Africa Steel

What Africa Steel does

Africa Steel is a privately held steel manufacturer and distributor headquartered in Harare, Zimbabwe, with a branch sales office in Bulawayo and export operations into Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, and Tanzania. The company manufactures galvanized and colour coated steel roof sheeting, steel furniture tubing (round, square, rectangular profiles), steel pipes in uncoated, black, galvanized, and flanged finishes, cold formed lipped channels, and operates a cut-to-length facility for de-coiling and leveling galvanized, hot rolled, and cold rolled steel sheeting. It also stocks and merchants a broad range of prime steel products across roofing, tubes and pipes, flat and long products, reinforcing steel, and steel profiles.

The company's operations are anchored in more than 25,000 square meters of covered infrastructure serviced by overhead cranes, monthly manufacturing capacity of 4,000 metric tons, and stocking capacity of 10,000 metric tons at any given time. Products conform to three international standards — Standard Association of Zimbabwe (SAZ), British Standards Institution (BSI), and South African National Standards (SANS), with test certificates for stockholding items. A commercial fleet with payloads ranging from 1 to 30 tons supports distribution. Africa Steel wholly owns two market-leading subsidiaries: Essar Tubes and Towers (formerly A.B.B. (Pvt.) Ltd.) and Craster International (Pvt.) Ltd.

Africa Steel generates revenue primarily through direct hardware sales to customers in construction, engineering, mining, agriculture, government, parastatal, retail, and informal sectors. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with sales conducted through offices in Harare (HQ at 6 Tilbury Road Willowvale and a second office at 24 Shepperton Road, Graniteside) and Bulawayo (2 Wolverhampton, Belmont), supplemented by export channels. The company positions itself as the major player in Zimbabwe's steel industry, having secured the bulk of major contracts over the recent past, and employs over 400 people.

Name

Africa Steel

Legal name

Africa Steel

Website

https://africasteel.co.zw

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Africa Steel is a Zimbabwe-based, privately held steel manufacturer and distributor producing galvanized and colour coated roof sheeting, steel tubes and pipes, cold formed sections, and merchanting prime steel products for construction, engineering, mining, agriculture, government, and retail sectors domestically and across select African export markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Steel Manufacturing

NAICS

Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel (3312), Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing (332322), Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel (33121)

SIC

Sheet Metal Work (3444), Steel Pipe & Tubes (3317)

akta.pro primary industry

Coated & Plated Steel (Galvanized, Galvalume, Tinplate, Electrogalvanized, Color-Coated) (IMAKABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Metal Roofing Systems (IMADAFAB), Steel Service Centers & Processing (Slitting, Cut-to-Length, Blanking, Leveling) (IMAKABAL), Cold-Formed Steel Framing & Studs (IMADACAF)

Keywords

• Steel manufacturing
• Galvanized roofing
• Steel tubes pipes
• Steel merchanting
• Roofing sheets

Headquarters

HQ city

Harare

HQ country

Zimbabwe

HQ region

Africa

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Steel Products Manufacturing and Sales: Manufacture and sale of galvanized and colour coated steel roof sheeting, steel furniture tubing, steel pipes, and cold formed lipped channels. Products are sold directly to customers in retail, engineering, construction, mining, agriculture, government, parastatal and informal sectors.
2. Steel Stocking and Merchanting: Stocking and merchanting of prime steel products including flat and long products, reinforcing bars, tubes, pipes, and roofing materials for retail and industrial customers.
3. Export Sales: Export of steel products to regional African markets including Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, and Tanzania.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Africa Steel manufactures galvanized and colour coated steel roof sheeting, steel furniture tubing in round, square and rectangular profiles, steel pipes in uncoated, black, galvanized and flanged finishes, and cold formed lipped channels. The company operates a cut to length de-coiling and leveling facility, and stocks and merchants a wide range of prime steel products for the retail, engineering, construction, mining, agriculture, government, parastatal, and informal sectors.

Product overview

Africa Steel is a Zimbabwe-based steel manufacturing company offering a diverse portfolio of steel products across four primary categories: Roofing (IBR, Corrugated, Q-TILE, Polycarbonate roofing plus accessories like ridges, valley gutters, and bull nosing), Tubes & Pipes (round, square, rectangular tubes and various pipe types including black, conduit, flanged, klambon, lancing, and PEUC pipes), Flat & Long Products (galvanized sheets, hot/cold rolled sheets, bennox plates, chequered plates, mild steel plates, square bars, round bars, and various steel sections including lipped channels, channels, angles, IPE sections, universal columns, and universal beams), and Reinforcing Steel (deformed bars and weld mesh). The company also offers steel furniture tubing and stocks merchanting products for retail, engineering, construction, mining, agriculture, government, and parastatal sectors. Africa Steel's wholly-owned subsidiaries include Essar Tubes and Towers and Craster International.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IBR Roofing Galvanized IBR-profile steel roof sheeting for construction and building applications, supplied to construction, engineering, mining, agriculture, government and retail customers.
• Corrugated Roofing Corrugated galvanized steel roof sheeting for residential, commercial, agricultural and industrial roofing.
• Q-Tile Roofing Q-Tile profile steel roof sheeting for construction and building applications.
• Polycarbonate Roofing Polycarbonate roofing sheets supplied alongside steel roofing for building and construction applications.
• Chromadek Colour Coated Sheets Colour coated (Chromadek) steel sheets for roofing and cladding applications.
• Round Tubes Round profile steel furniture tubing for furniture manufacturing, structural and engineering applications.
• Square Tubes Square profile steel furniture tubing for furniture manufacturing, structural and engineering applications.
• Rectangular Tubes Rectangular profile steel furniture tubing for furniture manufacturing, structural and engineering applications.
• Black Pipes Black finish steel pipes for engineering, plumbing, structural and industrial applications.
• Conduit Pipes Steel conduit pipes for electrical and cabling infrastructure applications.
• Flanged Pipes Flanged finish steel pipes for piping systems, structural and industrial applications.
• Klambon Pipes Klambon steel pipes for specialized piping applications.
• Lancing Pipes Lanced steel pipes for ventilation, filtration and industrial applications.
• PEUC Pipes PEUC steel pipes for specialized industrial and engineering applications.
• Galvanized Sheets Galvanized steel sheets for construction, roofing, fabrication and industrial applications.
• Hot and Cold Rolled Sheets Hot rolled and cold rolled mild steel sheets for fabrication, engineering and industrial applications.
• Bennox Plates Bennox wear-resistant steel plates for mining, construction and heavy industrial applications.
• Chequered Plates Chequered mild steel plates used for flooring, walkways and anti-slip surfaces in industrial settings.
• Mild Steel Plates Mild steel plates including boiler-grade plates for fabrication, construction and industrial applications.
• Square Bars Square steel bars for fabrication, engineering and construction applications.
• Round Bars Round steel bars for fabrication, engineering, manufacturing and construction applications.
• Lipped Channels Cold formed lipped channels in uncoated or pre-galvanised finish for structural and construction applications.
• Channels Steel channels for structural framing, construction and engineering applications.
• Angles Steel angle sections for structural, fabrication and construction applications.
• IPE Sections IPE structural steel sections for building, construction and infrastructure applications.
• Universal Columns Universal column steel sections for structural framing in buildings and infrastructure.
• Universal Beams Universal beam steel sections for structural support in construction and infrastructure.
• Deformed Bars Deformed reinforcing steel bars for concrete reinforcement in construction and infrastructure projects.
• Weld Mesh Welded steel mesh for concrete reinforcement in construction, infrastructure and building applications.
• Window Section Steel window profile sections for window frame fabrication in building applications.
• Bull Nosing Bull nosing roofing accessories supplied alongside roofing products for finishing applications.
• Valley Gutters Valley gutter roofing accessories for rainwater management on steel roofing installations.
• Ridges Roofing ridge accessories for finishing and weatherproofing of steel roofing installations.
• Cut to Length Steel Processing De-coiling and leveling of galvanized, hot rolled and cold rolled steel sheeting supplied to custom lengths for customers in construction, engineering, and industrial sectors.
• Steel Stocking and Merchanting Stocking and merchanting of prime steel products including flat and long products, reinforcing bars, tubes, pipes, and roofing materials for retail, engineering, construction, mining, agriculture, government, parastatal and informal-sector customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Monthly manufacturing capacity of 4,000 metric tons
• +1 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ArcelorMittal South Africa: Largest steel producer in Sub-Saharan Africa, manufacturing flat and long steel products including coated products. Directly comparable to Africa Steel as a competing supplier into the Southern African construction and infrastructure market, though with a much broader product portfolio and integrated mill.
• BlueScope Steel: Global leader in coated and painted steel products (including COLORBOND® roofing), with significant presence in Asia-Pacific and emerging markets. Comparable to Africa Steel as a producer of colour-coated galvanized roofing, though with much broader geographic reach and product depth.

Direct peers

• Safal Group: Africa's largest metal roofing and coatings group, producing coated and colour-coated steel products for roofing and construction across Eastern and Southern Africa. Closely comparable to Africa Steel's core galvanized/colour-coated roofing business, with overlapping target customers (construction, infrastructure) in the same regional markets.
• Macsteel: One of the largest steel service centers and merchandisers in Africa, supplying tube, pipe, sheet, plate, and structural products across Southern Africa. Comparable to Africa Steel's stocking/merchanting arm and direct competition in flat and long steel distribution to engineering, construction, and mining customers.
• Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (ZiscoSteel): Historically the dominant integrated steel producer in Zimbabwe, supplying long and flat steel products domestically. Directly comparable to Africa Steel as a domestic steel supplier for Zimbabwean construction, engineering, and infrastructure markets, with overlapping product categories.
• Roofing & Steel Zimbabwe: Zimbabwean supplier of metal roofing sheets, trusses, and related steel products. Direct competitor to Africa Steel's roofing and steel sections product lines, serving overlapping construction and retail customers in the same domestic market.
• Dinson Iron and Steel Company: Zimbabwean steel producer and subsidiary of Chinese steel group Tsingshan, manufacturing carbon steel, iron, and downstream products. Direct competitor to Africa Steel within Zimbabwe for construction and infrastructure steel demand.

Regional players

• Apex Steel Limited: Leading steel manufacturer and distributor in East Africa (Tanzania and neighboring countries), producing roofing sheets, tubes, and structural products. Comparable to Africa Steel as a recent export target and as a regional competitor expanding across East African construction markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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