Service Centers

Thyssenkrupp Materials Services adds Sinton stocking site

May 8, 2024

Thyssenkrupp Materials Services is continuing its expansion in North America. It announced the opening of a new steel service center in Sinton, Texas, to primarily serve the automotive, HVAC, and construction markets.

Part of the thyssenkrupp Materials NA unit, the new steel stocking location is the company’s fourth in the US. It is located on Steel Dynamics Inc.’s (SDI) Sinton sheet mill campus.

“The logistically favorable location—including direct rail and port access—in Sinton allows us to bridge the gap to markets that were dependent on distant suppliers,” thyssenkrupp Steel Services COO Steve McGee commented in a statement sent to SMU, noting that ” we are expanding our geographic reach in high-growth markets with a high demand for steel.”

The company operates additional US locations in Richburg, S.C.; Woodstock, Ala.; and Detroit.

Earlier this year, thyssenkrupp Materials de Mexico inaugurated a service center in San Luis Potosi – the unit’s fourth location in Mexico.

“North America is an important growth market for us, which is why we are continuously expanding our position as a strategic partner to the automotive industry,” Martin Stillger, CEO of thyssenkrupp Materials Services, said at a celebration of the Sinton site’s opening.

Essen, Germany-based thyssenkrupp Material Services has invested over $100 million in the past two years to further its expansion in North America, including ~$32 million in Sinton and $37 million in San Luis Potosi. In total, the company operates 380 locations (270 warehouses) in more than 30 countries.

Laura Miller

Laura Miller is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. Since 2007, she has held various editorial and marketing positions with steel industry publications, associations, and mills. In 2021, after a five-year hiatus working across other industries, she returned to steel trade journalism, joining SMU in 2022. She is a member of the Association of Women in the Metal Industries and a past-president of the AWMI Pittsburgh Chapter. She holds a BA in Latin American Studies from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. She can be reached at laura@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7869.