elmarakby steel

What elmarakby steel does

elmarakby steel is a privately held, family-owned Egyptian integrated steel manufacturer headquartered in Giza, with manufacturing operations concentrated in the 6th of October City industrial zone. Founded in 1960 as a steel trading business by the first generation of the El Marakby family, the company has evolved across three generations into a vertically integrated producer of billet, rebar, and wire rod, with supporting lime calcination, industrial gas, and steel fabrication units. Major customers span Egyptian construction conglomerates and real estate developers (Emaar, SODIC, Orascom, Palm Hills, Hassan Allam, Hyde Park, Petrojet, City Edge) as well as government infrastructure projects, with additional export sales to 36+ countries across Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, and North America.

The company's production backbone relies on German melt shop and rolling mill technology and a Swiss lime calcination plant, with a stated annual capacity of 400kt billet, up to 700kt rebar (B500DWR flagship grade), and up to 400kt wire rod. Quality is supported by in-house central laboratories equipped with optical emission spectroscopy, X-ray spectrometry, universal testing machines, and metallurgical microscopy, with multiple international certifications including CARES 9001, CARES 4449, ISO 9001/14001/45001, and country-specific certifications enabling EU-market exports. The company is currently implementing SAP S/4HANA across finance, supply chain, production, quality, plant maintenance, and treasury modules through a 2024 partnership with Edraky.

Revenue is generated through direct B2B sales of finished steel products to construction companies, real estate developers, infrastructure contractors, and government projects in Egypt, supplemented by export sales to international markets. The go-to-market is sales-led, supported by trade show participation (Wire & Tube Dusseldorf, Fastmarkets, COP conferences) and digital presence via the corporate website. Pricing is negotiated B2B and not publicly disclosed. The workforce exceeds 1,500 employees, with a professionalized C-suite spanning CEO, CFO/Deputy CEO, CSCO, COO, CBDSO, and CIO roles, reflecting ongoing corporate governance maturation.

Name

elmarakby steel

Legal name

El Marakby Steel

Website

https://elmarakbysteel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

elmarakby steel is a family-owned Egyptian integrated steel manufacturer producing billet, rebar, and wire rod using German and Swiss technology, serving construction and infrastructure clients domestically and exporting to 36+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Steel Manufacturing (Long Steel Products)

NAICS

Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing (33111)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) Steelmaking (Incl. DRI/HBI-Based) (IMAKABAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Steel Plate, Sections & Welded Assemblies (IMADACAD)

Keywords

• Steel manufacturing
• Rebar production
• Wire rod manufacturing
• Billet casting
• Construction steel supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Gîza

HQ country

Egypt

HQ region

Africa

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Steel Products Manufacturing and Sales: Manufacturing and selling finished steel products including rebar (B500DWR and various grades), wire rod, and billets. Revenue generated from domestic sales in Egypt and export sales to 36+ countries across Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

elmarakby steel is a vertically integrated Egyptian steel manufacturer producing long steel products including billets (400kt annual capacity), rebar B500DWR (up to 700kt capacity), and wire rod (up to 400kt capacity). The company operates a fully integrated mill spanning scrap melting, refining, continuous casting, and rolling using German and Swiss technology, with sales to construction, real estate, infrastructure, and government customers domestically and across 36+ export markets.

Product overview

elmarakby steel is a fully integrated Egyptian steel manufacturer producing long steel products. The company operates a vertical integration model spanning from melting scrap and raw materials, through refining and continuous casting into billets, to rolling into finished products. The core product portfolio includes semi-finished Billets (up to 400kt annual capacity), Rebar B500DWR (up to 700kt capacity), and Wire Rod (up to 400kt capacity). The company also offers flat steel, structural steel, and Hardox wear plate through its solutions division. Production facilities include the original rolling mill (started 2007, 300kt), melt shop (started 2016, 400kt billets), second rolling mill (started 2020, 400kt), lime calcination plant (2019), and industrial gas unit (2021). The company exports to over 36 countries across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Billet Semi-finished long steel products (rectangular, circular, or square) produced through continuous casting, serving as raw materials for rolling into rebar, wire rod, sections, and other metal processing.
• Rebar B500DWR Steel reinforcement bars (rebars) in diameters from 8 to 40 mm and multiple grades. The flagship B500DWR grade offers yield strength of 500 MPa and tensile strength of 650 MPa, used to reinforce concrete in construction and infrastructure projects.
• Wire Rod Hot-rolled alloy or non-alloy steel product produced from billets and wound into coils, in sizes 5.5 to 14 mm with coil weights around 1.5 tons. Used in concrete reinforcement, welding electrodes, drawn and galvanized wire, nails, bolts, electrical and automotive components, fasteners, and wire mesh.
• Flat Steel Steel sheets and plates rolled from slabs, supplied to automotive, home appliances, engineering, shipbuilding, electrical, and construction industries.
• Structural Steel Steel products in various shapes, particularly elongated beams with specific cross-sectional profiles, for construction, manufacturing, ship building, mining, and packaging sectors.
• Hardox Wear Plate Wear plate offering from SSAB (Swedish Steel AB) in ten steel grades and thicknesses from 4 mm to 160 mm, combining abrasion resistance with bendability, weldability, and guaranteed impact toughness for demanding wear environments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Production capacity of 400,000+ tons annually from new rolling mill
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• EdrakycoreTechnology or IntegrationDigital transformation partnership implementing SAP S/4HANA covering modules including MM, FI, SD, PP, QM, CO, PA, Fund Management, Plant Maintenance, WM, and TRM. The collaboration aims to deliver real-time data analytics, streamline processes, and improve decision-making and operational efficiency.
• City Edge ProjectsflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Alamain's Towers project - an iconic development in New Alamein city consisting of two towers with 44 floors each, acting as the gateway to the Mediterranean Sea.
• PetrojetcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor Egyptian construction company and customer of elmarakbysteel products.
• SODICcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReal estate development company and customer of elmarakbysteel products.
• OrascomcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor Egyptian construction conglomerate and customer of elmarakbysteel products.
• Palm HillscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReal estate development company and customer of elmarakbysteel products.
• Hassan AllamcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEgyptian construction and infrastructure company and customer of elmarakbysteel products.
• EmaarcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational real estate developer operating in Egypt and customer of elmarakbysteel products.
• Hyde ParkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReal estate development company and customer of elmarakbysteel products.
• Ministry of PetroleumcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEgyptian government ministry and customer of elmarakbysteel products for infrastructure projects.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Stegra (formerly H2 Green Steel): Stegra is an emerging European green steel producer using hydrogen-based DRI/EAF technology targeting premium low-carbon rebar and long products. It represents a competitive threat as European buyers tighten embodied-carbon procurement criteria that El Marakby's existing certifications may need to keep pace with.

Direct peers

• Suez Steel Company: Suez Steel is an Egyptian rebar and billet producer with EAF-based long steel products serving domestic construction. It competes with El Marakby on the same Egyptian infrastructure and real estate projects.
• Ezz Steel: Ezz Steel is the largest long-product steel producer in Egypt and the MENA region, producing rebar and wire rod from EAF and integrated routes. It is the most direct head-to-head competitor to El Marakby in Egyptian rebar, serving the same construction and infrastructure customers with comparable product grades.
• Egyptian Steel (Ahmed Ezz Dekheila subsidiary ecosystem): Egyptian Steel produces rebar and wire rod through mini-mills and serves the Egyptian construction sector with overlapping customer segments and channel relationships. It is a domestic direct competitor in rebar and long steel.
• Beshay Steel: Beshay Steel Group is a Cairo-based integrated steel manufacturer producing rebar and long products with melt shop and rolling capacity. Direct Egyptian competitor targeting the same construction, real estate, and export customers as El Marakby.

Broad incumbents

• Tata Steel: Tata Steel is a global integrated steelmaker with significant long products capacity in rebar and wire rod through European and Indian operations. It is a broad incumbent competitor in European and emerging-market export channels where El Marakby also sells.
• Emirates Steel Arkan: Emirates Steel Arkan is the UAE's largest steelmaker, producing rebar, wire rod, and heavy sections from integrated and EAF routes. It is a regional broad incumbent exporting across the Middle East and into markets overlapping with El Marakby's GCC and African footprint.
• Hadeed (Saudi Iron & Steel Company): Hadeed is Saudi Arabia's largest steel producer and a SABIC subsidiary, manufacturing rebar, wire rod, and long products from EAF feedstock. It competes regionally with El Marakby in Saudi and broader GCC construction supply markets.
• ArcelorMittal: ArcelorMittal is the world's largest steelmaker with broad long and flat product portfolios including rebar, wire rod, and billets. It does not have a comparable Egyptian focus but competes globally and in the same export markets as El Marakby.

Regional players

• Turkey's İçdaş / Turkish rebar exporters: Turkish EAF rebar exporters (including İçdaş) are the dominant Mediterranean low-cost suppliers into Europe and MENA. They are the principal overseas price-setters that El Marakby competes against in European and African export markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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