Bollinghaus Steel

What Bollinghaus Steel does

Böllinghaus Steel is a family-owned specialist manufacturer of stainless steel long products, founded in 1889 in Remscheid, Germany and currently headquartered in Hilden, Germany. The company produces hot-rolled and cold-drawn stainless steel profiles (flats, squares, hexagons, and special profiles), nickel alloys (Alloy 400 and Alloy 825), and titanium profiles at its single production facility in Vieira de Leiria, Portugal — described as the only stainless steel producer in Portugal. Manufacturing processes span hot-rolling, cold-drawing, heat treatment, pickling, and straightening, with a modern warm-rolling line commissioned in 2023 that materially expanded the achievable dimensional range and product quality.

The company serves demanding industrial end-markets including oil and gas, chemical and petrochemical, pharmaceutical, medical technology, aerospace (certified to AS/EN/JISQ 9100), marine/shipbuilding, energy, water treatment, mechanical engineering, and architecture. Revenue is generated through one-time transactional sales of made-to-order profiles, distributed via direct sales offices in Germany, the USA (Lisle, Illinois), and Italy (Milan), supplemented by international trade fair participation (SSW Asia, UK Metals Expo, SSW Americas, WIRE & TUBE). Pricing includes a publicly disclosed, monthly-adjusted energy surcharge per kilogram in multiple currencies layered on top of undisclosed base product prices. The business is privately held by the Härtel family in its fourth and fifth generation and operates without external institutional capital.

Name

Bollinghaus Steel

Legal name

Böllinghaus Steel GmbH

Website

https://boellinghaus-steel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1889

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Böllinghaus Steel is a family-owned German manufacturer of hot-rolled and cold-drawn stainless steel profiles, nickel alloys, and titanium, produced at its Portugal facility for industrial customers in oil and gas, chemical, aerospace, medical, and pharmaceutical sectors worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Stainless Steel Profiles and Long Products

NAICS

Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel (3312), Rolling and Drawing of Purchased Steel (33122)

SIC

Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products (3490)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Stainless steel profiles
• Hot-rolled steel products
• Cold-drawn special profiles
• Nickel alloy profiles
• Titanium profile manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Hilden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 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. Stainless Steel Profile Sales: One-time transaction-based sales of stainless steel long products, profiles, nickel alloys, and titanium to industrial customers across multiple sectors worldwide

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Böllinghaus Steel manufactures hot-rolled and cold-drawn stainless steel profiles, custom special profiles, nickel alloys (Alloy 400 and Alloy 825), titanium profiles, and polished stainless steel materials for industrial customers. Production is centralized at the company's facility in Vieira de Leiria, Portugal, and products are sold globally through direct sales offices in Germany, the United States, and Italy to demanding sectors such as aerospace, oil and gas, medical technology, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, energy, marine, and mechanical engineering.

Product overview

Böllinghaus Steel is a family-owned specialist manufacturer of stainless steel long products, offering hot-rolled and cold-drawn profiles, custom-made special profiles, nickel alloys (Alloy 400 and Alloy 825), titanium profiles, and polished materials. The company operates the only stainless steel production facility in Portugal, serving demanding industries including chemical, oil and gas, medical technology, pharmaceutical, aerospace, marine/shipbuilding, water treatment, mechanical engineering, and architecture/construction. Supporting offerings include a weight calculator tool and comprehensive certificates/declarations package.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stainless Steel Profiles Hot-rolled and cold-drawn stainless steel profiles produced at the company's Portugal facility, including standard profile shapes, sold to industrial customers in sectors such as chemical, mechanical engineering, medical devices, energy, oil and gas, marine, and architecture.
• Special Profiles Custom-made stainless steel profiles manufactured to customer specifications in various steel grades (austenitic, ferritic, martensitic, duplex, and special steels), processed by hot-rolling, cold-drawing, heat treatment, pickling, or straightening, for technically demanding industrial applications.
• Nickel Alloys Nickel alloy profiles including Alloy 400 (copper-nickel monophasic mixed crystal) and Alloy 825 (nickel-iron-chromium alloy with titanium stabilization), designed for thermally and highly corrosive industrial environments.
• Titanium Profiles Precision titanium profiles produced at the company's factory in Portugal for biomedical, clinical technology, chemical, and seawater applications requiring biocompatibility and corrosion resistance.
• Polished Material Polished stainless steel materials offered as part of the Böllinghaus Steel product portfolio for industrial applications requiring enhanced surface finish.

Quantifiable outcome

• Expanded dimensional range and improved product quality with new warm-rolling line in 2023

Named customers2 records

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles2 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.

• Copper and Brass Division of ThyssenKrupp Materials North Americakey customerOthers · 1 January 2021Major US customer for whom Böllinghaus Steel supplies stainless steel long products. Awarded Supplier of the Year in both 2021 and 2022, recognizing excellence in product delivery, quality, and continuous improvement. Relationship managed through Böllinghaus Steel Americas Corp. office in Lisle, Illinois.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Acerinox: Acerinox is a global stainless steel manufacturer (with North American Stainless as a subsidiary) producing flat and long stainless products. Overlaps with Böllinghaus in stainless long products and serves similar industrial end markets, including via major service-center customers.
• Voestalpine (Special Steel division): Voestalpine's Special Steel division produces high-performance tool steel, high-speed steel, and specialty long products serving automotive, aerospace, energy, and mechanical engineering. Comparable to Böllinghaus in specialty long products and customer overlap in mechanical engineering and energy.
• Salzgitter AG: Salzgitter produces a broad range of steel products including stainless long products via its Mannesmann stainless tubes unit. Overlaps with Böllinghaus in stainless specialty grades and serves comparable industrial customers in chemical, energy, and mechanical engineering.
• Outokumpu: Outokumpu is the world's largest stainless steel producer, offering a broad portfolio of stainless coil, sheet, quarto plate, bar, and rebar. It competes with Böllinghaus in stainless long products and special grades and is a benchmark for European stainless manufacturing footprint.
• Aperam: Aperam is a leading European stainless and specialty alloys producer with integrated mills in Belgium and Brazil. It produces stainless flat and long products serving similar industrial customers (chemical, automotive, construction) to Böllinghaus, though at much greater scale.

Emerging players

• Mersen: Mersen produces specialty graphite and high-performance materials including stainless and nickel alloys for harsh environments (chemical, energy, electronics). Comparable niche focus with Böllinghaus in corrosion-resistant specialty profiles and complementary industrial customer base.
• Villares Rolls: Villares Rolls (Brazil) produces specialty steel long products, including stainless and tool steel profiles for industrial customers. Comparable niche specialty long products manufacturer serving industrial and energy end markets, though geographically focused on the Americas.

Direct peers

• Sandvik (Materials Technology): Sandvik's Materials Technology division produces advanced stainless steels, nickel alloys, and titanium products for aerospace, medical, oil & gas, and chemical applications. It overlaps directly with Böllinghaus in nickel alloys, titanium, and high-spec stainless profile offerings.
• Carpenter Technology: Carpenter Technology is a US specialty alloys producer focused on nickel, cobalt, and titanium alloys plus stainless profiles for aerospace, medical, and energy markets. Highly comparable to Böllinghaus in specialty alloys portfolio and premium end-market positioning.

Others

• Klockner & Co. (stainless long products): Klockner & Co. is one of Europe's largest steel service centers and distributors, distributing stainless long products including those produced by specialty mills. Comparable as an adjacent player in the stainless long products value chain and a potential distribution counterpart to Böllinghaus's direct-sales model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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