Integrated steel companies are large mills that usually have a minimum capacity of 2,000,000 tons per year. Producers of integrated steel take care of many primary steel production functions, including iron making, steel making, casting, roughing rolling, billet rolling and product rolling. These producers of integrated steel products manufacture many items including wire rods, railway rails, heavy plates, bars, pipes, strips and structural sections.
Integrated steel companies make steel products from iron ore rather than creating steel from scrap metal, as electrical steel producers or mini-mills do. As a result, your company can often more easily place large orders and can more closely monitor and control steel content and quality with integrated steel mills. If your company is seeking steel producers, look for:
1. Companies that offer sheets and flat rolled products that you can have manufactured yourself.
2. Carbon steel products for uses that require strong and hard metals.
3. Integrated steel producers offering finished piping and tubing for your immediate needs.
Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done
Speak to flat steel producers if you need raw materials for your processes
Working with a integrated steel manufacturer means you can buy an array of steel products -- from completed steel parts and products to raw steel products. If you are manufacturing products yourself, your company can benefit from flat roll or sheets of steel, which you can readily use in your manufacturing process. An integrated steel company can deliver sheets or rolls to your specifications.
I recommend: Steel Warehouse has been in business since 1947 and has become known for its wide array of flat roll products. They carry more than 100,000 tons of inventory for your convenience.
The Bing Group offers flat rolled sheet metal products specially designed for the automotive industry.
Look for carbon steel integrated steel products
Many mills and steel producers offer stainless steel products, but your company may want to consider carbon steel instead. Carbon steel is an alloy that can be hardened for added strength, wear and impact resistance. If you manufacture products that will take a beating, carbon steel products might be the solution.
I recommend: AK Steel offers a range of carbon steels, including hot and cold rolled steels and electrogalvanized steels.
Severstal is one of the larger integrated steel mills and their many mergers and acquisitions have allowed them to meet all your steel needs -- including your needs for carbon steel products.
Buy tubing from an integrated steel mill
While you may want steel material, you may also be interested in buying completed products from a mill. Of all the products that companies buy from mills, tubing is perhaps the most popular. In general, you will find that most companies sell either welded or seamless tubing.
I recommend: Commercial Metals Company (CMC) manufactures and sells pipes, seamless tubing and welded tubing products.
U.S. Steel is an integrated steel producer, known for its steel tubing products, which include seamless pipe and electric resistance welded pipe in all sizes.
Tips & Tactics
Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide
- Look for producers of integrated steel with good financial and environmental track records. Larger companies with streamlined operations and green policies are more likely to avoid bankruptcy and the financial troubles that plague smaller companies.
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