Cordobesa del Acero

What Cordobesa del Acero does

Cordobesa del Acero, S.L.U. is a privately held Spanish steel and iron warehouse founded in 1989 in Córdoba, Andalucía, operating from a single facility of more than 8,000 m² in the Polígono Industrial Las Quemadas. The company stocks a broad catalog of flat products (galvanized, black, cold-rolled, lacquered, pickled, tear plate, corrugated, and trapezoidal sheets), tubes and pressure piping, European structural profiles (IPE, IPN, UPN, HEA, HEB, HEM), commercial profiles (flats, angles, rounds, T-sections), corrugated rebar and mesh (AEH 400/500), and purlins/open profiles (U, Z, C sections). Its value-added services span saw cutting with miter capability, oxy-fuel cutting, plasma cutting, laser cutting, shot blasting and priming, hot-dip galvanizing and zinc plating, punching, and shearing.

The business runs on a direct-to-customer model through the physical warehouse, supplemented by digital channels (company website, WhatsApp Business, live chat) and its own distribution fleet for delivery across Córdoba and the surrounding Andalusian region. The company is certified to UNE-EN ISO 9001 and UNE-EN ISO 14001, and in 2023 received the Premio Andalucía Excelente in the Business Services category as well as NextGenerationEU grant funding for on-site renewable energy installations. Revenue is generated from one-time steel product sales and per-operation transaction fees for processing services; pricing is not publicly disclosed and quotes are handled by the sales team.

Cordobesa del Acero serves three primary customer segments: construction-industry contractors and builders (the primary segment), DIY and home-improvement consumers, and industrial-sector manufacturers requiring processed steel. The company is independently owned with no disclosed parent, external investors, or subsidiaries, and operates exclusively in the domestic Spanish market.

Name

Cordobesa del Acero

Legal name

Cordobesa del Acero, S.L.U.

Website

https://cordobesadelacero.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cordobesa del Acero is a privately held, 25-employee steel and iron warehouse founded in 1989 in Córdoba, Spain, operating an 8,000+ m² facility that stocks flat steel, structural profiles, tubes, rebar, and purlins, and offers value-added cutting, galvanizing, and finishing services to construction, DIY, and industrial customers in Andalusia.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Córdoba

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Steel Product Sales: Sale of steel products including flat products, profiled sheets, tubes, structural profiles, commercial profiles, rebar, mesh, and purlins. Products sold directly from warehouse stock with immediate delivery capability.
2. Metal Processing Services: Value-added processing services including saw cutting, plasma cutting, laser cutting, oxycutting, galvanizing, shot blasting, punching, and shearing. Services priced per operation based on material type and complexity.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Cordobesa del Acero operates as a steel and iron warehouse supplying a comprehensive range of flat steel sheets, profiled sheets, tubes, pressure piping, structural profiles (IPE, IPN, UPN, HEA, HEB, HEM), commercial profiles, corrugated rebar, wire mesh, and purlins/open profiles for construction, DIY, and industrial customers. The company complements its product range with value-added metal processing services including saw cutting, plasma cutting, laser cutting, oxy-fuel cutting, galvanizing, shot blasting, punching, and shearing, all delivered from a single 8,000+ m2 facility in Córdoba, Spain with same-day delivery via its own fleet.

Product overview

Cordobesa del Acero operates as a steel and iron warehouse with over 35 years of experience, offering a comprehensive portfolio of flat products and profiled sheets (including galvanized, black, cold-rolled, lacquered, pickled, tear plate, and trapezoidal sheets), tubes and pressure piping (square, rectangular, round tubes, and pressure pipes), structural profiles (IPE, IPN, UPN, HEA, HEB, HEM), commercial profiles (flats, angles, solid square, smooth rounds, calibrated rounds, T-sections), corrugated rebar and wire mesh (AEH 400, AEH 500, mallazo), and purlins/open profiles (U, Z, C sections, metal edger, Mallorca slats). The company complements its product range with value-added steel processing services including saw cutting, oxy-fuel cutting, shot blasting, galvanizing, plasma cutting, laser cutting, punching, and shearing. With over 8,000 m² of warehouse space and immediate delivery service, the offering combines a broad stock of construction and industrial steel products with custom processing capabilities.

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Products and services

• Flat and Profiled Steel Sheets (Chapas) Comprehensive range of flat steel sheets including galvanized (Chapa Galva), black/cold-rolled (Chapa Negra), cold-rolled (Chapa Fría), lacquered/painted (Chapa Lacada), pickled (Chapa Decapada), tear plate and checkered anti-slip (Chapa Lagrimada y Estriada), embossed (Chapa Apiñonada), industrial-grade (Chapa Industrial), anchor plates (Placa Anclaje), steel strips (Fleje), and profiled sheets including corrugated (Chapa Ondulada), trapezoidal (Chapa Trapezoidal), Pegaso-style, and door profiles (Perfil Puerta) for construction, DIY, and industrial applications.
• Steel Tubes and Pressure Pipes Steel tubes and pressure piping including square tubes (Tubo Cuadrado), rectangular tubes (Tubo Rectangular), round tubes (Tubo Redondo), profiles for metal joinery and frames (Perfiles para carpintería metálica), and pressure-rated pipes (Tubería de presión) for fluid and gas transportation and structural applications.
• Structural Steel Profiles European standard structural profiles including IPE (European I-beam), IPN (standard normal I-beam), UPN (U-shaped channel), and wide-flange beams HEA, HEB, and HEM series for structural engineering, heavy construction, and load-bearing applications.
• Commercial Steel Profiles Commercial steel profiles including flat bars (Pletinas), steel angle sections (Ángulos), solid square bars (Cuadrado Macizo), smooth steel round bars (Redondo Liso), precision-calibrated smooth round bars (Redondo Liso Calibrado), and simple T-section profiles (Simples T) for general construction, fabrication, and engineering uses.
• Corrugated Rebar and Wire Mesh Steel reinforcement products including deformed rebar AEH 400 grade (Corrugado AEH 400), high-strength deformed rebar AEH 500 grade (Corrugado AEH 500), and steel wire mesh (Mallazo) for reinforced concrete construction, structural reinforcement, and fencing applications.
• Purlins and Open Profiles Cold-formed purlins and open profiles including U-section (U Fría), Z-section in black or galvanized finish (Z Negra/Galva), C-section in black or galvanized finish (C Negra/Galva), metal edger trim (Junquillo Metálico), and Mallorcan slat/louver profiles (Lama Mallorquina) for roofing, cladding, structural framing, and sun shading applications.
• Saw Cutting Service (Corte a Sierra) Custom saw cutting service for beams, profiles, bars, and steel tubes with miter cuts up to 60 degrees to meet specific customer requirements.
• Oxy-Fuel Cutting Service (Oxicorte) Oxygen jet cutting service applied to pre-heated zones at 900°C for precision steel profile and shape cutting.
• Shot Blasting and Priming Service (Granallado e Imprimado) Surface preparation service removing mill scale through surface abrasion followed by corrosion protection primer coating application.
• Galvanizing and Zinc Plating Service (Galvanizado y Zincado) Steel corrosion resistance improvement through various hot-dip galvanizing and zinc (Zn) coating processes to withstand climatic conditions and mechanical stress.
• Plasma Cutting Service (Corte a Plasma) Precision cutting service achieving material separation by elevating temperature above 20,000°C with ionized plasma penetration through the steel.
• Laser Cutting Service (Corte a Láser) Most sophisticated precision sheet metal cutting technology using a concentrated laser beam applied to the steel surface for high-accuracy cuts.
• Punching Service (Punzonado) Punching service for plates and profiles in various diameters according to customer specifications.
• Shearing Service (Cizallado) Shearing service for straight, clean cuts on sheets, plates, strips, or thin-section plates.

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature8 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Acerinox: Spanish-listed stainless steel manufacturer with service center and distribution operations across Europe and the Americas. Comparable as a Spanish-headquartered steel processor serving construction and industrial buyers, though focused on stainless steel flat product rather than the carbon steel heavy mix Cordobesa carries.
• SSAB: Nordic steel manufacturer with European-wide service center network offering plate, strip, and structural products with processing services. Comparable service-center-plus-processing model and overlap with industrial/construction customers, though positioned in specialty and high-strength steels rather than commodity rebar and profiles.
• ArcelorMittal: World's largest steel producer with extensive downstream service center and distribution operations in Spain and Europe. Comparable end-product categories (structural profiles, rebar, flat products) and overlap in construction customers, though operating at vastly greater scale across the entire value chain.
• Salzgitter AG: European integrated steel producer with significant service center, tube, and trading operations serving construction and industrial customers. Comparable profile/tube product overlap and customer segment alignment, though Salzgitter operates a full upstream-downstream steel value chain.
• Marcegaglia: One of Europe's largest independent steel processors and service centers, with broad stock of flat products, tubes, and profiles plus cutting and coating operations. Comparable in product breadth and processing service orientation, but operates across dozens of countries versus Cordobesa's Andalusian focus.

Direct peers

• Kloeckner Metals Europe: One of Europe's largest steel service center operators, running multi-site distribution plus cutting, galvanizing, and processing capabilities serving construction and industrial buyers. Directly comparable in core business model (stock + processing + delivery), though at much greater scale and geographic reach than Cordobesa del Acero.
• Tubacex: Spanish-based manufacturer and distributor of seamless steel tubes and tubular products serving industrial customers. Comparable in steel tube stock and pressure piping offerings and in serving Andalusian/Spanish industrial accounts, though Tubacex is a producer rather than a pure service center.
• Productos Tubulares (Productostubulares / Tubos Reunidos group ecosystem): Spanish steel tube manufacturer and distributor selling pressure piping and structural tubes to industrial and construction buyers. Comparable in tube and pressure piping product categories and Spanish customer overlap, though positioned as a producer rather than a warehouse service center.
• Grupo Celsa: Spanish integrated steel manufacturer and service center operator with nationwide distribution of rebar, profiles, and structural steel to construction and industrial markets. Comparable in product mix (rebar, structural profiles, mesh) and Spanish construction customer base, while also operating upstream steelmaking that Cordobesa does not.

Regional players

• Hierros y Aceros del Sur: Southern Spain regional steel and rebar distributor based in Andalusia serving local construction customers with stock and delivery. Closely comparable regional steel warehouse business model and Andalusian customer base, representing a head-to-head competitor in the same territory.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Investors

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