King Steel Corporation

What King Steel Corporation does

King Steel Corporation is a privately held, family-owned steel bar, wire rod, and steel wire distributor and processor headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, founded in 1974. The company supplies hot rolled, cold drawn, turned/ground/polished, and quench and tempered steel bar; industrial, cold heading, and high carbon quality wire rod; and cold heading, bright basic, and galvanized steel wire across carbon, alloy, and boron steel grades (e.g., 1018, 1045, 4140, 8620). It also performs in-house value-added processing including induction quench and temper, TGP finishing, saw cutting, machining, descaling and shot blasting, eddy current testing, and straightened and cut wire, and operates a 100,000-square-foot rail-to-truck transloading yard in Holly, Michigan alongside 40+ warehouse locations across the United States, Canada, and Queretaro, Mexico.

The company's revenue model is direct-to-customer sales of steel products plus processing services, priced on a custom quote basis per product, grade, size, finish, and quantity, with flexible credit terms and tailored financial programs offered to industrial buyers. Go-to-market is primarily direct sales via phone (800-638-2530), email, an online quote request system, and an educational content blog, with no public API, digital platform, or app-based ordering. King Steel serves manufacturers and OEMs across automotive (anchor customer Nexteer Automotive), agriculture, construction, infrastructure, aerospace, heavy truck, mining, and energy end-markets, and is ISO 9001:2015 certified.

Name

King Steel Corporation

Legal name

King Steel Corp.

Website

https://kingsteelcorp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

King Steel Corporation is a family-owned, U.S.-based steel bar, wire rod, and steel wire distributor and processor founded in 1974, serving industrial manufacturers across automotive, agriculture, construction, and heavy equipment end-markets through 40+ North American warehouse locations and in-house heat-treating and machining capabilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Steel Distribution and Processing

NAICS

Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers (423510), Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel (3312)

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

Long Products Manufacturing (Rebar, Wire Rod, Merchant Bar, Sections/Beams) (IMAKABAH)

Keywords

• Steel bar distribution
• Wire rod supply
• Steel processing services
• Heat treating services
• Industrial steel supplier

Headquarters

HQ city

Grand Blanc

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Steel Products Sales: Direct sale of steel bar, wire rod, and steel wire products to industrial customers. Products include hot rolled steel bar, cold drawn steel bar, turned ground and polished steel bar, quench and tempered steel bar, wire rod (industrial quality, cold heading quality, high carbon quality), and steel wire (cold heading, bright basic, galvanized).
2. Processing Services: Value-added processing services including heat treating, quenching and tempering, turning and polishing, saw cut blanks, machining, descaling, shot blast, eddy current testing, straightened and cut wire, and transloading.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

King Steel Corporation is a privately held steel distributor and processor headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, that supplies steel bar, wire rod, and steel wire products to industrial manufacturers across North America. The company augments its physical product offering with value-added processing services including heat treating, machining, sawing, and just-in-time inventory management. It operates ISO 9001:2008 certified processes and a state-of-the-art rail transloading facility supporting bulk delivery to customer plants.

Product overview

King Steel Corporation is a steel bar, rod, and wire supplier serving North America for over 50 years. The core product portfolio consists of three main categories: Steel Bar Products (hot rolled, cold drawn, turned ground & polished, and quench & tempered bars), Wire Rod Products (industrial quality, cold heading quality, and high carbon quality), and Steel Wire Products (cold heading wire, bright basic wire, and galvanized wire). These are complemented by extensive processing capabilities including heat treating, machining, saw cutting, descaling/shot blasting, eddy current testing, and straightened & cut wire services. The company also offers logistics services including transloading and warehousing at over 40 locations throughout the US and Canada. The product range spans numerous steel grades including carbon steels (1010, 1018, 1045, 1080), alloy steels (4140, 4340, 8620), and specialized boron-alloyed grades.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Steel Bar Products Steel bar products distributed to industrial manufacturers for use as raw material in fabrication and production operations. Supplied from large on-hand inventory with mill certification.
• Wire Rod Products Wire rod products supplied to industrial customers for downstream manufacturing, drawing, and fabrication applications.
• Steel Wire Products Steel wire products distributed to industrial buyers for manufacturing and fabrication use.
• Heat Treating Services Value-added heat treating processing performed in-house so customers receive steel bar and wire products ready for their production lines.
• Machining Services In-house machining services that prepare steel products to customer specifications, reducing buyer-side processing requirements.
• Just-In-Time Inventory Management Managed inventory program that delivers steel products to customer plants on a just-in-time basis, minimizing buyer on-hand raw material stock.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduce machine downtime from lack of steel through reliable inventory and delivery programs
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• American Concrete Pipe AssociationminorOthersKing Steel maintains membership in the American Concrete Pipe Association, an industry organization serving the concrete pipe industry. This affiliation demonstrates King Steel's commitment to serving infrastructure-related customers and staying connected with industry standards and developments.
• American Wire Producers AssociationminorOthersKing Steel holds membership in the American Wire Producers Association, the leading trade association representing the interests of the steel wire and rod industry. This membership supports their wire and rod product business and provides industry advocacy.
• Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association (FEMA)minorOthersKing Steel is a member of the Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association, serving agricultural equipment manufacturers with steel products. This membership supports their agriculture industry segment and provides networking opportunities within the farm equipment sector.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ryerson Holding Corporation: Public U.S. metals service center operating a national network processing and distributing carbon and alloy steel bar, plate, and sheet. Directly comparable to King Steel in product mix (steel bar and processing services) and customer base (industrial manufacturers), but at significantly larger scale.
• Olympic Steel, Inc. U.S. metals service center and processing company with flat-rolled and specialty steel products including SBQ bar. Compares closely to King Steel on processing capabilities, industrial customer base, and value-added services.
• Kloeckner Metals Corporation: North American steel and metals distributor with extensive processing capabilities serving industrial customers. Directly comparable to King Steel in product portfolio, processing services, and industrial customer segments including automotive.
• Russel Metals Inc. Canadian-based metals service center company distributing steel bar, rod, plate, and tube across North America. Comparable to King Steel in product mix, service-center model, and cross-border North American service capabilities.
• EMJ (Earle M. Jorgensen Company): U.S. metals service center distributing carbon, alloy, stainless, and aluminum bar, tube, and plate with in-house processing. Closely comparable to King Steel on product mix, customer base in automotive and industrial manufacturing, and value-added processing services.
• Central Steel & Wire Company: Privately held U.S. metals service center distributing carbon steel bar, plate, and sheet with processing services. Comparable to King Steel in business model, mid-market positioning, and broad industrial customer base across Midwest manufacturing.

Broad incumbents

• Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. Largest U.S. metals service center company with hundreds of locations worldwide distributing carbon steel, aluminum, and specialty metals. Comparable to King Steel in service-center model and processing capabilities, but operates as a diversified incumbent across many metal categories and geographies.
• Worthington Industries, Inc. Diversified steel processor with pressure cylinder, steel processing, and sustainable energy solutions. Overlaps with King Steel in flat-rolled and bar processing and end markets (automotive, construction, agriculture), though broader in product scope.
• Schnitzer Steel Industries / Radius Recycling: Major metals recycler and finished steel products producer serving West Coast and select U.S. markets. Comparable to King Steel in downstream metal products distribution, though anchored upstream in scrap recycling rather than service-center processing.

Emerging players

• Metal Supermarkets: Franchise-based small-quantity metals distributor serving maintenance, repair, and small manufacturer customers. Adjacent to King Steel's product offering but focused on small-lot, walk-in demand rather than industrial OEM contracts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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