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November 7, 2025
Klöckner sharpens US focus as Americas segment delivers strong Q3
Written by Laura Miller
North America continues to anchor Klöckner & Co.’s performance in 2025. The Kloeckner Metals Americas segment delivered robust earnings in the third quarter despite softer steel prices.
The company, based in Düsseldorf, Germany, reported a slight increase in results on the group level. It highlighted positive developments at Kloeckner Metals Americas as the primary driver.
Indeed, the segment’s shipments accounted for about two-thirds of the company’s total shipments of 1.1 million metric tons (mt) in Q3’25.
“This segment once again continued its positive trend in the reporting period, even though the overall market environment has been negatively impacted by increased economic uncertainty over the course of the year,” Klöckner said.
Shipments in the Americas reached 744,000 mt in Q3’25, 2.8% higher year on year. Sequentially, however, shipments were down 2.4%.
Sales in the Americas slipped 3.2% on-year and 2.3% quarter on quarter to €941 million (USD$1.09 billion).
The segment’s EBITDA of €44 million was down by a third from Q2’25 but up 57% from a year earlier.
Strategically, Klöckner is sharpening its US footprint by selling eight distribution sites. Seven are going to Russel Metals for $119 million, and one to Service Steel Warehouse. Klöckner expects to profit over €20 million from the sales. The deals are expected to close in December.
The move reduces exposure to volatile commodity markets, the company said. It also lifts the share of higher-value-added/service center business to 87% of sales, compared with just 63% in 2021.
In an earnings presentation, Klöckner emphasized that it is evolving from a steel distribution company into a metal processor.
Kloeckner Metals Americas is headquartered in Roswell, Ga. At the end of Q3’25, it had 3,097 employees.
