Danubia Metallkontor

What Danubia Metallkontor does

Danubia Metallkontor AB is a privately-held, Stockholm-headquartered metal distribution company founded in 1947 by Paul Böhm, originally to represent Austrian producers of copper, aluminum, and steel. The firm was subsequently taken over by Peter Haunss and Johan Lagerman in 1997 and pivoted in 2000 to specialize in the distribution of non-ferrous metals. The company distributes a comprehensive range of metals including aluminum (series 1000-8000), copper (SF-Cu, SE-Cu, OF-Cu, Cu-ETP grades), brass (CuZn37, CuZn39Pb3 and other alloys), bronze, nickel, zinc, titanium, stainless steel, magnesium, and copper-nickel alloys. Products are offered in rolled, extruded, and drawn forms — sheets, strips, foil, plates, discs, tubes, profiles, bars, hollow rods, and wire — and the company supplements this core offering with brass chip/scrap recycling, warehouse inventory holding in Småland (Sweden) and continental Europe, and just-in-time/just-in-case logistics services.

The business operates on a direct, relationship-driven sales model with quote-based, transaction-fee pricing determined per inquiry based on specifications, volume, and alloy requirements. Danubia serves a diversified Swedish and European industrial customer base spanning major national industrial clients, local engineering companies and small workshops, automotive and electronics subcontractors, construction companies and wholesalers, food industry buyers, and transport sector manufacturers. The company is ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified (re-issued October 2024), GDPR-compliant, and works only with ISO/TS-certified suppliers, which it uses as a quality and environmental credibility signal.

With 1-10 employees and ownership concentrated in three individuals (CEO Peter Haunss, Chairman Johan Lagerman, and co-owner Selim Beslioglu, who joined in 2017 and became co-owner in 2021/2022), Danubia is a small, family-influenced niche distributor whose competitive position is built on long-standing manufacturer relationships, multi-location inventory, and deep in-house metallurgical expertise rather than scale, technology, or proprietary intellectual property. No funding rounds, acquisitions, subsidiaries, patents, or public financial disclosures are associated with the firm.

Name

Danubia Metallkontor

Legal name

Danubia Metallkontor AB

Website

https://danubia.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Danubia Metallkontor is a privately-held Stockholm-based metal distributor, founded in 1947, that supplies non-ferrous metals — aluminum, copper, brass, bronze, nickel, zinc, titanium, stainless steel, and magnesium — to Swedish and European industrial, engineering, automotive, construction, food, and transport customers via direct sales and warehouse inventory.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-Ferrous Metals Distribution

NAICS

Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers (423510)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Metal Scrap Trading & Brokerage (Ferrous & Non-Ferrous) (IMAKAJAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Scrap Metal Collection, Logistics & Aggregation (Yards, Roll-off, Container Programs) (IMAKAMAK)

Keywords

• Non-ferrous metals
• Metal distribution
• Aluminum supply
• Copper alloys
• Brass products

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Metal Distribution: One-time transaction sales of metals and alloys, including aluminum, copper, brass, bronze, nickel, zinc, titanium, stainless steel, magnesium, and related products. The company offers rolled, extruded, and drawn products such as strips, sheets, tubes, bars, hollow rods, wires, and profiles. They also purchase and recycle brass chips/scrap from customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Danubia Metallkontor distributes non-ferrous metals and alloys — aluminum, copper, brass, bronze, nickel, zinc, titanium, stainless steel, magnesium, and copper-nickel alloys — in rolled, extruded, and drawn forms (sheets, strips, foil, plates, discs, tubes, profiles, bars, hollow rods, wire) to industrial customers in Sweden and Europe. The company sources from a curated global manufacturer network, holds inventory in warehouses in Småland (Sweden) and on the European continent, and delivers in volumes ranging from single units to thousands of tons on a quote basis, with just-in-time and just-in-case delivery options and a brass chip/scrap recycling service.

Product overview

Danubia Metallkontor is a metal distribution company offering a comprehensive portfolio of non-ferrous metals and alloys as its core products. The company distributes aluminum (various series 1000-8000), copper (SF-Cu, SE-Cu, OF-Cu, Cu-ETP grades), brass (CuZn37, CuZn39Pb3, and other alloys), bronze, nickel, zinc, titanium, stainless steel, magnesium, and copper-nickel alloys. Products are available in multiple forms: rolled, extruded, and drawn items including sheets, strips, foil, plates, discs, tubes, profiles, bars, hollow rods, and wire. The company supplements its product offerings with logistics and stock management services (just-in-time and just-in-case delivery), inventory holding in Sweden and continental Europe, and brass chip recycling services. A downloadable product catalog PDF is also available as a reference material.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aluminum
• Copper
• Brass
• Bronze
• Nickel
• Zinc
• Titanium
• Stainless Steel
• Magnesium
• Copper-Nickel Alloys
• Brass Chips Recycling Service
• Logistics and Stock Management Service

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• AMAG Austria Metall AG: Austrian producer and distributor of aluminum rolled products, cast and wrought aluminum alloys. Strong geographic and product-line overlap with Danubia's aluminum distribution focus serving European industrial customers.
• KME Group S.p.A. Italy/Germany-based leading European manufacturer and distributor of copper and copper-alloy semi-finished products. Overlaps with Danubia's copper, brass, and bronze focus and serves similar industrial OEM and distribution channels.
• Wieland-Werke AG: German-headquartered global specialist in copper and copper-alloy semi-finished products (sheets, strips, tubes, bars). Directly comparable product portfolio (copper, brass, bronze) and overlapping customer base in industrial manufacturing across Europe.
• BE Group AB: Swedish-headquartered merchant and service-center distributor of steel, stainless, aluminum, and engineering-chain products. Direct Nordic peer with similar distribution/wholesale model and overlapping customer base in Swedish industrial accounts.

Broad incumbents

• voestalpine AG: Austrian integrated steelmaker with significant metal distribution and downstream processing activities across Europe. Much broader product portfolio (steel, special alloys, automotive components) but overlaps with Danubia's industrial customer base.
• Thyssenkrupp Materials Services: Global metals service-center and distribution arm of thyssenkrupp, offering steel, stainless, aluminum, and non-ferrous products with extensive value-added processing. Comparable wholesale-distribution business model but operates at vastly greater scale and broader portfolio.
• Klöckner & Co SE: One of Europe's largest steel and metal distribution groups, operating service centers and distribution centers across the continent. Comparable distribution/wholesale model with broader product scope (mainly ferrous but expanding into non-ferrous).
• Aurubis AG: Europe's largest copper producer and one of the world's leading copper recyclers, with rolling and product divisions that distribute copper and copper-alloy semi-finished products. Overlaps with Danubia's copper-product offering but operates a vertically integrated smelter/refinery model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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