Olympic Steel, Inc.

Olympic Steel, Inc. is a leading national metals service center that processes, distributes, and stores metal products in the United States and internationally. Founded in 1954 and based in Bedford Heights, Ohio, the company operates in three segments: Carbon Flat Products, Specialty Metals Flat Products, and Tubular and Pipe Products.

The Carbon Flat Products segment sells and distributes processed carbon and coated flat-rolled sheets, coil and plate products, and fabricated parts. The Specialty Metals Flat Products segment sells and distributes processed aluminum and stainless flat-rolled sheets and coil products, flat bar products, and fabricated parts, as well as stainless steel and aluminum plates, sheets, angles, rounds, flat bars, tubing and pipe, and prime tin mill products. The Tubular and Pipe Products segment distributes metal tubing products, pipes, bars, valves and fittings, and fabricated pressure parts.

Olympic Steel offers a wide range of value-added services, including cutting-to-length, slitting, shearing, roll forming, shape correction, surface improvement, blanking, tempering, plate burning, and stamping, as well as saw cutting, laser cutting, beveling, threading, and grooving services. The company also provides shot blasting, grinding, edging, and polishing; bending, drilling, milling, tapping, boring, and sawing metal; machining, welding, assembly, and painting of component parts. In addition, Olympic Steel processes metals to specified lengths, widths, shapes, and surface.

Olympic Steel serves metal consuming industries, such as manufacturers and fabricators of transportation and material handling lift equipment, construction, mining and farm equipment, agriculture equipment, storage tanks, environmental and energy generation equipment, automobiles, food service, commercial appliances, and electrical equipment as well as military vehicles and equipment, general and plate fabricators, and metals service centers through direct sales force.

The company has a network of over 30 service centers, located throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. The company also has a number of international service centers located in the United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, France, the Netherlands, and the Czech Republic. Olympic Steel is the largest independent processor and distributor of flat-rolled carbon steel products in terms of tons shipped, with annual shipments of approximately 6 million tons. The company also has a significant presence in the specialty metals market, with annual shipments of over 1 million tons.