What Keystone Consolidated Industries does

Keystone Consolidated Industries, operating under the holding name KCI-Corp, is a U.S. steel and wire manufacturer organized as a subsidiary of Liberty Steel Group. The company runs an integrated steel mill in Peoria, Illinois, with rated annual capacity of 700,000 tons, supported by additional wire and fabricated-product operations in Warren, Ohio; Las Cruces, New Mexico; and Upper Sandusky, Ohio, and a regional presence in Dallas, Texas. Its core subsidiaries include Liberty Steel & Wire, Engineered Wire Products, Liberty Bar Products, Strand-Tech Manufacturing, and the Red Brand agricultural fencing line, which has been in continuous operation since 1889.

The product portfolio spans billet, rod, rebar, industrial wire, PC strand, welded wire mesh, and agricultural fencing. Production relies on a Morgan No-Twist rod finishing mill, 22 wire drawing machines, and vertically integrated scrap processing through finished packaging, with manufacturing certified to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 17025 and products meeting ASTM standards. The full line is positioned as 100% American made and Buy America compliant, qualifying it for federally funded infrastructure procurement.

The business model is primarily a B2B and B2C hardware sales model. Revenue is generated through industrial and construction channels for rebar, rod, PC strand, and welded wire mesh; through agricultural and farm-ranch retail channels under the Red Brand banner; and through consumer hardware distribution. The company does not disclose financials, headcount, or ownership-level performance metrics, and the input data does not include funding history, M&A activity, or product development pipeline details.

Name

Keystone Consolidated Industries

Legal name

Keystone Consolidated Industries

Website

https://kci-corp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1889

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Keystone Consolidated Industries is a U.S. steel and wire manufacturer and subsidiary of Liberty Steel Group, operating a 700,000-ton integrated mill in Peoria, Illinois, and serving industrial, construction, agricultural, and consumer retail customers across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Steel Wire and Rod Manufacturing

NAICS

Primary Metal Manufacturing (331), Rolling and Drawing of Purchased Steel (33122)

SIC

Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling & Finishing Mills (3310)

akta.pro primary industry

Hot Rolling & Primary Mills (Plate, Hot-Rolled Coil/Sheet, Strip) (IMAKABAE)

Keywords

• Steel wire products
• Agricultural fencing
• Welded wire reinforcement
• Steel rod and rebar
• Prestressed concrete strand

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

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, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Steel Fabricated Wire Products: Sale of steel fabricated wire products including industrial wire, welded wire reinforcement, and wire rods. Products are sold directly to customers and through distribution channels to farm/ranch stores, hardware, and home center retailers.
2. Steel Billet, Rod, and Rebar: Primary steel mill products including billet, rod, rebar, and industrial wire produced at the Peoria, Illinois facility. Revenue generated from volume-based product sales to construction and industrial customers.
3. Agricultural Fencing Products: Red Brand fence products distributed to farm and ranch stores, hardware, and home center retailers nationwide. Products include specialized horse fence, non-climb fence, barbed wire, panels, and fence for various livestock.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Keystone Consolidated Industries (KCI-Corp) operates Liberty Steel USA, a family of companies that manufactures steel billet, rod, rebar, industrial wire, welded wire reinforcement, prestressed concrete strand, bar products, and Red Brand agricultural fencing. The Peoria, Illinois integrated mill produces 700,000 tons of steel annually from scrap metal, with all products 100% made in the USA and Buy America Compliant.

Product overview

Liberty Steel USA operates as a family of companies producing high quality steel fabricated wire products, industrial wire and wire rod. The product portfolio includes: Liberty Steel & Wire (the core manufacturing operation producing 700,000 tons annually of billet, rod, rebar, and industrial wire); Red Brand (agricultural fencing sub-brand with over 125 years of history); Engineered Wire Products (welded wire reinforcement for construction); Keystone Bar Products (bar manufacturing); and Strand-Tech Manufacturing (prestressed concrete strand). All products are 100% made in the USA and Buy America Compliant.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Red Brand: Agricultural fencing products, the most respected name in farm fence since 1889, manufactured in the USA with distinctive red top wire and barbs.
• Liberty Steel & Wire
• Engineered Wire Products

Products and services

• Liberty Steel & Wire One of the largest wire and rod mills in the US, producing 700,000 tons of steel annually from scrap metal. Produces billet, rod, rebar, and industrial wire for industrial and construction customers.
• Red Brand Agricultural Fencing Agricultural fencing products manufactured in the USA with distinctive red top wire and barbs, offering over 150 fence style combinations including horse fence, non-climb, barbed wire, panels, and fence for cattle, swine, sheep, bison, deer, and poultry.
• Engineered Wire Products (EWP) Leading manufacturer of welded wire reinforcement for Cast in Place and Precast Industries, with all products certified to ASTM Standard Specifications and exceeding industry quality standards.
• Liberty Bar Products Bar products manufactured by the Liberty family of companies for industrial and construction applications.
• Strand-Tech Manufacturing (PC Strand) Prestressed concrete strand (PC Strand) manufactured for construction and concrete reinforcement applications.
• Industrial Wire Industrial wire produced through 22 wire drawing machines with each product produced in accordance with applicable ASTM standards for industrial and OEM customers.
• Steel Billet High-quality steel billets produced from a continuous caster using state-of-the-art clean steel practices for further processing and industrial use.
• Steel Rod Steel rod produced from a rod mill facility featuring Morgan No-Twist finishing mill for consistent rod quality with retarded cooling for system flexibility to meet varied end product specifications.
• Steel Rebar Steel reinforcing bar produced with integrated mill control from beginning to end for consistent quality for construction and infrastructure applications.
• Welded Wire Mesh Welded wire reinforcement mesh products for construction applications including Cast in Place and Precast concrete industries.

Quantifiable outcome

• 700,000 tons of steel produced annually at the Peoria facility
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Nucor Corporation: Largest US EAF-based steelmaker producing rebar, rod, wire, welded wire mesh, and bar products. Direct competitor in every downstream category Liberty Steel & Wire competes in — rebar, rod, industrial wire, and engineered wire products — making Nucor the most directly comparable peer.
• Commercial Metals Company (CMC): Operates EAF micro-mills producing rebar, merchant bar, and welded wire reinforcement across the US. Direct competitor to Keystone's rebar, bar, and Engineered Wire Products lines, with substantial overlap in precast/cast-in-place construction channels.
• Steel Dynamics: US EAF flat-rolled and long-product producer with a dedicated Structural & Rail Division and fabrication arm that supplies rebar, merchant bar, and wire rod. Overlaps with Keystone across rebar, rod, and downstream fabricated wire products.
• Insteel Industries: Largest US manufacturer of steel wire reinforcing products for concrete construction, including welded wire reinforcement, pre-stressed concrete strand, and engineered structural mesh. Closest direct competitor to Engineered Wire Products and Strand-Tech Manufacturing within Keystone's portfolio.
• Gerdau Ameristeel: Long-products steel producer with extensive US rebar, merchant bar, wire rod, and structural fabrication operations. Directly competes with Keystone in rebar and rod, serving overlapping construction and infrastructure end customers.
• Southwire Company: Privately-held US manufacturer of wire and cable products, including industrial wire rod and bare/galvanized wire products. Comparable in scale, vertical integration from rod through finished wire, and US-centric footprint.
• Davis Wire Corporation: US West Coast manufacturer of wire products including galvanized and bright basic wire, welded wire mesh, and agricultural fencing. Direct overlap with Keystone's industrial wire, welded mesh, and Red Brand ag-fencing product lines.

Broad incumbents

• Bekaert: Global leader in steel wire transformation and coatings with operations spanning industrial wire, fencing, and reinforced products. Comparable to Keystone across wire-drawing technology and fencing products but at vastly larger scale and with broader geographic reach.

Emerging players

• Leggett & Platt: Diversified US manufacturer with a Wire Solutions segment producing wire rod, drawn wire, and welded wire products. Partial overlap with Keystone's industrial wire and engineered wire products businesses across industrial and construction customers.

Regional players

• OK Foods / Oklahoma Steel & Wire: Regional US producer of welded wire reinforcement, wire products, and fabricated wire serving construction and agricultural customers. Operates at smaller scale than Keystone but competes in similar welded mesh and wire products categories within the US South-Central market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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