Ugitech

What Ugitech does

Ugitech is a French stainless and special long steel producer operating as a subsidiary/location within Swiss Steel Group, headquartered in Ugine, France. Within the group's portfolio, it manufactures stainless steel bars, wire-rods, drawn wires and rebars, contributing to a product range that spans from 0.013 mm drawn wire to 1,100 mm forged bar diameter and covers engineering steels (bainitic, bearing, case-hardening, free-cutting, quenched and tempered, nitriding, precipitation-hardening grades), stainless steels (austenitic, duplex, ferritic, martensitic, non-magnetic, precipitation-hardening, and the UGIMA®-X brand) and tool steels (hot work, cold work, high-speed, plastic moulding, plus Ferro-Titanit and hard alloys). The group also markets additive manufacturing metal powders and wires as a core product line.

Production is built around an electric steel process using 6 electric arc furnaces across 19 production sites, powered by approximately 83% low-carbon electricity and approximately 92% recycled scrap, branded as Green Steel with an approximately 85% lower CO2 footprint than conventional steelmaking. The group's sales and service network spans more than 65 locations worldwide and is organised for direct, quote-based B2B sales to industrial buyers across agriculture and construction, automotive, aerospace, energy (wind, hydro, nuclear, hydrogen), toolmaking, medical technology, mechanical engineering, oil/gas/mining and additive manufacturing applications. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; the go-to-market emphasises joint development, processing, and just-in-time delivery under long-term specification relationships rather than spot transactions. Ugitech itself does not disclose standalone revenue, headcount or capital structure in the source material.

Name

Ugitech

Legal name

Ugitech

Website

https://ugitech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Ugitech is a French subsidiary of Swiss Steel Group that produces stainless steel bars, wire-rods, drawn wires and rebars, contributing to the group's specialty long steel portfolio serving automotive, aerospace, energy, medical and industrial customers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Special Long Steel Products

NAICS

Rolling and Drawing of Purchased Steel (33122), Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel (3312), Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing (3311)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Long Products Manufacturing (Rebar, Wire Rod, Merchant Bar, Sections/Beams) (IMAKABAH), Steel Products Trading & Service Centers (Flat, Long, Pipe & Tube, Rebar) (IMAKAJAB)

Keywords

• Stainless steel long products
• Special long steel
• Engineering steel manufacturing
• Stainless steel bars
• Tool steel production

Headquarters

HQ city

Ugine

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Special Long Steel Products: Production and sale of special long steel products including engineering steels, stainless steels, tool steels, and additive manufacturing materials ranging from 0.013mm drawn wire to 1,100mm forged bar diameter

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ugitech manufactures and sells stainless steel bars, wire-rods, drawn wires, and rebars as part of Swiss Steel Group's portfolio of special long steel products. Its production, located in Ugine, France, serves industrial customers across automotive, aerospace, energy, toolmaking, medical technology, and mechanical engineering sectors, with product dimensions ranging from 0.013mm drawn wire to 1,100mm forged bar diameter.

Product overview

Swiss Steel Group (which includes Ugitech) operates as one of the largest producers of electrical steel in Europe, offering a unified portfolio of special long steel products. The core product lines include Engineering Steels (covering bainitic, bearing, case-hardening, cold-working, free-cutting, quenched/tempered, high-strength, nitriding, and precipitation-hardening variants), Stainless Steels (including austenitic, duplex, ferritic, heat-resistant, martensitic, non-magnetic, and precipitation-hardening grades plus the UGIMA®-X brand), Tool Steels (hot work, cold work, high-speed, and plastic moulding steels plus Ferro-Titanit and hard alloys), and Additive Manufacturing materials (powder and wire). The product range spans from 0.013mm drawn wire to 1,100mm forged bar diameter. The Group also emphasizes Green Steel sustainability initiative using ~92% recycled scrap and electric arc furnace production with ~85% lower CO2 footprint. Precision machining capabilities are delivered through UGIMA®-X branded high-machining steels. These products serve diverse industries including automotive, aerospace, energy, toolmaking, medical technology, and additive manufacturing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Engineering Steels Comprehensive range of engineering steels including bainitic steels, bearing steels, case-hardening steels, cold upsetting and cold extrusion steels, free-cutting steels, quenched and tempered steels, high-strength special steels, nitriding steels, and precipitation-hardening ferritic-perlitic steels, supplied to industrial manufacturers.
• Stainless Steels Portfolio of stainless steel products including austenitic steels, austenitic-ferritics and duplex steels, ferritic steels, heat resistant steels, martensitics, non-magnetic steels, precipitation hardening steels, and UGIMA®-X, sold to industrial buyers across multiple sectors.
• Tool Steels Complete range of tool steels comprising hot work steels, steels for plastic moulding, cold work steels, high-speed steels, Ferro-Titanit, and hard alloys, supplied to toolmakers and mould fabricators.
• Additive Manufacturing Materials Metal powder and wire materials for 3D printing applications, supplied to manufacturers using additive manufacturing processes for complex geometries and rapid prototyping.
• High Machining Steels Specialized precision machining steels designed for components requiring superior machinability, reduced tool wear, and exceptional performance in complex geometries, supplied to industrial machining customers.
• UGIMA®-X High machining steel product line offered in both stainless steel and high machining steel variants, providing superior machinability and reduced tool wear for precision components.

Quantifiable outcome

• ~85% lower CO2 footprint compared to conventional steel production
• +2 more outcomes

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• voestalpine: voestalpine is an Austrian steel and technology group with a substantial specialty steel division producing tool steel, high-speed steel, and special long products directly comparable to Ugitech's engineering and tool steel lines, serving automotive, aerospace, and energy customers.
• Acerinox: Acerinox is a Spanish multinational and one of the world's largest stainless steel manufacturers through its product subsidiaries. It overlaps with Ugitech in stainless flat and long products and competes across similar automotive, construction, and industrial end-markets globally.
• voestalpine Böhler Edelstahl: Böhler Edelstahl is voestalpine's specialty steel division focused on tool steels, high-speed steels, and special materials for aerospace and toolmaking. It competes directly with Ugitech's tool steel and engineering steel portfolios, especially in high-performance applications.
• Outokumpu: Outokumpu is a Finnish-headquartered global leader in stainless steel with a strong focus on coil, plate, and long products. It is one of Ugitech's closest competitors in European stainless steel long products and shares end-markets in automotive, chemical processing, and industrial applications.
• Aperam: Aperam is a European stainless and specialty steel producer headquartered in Luxembourg with operations in Belgium and Brazil. It directly competes with Ugitech/Swiss Steel Group in stainless long products and electrical steel, sharing the same customer base across automotive, construction, and industrial markets.

Broad incumbents

• Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe: Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe is one of Europe's largest flat steel producers and a major provider of carbon and stainless steels to automotive and industrial markets. It is a broader-incumbent competitor to Ugitech, with overlap on stainless and specialty steels sold into similar applications.
• Salzgitter AG: Salzgitter AG is a major German steel and tubes producer with a broad portfolio spanning flat steel, long products, and specialty sections. As a broader incumbent, it overlaps with Ugitech on long products and stainless serving European industrial customers.
• ArcelorMittal: ArcelorMittal is the world's largest steel producer with broad flat and long product offerings across Europe, including stainless via its Stelco and European operations. It represents a broad-incumbent comparable to Ugitech in long products and electrical/specialty steels serving European OEMs.

Emerging players

• Villares Rolls: Villares Rolls is a Brazilian specialty steel producer of forged and rolled long products including tool and engineering steels. It is comparable to Ugitech in specialty long products and serves overlapping rolling-mill and forging-equipment markets.
• Kind & Co. Edelstahlwerk: Kind & Co. is a German specialty producer focused on high-grade tool steels for hot-work, cold-work, and plastic-moulding applications. It is comparable to Ugitech's tool steel range but at a smaller scale, competing in niche precision tooling end-markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

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