Stahlo

What Stahlo does

Stahlo is a German independent steel service center founded in 1983 and headquartered in Dillenburg, operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the family-owned Friedhelm Loh Group. The company processes flat steel — coils, slit strip (Spaltband), blanks (Zuschnitte), standard formats (Formate), cut-to-size formats (Formatzuschnitte), and shaped blanks/contours (Formplatinen/Konturen) — across all common grades including hot-rolled, cold-rolled, hot-dip galvanized, and electrogalvanized materials, with a technical capability ceiling at ultra-high-strength 1,900 MPa steels used in electric mobility applications. Two production sites in Gera (automotive focus, home to one of Europe's largest blanking lines) and Dillenburg (industry focus) maintain more than 100,000 tons of flat steel inventory and process coils up to 40 tons and 2,050 mm wide.

The business serves automotive OEMs and Tier 1s, industrial manufacturers, electrical/IT (including sister company Rittal), furniture construction, metal processors, resellers/trade, and construction, distributing through six regional direct-sales territories, centralized automotive key account management, a sheet metal service/trade division, and a 24/7 digital marketplace (material.stahlo.com) powered by Resourex. Revenue is generated primarily through steel processing margins (slitting, blanking, cutting to size) plus take-rate fees on marketplace transactions. Over the 2022–2025 period Stahlo has layered a digital and sustainability stack on its physical operations — Steel Gate PCF demonstrator, Stahlkompass CO2 transparency tool, Greensteel advisory and training — anchored by a 2022 partnership with Salzgitter Group securing low-CO2 'Green Steel' supply from 2025 onward. The company holds IATF 16949 (automotive), ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and ISO 50001 certifications, and revenue is not publicly disclosed given its private subsidiary status.

Name

Stahlo

Legal name

STAHLO Stahlservice GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://stahlo.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Stahlo is a German independent steel service center (founded 1983) that processes flat steel products — including ultra-high-strength grades up to 1,900 MPa — for automotive, industrial, electrical/IT, trade, and construction customers from sites in Gera and Dillenburg, and is a subsidiary of the Friedhelm Loh Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Flat Steel Processing Services

NAICS

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (332)

SIC

Wholesale-Metals Service Centers & Offices (5051)

akta.pro primary industry

Steel Service Centers & Processing (Slitting, Cut-to-Length, Blanking, Leveling) (IMAKABAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Steel Products Trading & Service Centers (Flat, Long, Pipe & Tube, Rebar) (IMAKAJAB), Protective Coatings, Galvanizing & Metal Finishing for Structural Steel (IMADACAK)

Keywords

• Steel service center
• Flat steel processing
• Steel blank cutting
• Green steel supply
• Digital steel marketplace

Headquarters

HQ city

Dillenburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Steel Processing and Trading: Independent steel service center offering the complete delivery program for all important materials in the thin sheet market. Processes include slit strip, blanks, standard formats, shaped blanks and contours in all common grades up to high-strength and ultra-high-strength grades.
2. Digital Marketplace (material.stahlo.com): Online platform for flat steel trading in real time, around the clock. Users can classify, search, bid, buy and sell using up to 40 parameters. Fees only charged for quantities purchased.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Stahlo is Germany's largest plant-independent steel service center, processing flat steel into coils, slit strip, blanks, standard formats, and shaped/contour blanks at facilities in Gera and Dillenburg. The portfolio spans hot-rolled, cold-rolled, hot-dip galvanized, and electrogalvanized grades, with ultra-high-strength processing up to 1,900 MPa. It complements physical processing with a 24/7 digital flat-steel marketplace (material.stahlo.com), CO2 transparency tools (Stahlkompass, Steel Gate), and Green Steel advisory services.

Product overview

Stahlo is a German independent steel service center operating since 1983, offering a portfolio of steel processing products and digital services. The core product range consists of six steel processing categories: Coil und Kleincoil (full and small coils), Spaltband (slit strip), Zuschnitte (custom blanks), Formate (standard formats), Formatzuschnitte (cut-to-size formats), and Formplatinen / Konturen (shaped blanks and contours). These physical products span all common grades — hot-rolled, cold-rolled, hot-dip galvanized, and electrogalvanized — in various surface finishes and coating types, processed at facilities in Gera and Dillenburg. The digital layer consists of material.stahlo.com (a Resourex-powered 24/7 digital marketplace for real-time flat steel trading), the Stahlkompass (CO2 transparency tool for sustainable procurement), and Steel Gate (PCF tracking for green supply chains). Supporting services include technical consulting, regional direct sales, automotive key accounting, sheet metal trading for resellers, Greensteel training, and Schulung Greensteel workshops. The company serves automotive, industrial, electrical/IT, trade, furniture construction, metal processing, and construction sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coil und Kleincoil

Quantifiable outcome

• Ultra-high-strength steel processing up to 1,900 MPa
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Salzgitter GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2022Partnering contract with Salzgitter Group to secure 'Green Steel' supply starting 2025. Stahlo secures low-CO2 steel from Salzgitter for decarbonized steel supply chain.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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