Waelzholz

Name

Waelzholz

Legal name

Waelzholz

Website

https://waelzholz.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1829

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cold-Rolled Steel Strip Manufacturing

NAICS

Rolling and Drawing of Purchased Steel (33122), Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities (3328)

SIC

Sheet Metal Work (3444)

akta.pro primary industry

Coated & Plated Steel (Galvanized, Galvalume, Tinplate, Electrogalvanized, Color-Coated) (IMAKABAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Specialty & Alloy Steel (Stainless, Tool Steel, Electrical Steel, High-Strength/HSLA) (IMAKABAJ)

Keywords

• Cold-rolled steel strip
• Specialty steel materials
• Tinplate manufacturing
• Precision stainless steel
• Copper-plated steel

Headquarters

HQ city

Hagen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Waelzholz manufactures and supplies cold-rolled steel strip materials, including copper-plated, tin-plated (tinplate), stainless precision, and martensitic hardened and tempered steel strip. The company serves as a materials partner for industries requiring specialized steel properties such as electrical conductivity, corrosion resistance, food-safe lead-free surfaces, and precision tolerances. Products are used in food packaging, medical technology, electrolyzers, and general industrial manufacturing.

Product overview

Waelzholz offers a portfolio of steel strip and innovative steel materials products, including cold-rolled steel strip, copper-plated steel strip, tinplate, stainless precision steel strip, and martensitic hardened/tempered steel strip. The company operates as a steel materials manufacturer providing specialized products for packaging, automotive, construction, medical technology, and emerging energy applications such as electrolyzers. Waelzholz serves as a materials partner rather than a software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Copper-plated cold-rolled steel strip Steel strip with copper plating offering high electrical conductivity and decorative visual appearance for technical and aesthetic applications, targeting industrial buyers in electrical and decorative sectors.
• Tinplate (tin-plated cold-rolled steel strip) Tin-coated cold-rolled steel strip designed for packaging applications and technical protective uses, providing corrosion resistance and solderability for food packaging, cans, and containers.
• Stainless Precision Steel Strip High-performance stainless steel strip precision products used in demanding applications such as electrolyzer bipolar plates and other industrial uses requiring corrosion resistance and durability.
• Martensitic Hardened and Tempered Steel Strip Steel strip that undergoes martensitic hardening and tempering processes, with innovative lead-free surface options for food industry and medical technology applications.

Segments4 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

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• voestalpine: Austrian integrated steel and specialty steel group offering cold-rolled strip, electrical steel, and tool steel. Overlaps with Waelzholz across multiple specialty steel categories and serves similar European industrial customers.
• SSAB: Nordic specialty steel producer focused on high-strength and hardened steel strip products. Competes with Waelzholz's martensitic hardened and tempered steel strip lines.
• Tata Steel Europe: European operations of Tata Steel producing cold-rolled, coated, and electrical steel strip. Competes with Waelzholz across packaging and industrial applications in the European market.
• ArcelorMittal: Global integrated steel giant with extensive tinplate, coated, and stainless flat product offerings. Competes broadly with Waelzholz across packaging and industrial cold-rolled steel strip markets.
• ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe: Large integrated German flat steel producer with broad cold-rolled, coated, and electrical steel product portfolio. Significantly larger than Waelzholz with overlapping customer base across automotive, packaging, and industrial.

Direct peers

• Outokumpu: Leading European stainless steel producer with cold-rolled strip and plate products. Comparable to Waelzholz in stainless precision strip applications, particularly for industrial and energy-transition uses.
• Aperam: Stainless and specialty steel manufacturer with strip products serving similar industrial, automotive, and energy applications. Direct overlap with Waelzholz's stainless precision steel strip portfolio.
• Salzgitter Flachstahl: German cold-rolled and coated steel strip producer serving automotive, construction, and industrial customers. Closely comparable to Waelzholz in product mix and geographic focus.
• Rasselstein (ThyssenKrupp): Operates as a tinplate and packaging steel specialist within ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe, directly competing with Waelzholz's tinplate and cold-rolled steel strip offerings in food packaging applications.
• Sandvik Materials Technology: Produces advanced stainless steel strip and precision materials for demanding industrial, medical, and energy applications. Overlaps with Waelzholz's specialty stainless precision strip portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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