Materials Services
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We are Materials Services
The industrial landscape is characterized by unique dynamics. Competition and price pressure are increasing, global supply chains are struggling with disruptions, the pace of innovation is constantly accelerating and the push for sustainability requires new solutions. Modern companies need agile partners with consulting expertise.
We make our customers' success our priority and ensure that they can concentrate on what is essential – their core business. As one of the world's leading materials distribution and service providers, we cover the entire materials supply chain. Our business model ranges from materials trading and processing to digital supply chain solutions.
There is hardly anything in our everyday lives that has not been supplied, processed, or moved by Materials Services. Our products and services ensure that cars roll off production lines, buildings are constructed, airplanes take off, and plants are manufactured – day after day.
Materials remain our foundation, but services and data-driven solutions are shaping our future. As the market leader in Germany and Europe, and one of the top five providers in North America, we serve approximately 250,000 customers worldwide, ranging from large corporations to medium-sized businesses and small enterprises. Materials Services benefits from its strong position in fast-growing industries such as aerospace, data centers, industrial electrification, and defense.
Our operating business is divided into three units:
Distribution & Trading: With a robust network spanning Europe and North America, our stockholding business specializes in the global trade of materials and raw materials.
Processing: Our diverse service centers in Europe and North America process flat steel, stainless steel, and aluminum to meet specific needs and provide customer-specific advice.
Solutions: In addition to materials, we provide our customers with services and digital solutions for their supply chains. Our supply chain services ensure reliable, timely delivery, even in case of bottlenecks.
Thanks to our technological expertise, size, and customer access, we can offer a full range of materials and services and successfully scale new solutions.
Our global network: 380 locations in more than 30 countries
thyssenkrupp Materials Services has a global network with around 380 locations – of which around 270 are warehouses – with a focus on Europe and North America. The almost 70 subsidiaries work closely with around 4,000 suppliers for our 250,000 customers.
You can find a complete list of locations here.
Materials Services is part of thyssenkrupp
Materials Services is part of thyssenkrupp
thyssenkrupp is an international industrial and technology group with around 98,000 employees. In the fiscal year 2023/2024, the company generated sales of €35 billion in 47 countries. Its business activities are bundled in five segments: Automotive Technology, Decarbon Technologies, Materials Services, Steel Europe and Marine Systems. With extensive technology know-how, the businesses develop innovative solutions for the challenges of the future. Around 3,900 employees work in research and development worldwide. They are mainly focused on climate protection and the energy transition, the digital transformation in industry and the mobility of the future. The patent portfolio of thyssenkrupp currently includes approximately 16,900 patents and utility models. thyssenkrupp is pursuing ambitious climate protection targets and actively optimizing its own energy and climate efficiency. At the same time, the Group is supporting its customers with advanced products to help them achieve their climate targets, thus playing a key role in advancing the green transformation. As a publicly listed company, thyssenkrupp is part of the MDAX index. thyssenkrupp shares are traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: TKA) and as American depositary receipts (ticker symbol: TKAMY) in the USA.