value-add processing services billed into the order, with go-to-market executed via direct enterprise sales staffed by expert product/solution personnel and a transactional e-commerce channel (shop.kloeckner.de). The customer base is positioned in industrial manufacturing, and the French entity also supports order intake from the United Kingdom. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The firm has no disclosed funding, no M&A activity, and no AI/technology stack described beyond standard industrial processing equipment and an e-commerce storefront.

Name

Kloeckner Metals France

Legal name

Kloeckner Metals Germany GmbH

Website

https://kloecknermetals.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Kloeckner Metals France is the French-market extension of Kloeckner Metals Germany GmbH, distributing flat steel, long steel, tubes, stainless steel, and aluminum, combined with CNC machining, laser cutting, and surface treatment services for industrial manufacturing customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Steel and Metal Distribution

NAICS

Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers (423510), Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3329)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Refractory & Metallurgical Consumables Distribution (Fluxes, electrodes, refractories) (IMAKAJAM)

Keywords

• Steel and metal distribution
• Stainless steel products
• Aluminum products supply
• Metal processing services
• Industrial metal supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Aubervilliers

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Steel and Metal Distribution: Distribution of steel and metal products including flat steel products, long steel products, tubes and hollow sections, stainless steel, aluminum, and high-quality steel. Products provided in almost all qualities and dimensions with storage, logistics, and material management services, as well as processing up to ready-to-assemble parts.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Kloeckner Metals France distributes and supplies a complete range of steel and metal products — including flat steel products, long steel products, tubes and hollow profiles, stainless steel, and aluminum — in nearly all qualities and dimensions. The company also provides processing services up to ready-to-assemble parts (sawing, CNC turning, CNC machining, laser treatment, oxycutting, descaling, threading, and surface treatment) along with storage, logistics, and material management for industrial customers. Under the Nexigen® sub-brand, it offers transparent low-CO2 materials, services, and logistics solutions to support sustainable supply chains.

Product overview

Kloeckner Metals France operates as part of Kloeckner Metals Germany, one of the largest German steel and metal distribution companies not tied to a single producer. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of core steel and metal products (flat steel products, long steel products, tubes and hollow profiles, stainless steel, and aluminum) combined with manufacturing and processing services (saw cutting, CNC machining, laser treatment, surface treatment, and threading). The sub-brand Nexigen® provides transparent low-CO2 materials, services, and logistics solutions. Products range from standard offerings in almost all qualities and dimensions to customer-specific machining up to assembly-ready parts, supported by storage, logistics, and material management services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nexigen®: A brand offering transparent low CO2 materials, services, and logistics solutions to help customers build sustainable supply chains.

Products and services

• Flat Steel Products (Produits plats en acier)
• Long Steel Products (Produits longs en acier)
• Tubes and Hollow Profiles (Tubes et profilés creux)
• Stainless and High-Quality Steel (Acier inoxydable et acier de haute qualité)
• Aluminium Products (Aluminium)
• Saw Cutting Services (Découpe à la scie)
• CNC Turning (Tournage CNC)
• CNC Machining (Usinage CNC)
• Laser Treatment (Traitement au laser)
• Oxycutting (Oxycoupage)
• Sheet Cutting (Feuillage de tôles)
• Miter Sawing (Scies à onglet)
• Metal Descaling (Décapage des métaux)
• Threading (Filetage)
• Surface Treatment (Traitement de surface)
• Special Aluminum Profiles (Profilés spéciaux en aluminium)
• Nexigen® — Sustainable Low-CO2 Materials, Services and Logistics

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Klöckner & Co SE: Parent/affiliate group that owns and operates Kloeckner Metals France; one of Europe's largest independent steel and metal distributors with identical product categories (flat/long steel, tubes, stainless, aluminum) and matching service-center, processing and Nexigen-style sustainable offering. The single most directly comparable business.
• Welser Profile: Austrian producer of special steel profiles and tubes with in-house processing similar to Kloeckner's tube, profile and processing offerings. Highly comparable on the special-profile/special-aluminum-profile and value-added processing side.
• Wieland-Werke: European non-ferrous metal (copper, copper alloys) semi-finished products manufacturer and service-center supplier with extensive processing capabilities. Direct overlap with Kloeckner Metals France's non-ferrous and high-quality steel/aluminum distribution plus processing offering.
• Norsk Hydro (Hydro Extrusions): Major European aluminum producer with downstream extrusion, fabrication and distribution operations. Direct competitor on aluminum sheets, plates, strips, standard and special profiles — a product line Kloeckner Metals France explicitly highlights.

Broad incumbents

• ThyssenKrupp Materials Services: Materials distribution arm of ThyssenKrupp; a major European steel and metals service-center network offering flat products, stainless, aluminum and value-added processing. Overlaps with Kloeckner Metals France on stockholding distribution, processing services and industrial customer base, but operates as part of a much broader industrial conglomerate.
• Salzgitter AG: Integrated steel producer and processor with a significant European service-center and distribution footprint (Salzgitter Mannesmann). Comparable in serving industrial customers with steel, tubes and processed components, but differs in being mill-owned rather than unbound.
• Voestalpine Steel Division: European steel producer with a direct distribution and service-center operation supplying high-quality flat and long steel products, including stainless and special grades, to industrial customers in France and DACH. Comparable product overlap and customer segments to Kloeckner Metals France.
• ArcelorMittal Europe – Distribution Solutions: Distribution arm of the world's largest steelmaker, running a network of service centers across France and Europe offering flat steel, long products and processed parts. Direct overlap with Kloeckner Metals France's industrial customer base and product portfolio, with the key difference of being mill-owned.
• Tata Steel Europe: European steel producer with downstream service-center and distribution operations supplying automotive, construction and industrial customers. Comparable in serving France/DACH industrial buyers with processed steel, but more mill-integrated than Kloeckner's unbound model.
• SSAB: Special steel producer selling high-strength and wear-resistant steel through its own service-center and distribution network across Europe. Comparable in serving industrial customers with specialty/quality steel grades and processed parts, with overlap on the high-quality steel side of Kloeckner's catalog.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCXPwfTPFsnVW4HLC4wvKd7g
• Facebookfacebook.com/KloecknerMetalsGermany
• LinkedInde.linkedin.com/company/kloecknermetalsgermany
• Instagraminstagram.com/kloecknermetalsgermany
• Xx.com/KloecknerFrance

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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