List of Steel Companies in Germany

Last updated 3 November 2026

There are 7,104 steel companies in Germany, one in every 956 German companies. Most of them are small: half have one to four people, and only 485 firms employ 50 people or more. One in ten steel firms is based in Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Berlin, Köln and Essen. Below you find the largest steel firms in Germany, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our German company database or through the Handelsregister API.

7,104 companies indexed · Data counted on 3 November 2026

Companies7,1041 in956 German companiesCities2,229Largest cityDüsseldorf 207Sole traders16%Employees1-4 (54%)Revenue$100-500K (34%)Email73%Phone77%Website78%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Heraeus Metals Germany GMBH & CO. KG	Germany	Hanau	Heraeusstr. 12-14	Main-kinzig-kreis	63450	*****.com	2019	$15,444,982,000	29	Corporation	230	63450A93163
2	Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG	Germany	Duisburg	Kaiser-wilhelm-str. 100	Duisburg, Stadt	47166	*****.com	1984	$3,976,082,370	19,270	Corporation	840	47051B9326
3	Arcelormittal Bremen GMBH	Germany	Bremen	Carl-benz-str. 30	Bremen, Stadt	28237	*****.com	2021	$3,134,857,680	2,964	Corporation	836	28195B15474HB
4	Saarstahl AG	Germany	Völklingen	Bismarckstr. 57-59	Regionalverband Saarbrücken	66333	*****.com	2009	$3,094,797,162	5,961	Corporation	53	66119B74820
5	Tk Accelis Materials GMBH	Germany	Essen (oldenburg)	Thyssenkrupp Allee 1	Essen, Stadt	45143	*****.de	2026	$2,654,980,000	2,300	Corporation	840	45130B26718
6	Baosteel Europe GMBH	Germany	München	Wilhelm-wagenfeld-str. 26	München	80807	*****.com	2017	$2,013,501,613	84	Corporation	149	80333B254444
7	Carl Spaeter Gesellschaft Mit Beschränkter Haftung	Germany	Duisburg	Philosophenweg 17	Duisburg, Stadt	47051	*****.de	2005	$1,937,446,519	1,457	Corporation	51	47051B277
8	Rmm Metallhandel GMBH	Germany	Mülheim An der Ruhr	Solinger Str. 16	Mülheim An der Ruhr, Stadt	45481	*****.de	1997	$1,876,998,997	35	Corporation	N/A	47051B15449
9	Sudkupfer Bröckl Handels-Gmbh & CO. KG	Germany	Esslingen am Neckar	Hedelfinger Str. 32	Esslingen	73734	*****.de	1988	$1,821,882,290	16	Corporation	4	70190A221855
10	Arcelormittal Eisenhuttenstadt GMBH	Germany	Eisenhüttenstadt	Werkstr. 1	Oder-spree	15890	*****.com	2014	$1,716,832,401	2,693	Corporation	836	15236B3883FF
11	Rogesa Roheisen- Und Rohstoffgesellschaft Saar Mbh	Germany	Dillingen/saar	Werkstr. 1	Saarlouis	66763	*****.de	2025	$1,427,474,246	111	Corporation	15	66119B24162
12	Thyssenkrupp Rasselstein GMBH	Germany	Andernach	Koblenzer Str. 141	Mayen-koblenz	56626	*****.com	2013	$1,380,589,600	2,500	Corporation	840	56068B13990
13	Deutsche Edelstahlwerke SIEGEN/HAGEN GMBH & CO. KG	Germany	Siegen	Obere Kaiserstr.	Siegen-wittgenstein	57078	*****.com	2024	$1,359,344,400	3,344	Corporation	271	44787A7236
14	Discho Vermögensverwaltung GMBH & CO. KG	Germany	Erndtebrück	Im Grunewald 2	Siegen-wittgenstein	57339	*****.com	1936	$1,326,401,390	1,658	Corporation	13	57072A6992
15	Scholz Recycling GMBH	Germany	Essingen	Berndt-ulrich-scholz-str. 1	Ostalbkreis	73457	*****.de	2022	$1,324,429,511	1,088	Corporation	221	89073B733963
16	Riva Stahl GMBH	Germany	Hennigsdorf	Wolfgang-kuntscher-str. 18	Oberhavel	16761	*****.com	2019	$1,255,328,031	168	Corporation	35	16816B4567NP
17	Deutsche Edelstahlwerke Services GMBH	Germany	Witten	Auestr. 4	Ennepe-ruhr-kreis	58452	*****.com	2017	$1,184,093,105	2,385	Corporation	271	44787B16260
18	Badische Stahlwerke GMBH	Germany	Kehl	Graudenzer Str. 45	Ortenaukreis	77694	*****.de	2009	$1,180,637,702	880	Corporation	53	79098B371258
19	Tk Accelis Processing Europe GMBH	Germany	Krefeld	Heidbergsweg 102	Krefeld, Stadt	47809	*****.com	2021	$1,179,460,194	520	Corporation	840	47798B13014
20	Benteler STEEL/TUBE GMBH & CO. KG	Germany	Paderborn	Residenzstr. 1	Paderborn	33104	*****.com	2024	$1,167,907,276	2,992	Corporation	187	33098A8596
21	Vdm Metals International GMBH	Germany	Werdohl	Plettenberger Str. 2	Märkischer Kreis	58791	*****.com	2016	$1,153,421,792	234	Corporation	141	58636B8560
22	Db Bahnbau Gruppe GMBH	Germany	Berlin	Am Studio 1a	Berlin, Stadt	12489	*****.com	2016	$1,128,789,440	3,760	Corporation	6001	10623B124422B
23	Kloeckner Metals Germany GMBH	Germany	Düsseldorf	Peter-muller-str. 24	Düsseldorf, Stadt	40468	*****.de	2025	$1,097,037,736	1,370	Corporation	135	40227B107495
24	C.D. Wälzholz GMBH & CO. KG	Germany	Hagen	Feldmuhlenstr. 55	Hagen, Stadt	58093	*****.com	1829	$1,038,856,805	1,817	Corporation	20	58097A1920
25	Arcelormittal Hochfeld GMBH	Germany	Duisburg	Vohwinkelstr. 107	Duisburg, Stadt	47137	*****.com	1994	$808,074,138	755	Corporation	836	47051B6448

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Firm sizes in Germany

Of the 6,278 German steel firms with a known headcount, 3,386 (54%) have one to four people, 1,046 have five to nine, 1,361 have ten to 49 and 485 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year (1,951, 34%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all German companies

Micro under 104,432 71%
Small 10 to 491,361 22%
Medium 50 to 249438 7%
Large 250+47 0.7%

Grey line: the share among all German companies (92% have under ten staff).

1,053

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 711 more than $10 million.

109

firms were entered in 2026.

Steel firms in Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf has 207 steel companies and steel firms, 0.3% of all 75,481 Düsseldorf companies and 162% above the national share. Three in five Düsseldorf firms have fewer than five people; 13 have 50 or more. 8 new firms were entered in 2026, 19 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 102 · 55%
5-9: 35 · 19%
10-19: 24 · 13%
20-49: 10 · 5%
50+: 13 · 7%

Legal form

Sole traders: 10 · 5%
Partnerships: 2 · 1.0%
GmbH and AG: 167 · 81%
Other or none: 28 · 14%

Of the German total: 2.9%
Of all Düsseldorf companies: 0.3%
Against the national share: 2.6×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 8
Entered 2025: 8
Of Germany's 2026 entries: 7.3%

Old

Before 1990: 19 · 9%
1990 or later: 188 · 91%
Of Germany's pre-1990 firms: 1.9%

Reachable

Email: 142 · 69%
Phone: 144 · 70%
Website: 149 · 72%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 1 · 0.5%
$100K-$500K: 48 · 26%
$500K-$1M: 43 · 24%
$1M and more: 90 · 49%

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Steel companies and steel firms in Germany

7,104

3 November 2026

There are 7,104 steel companies and steel firms in Germany in our data (3 November 2026). That is one in every 956 German companies. About 2 new firms are entered in the register every week this year (109 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 4,841 68%
Head offices: 948
Branch offices: 1,315

Classification

WZ 2008 code 2410, identical to NACE Rev. 2 2410. Our platform filter is SIC 3312, 3315, 3316, 3317 and 2 more.

4,461 of the 7,104 are GmbH and AG (63%); 1,155 are sole traders. They come from the Handelsregister and our German register data, through the Handelsregister API.

Largest steel firms in Germany

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Düsseldorf, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe is the largest steel firm in Germany by headcount. 485 firms employ 50 people or more; 269 employ 100 or more.

1Duisburg19,270 staff
2Berlin3,760 staff
3Siegen3,344 staff
4Paderborn2,992 staff
5Bremen2,964 staff
6Georgsmarienhütte1,385 staff
7Düsseldorf1,370 staff
8Hamm1,221 staff
9Essingen1,088 staff
10Mülheim an der Ruhr1,080 staff

By employee size · 6,278 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	3,386	54%
5-9	1,046	17%
10-19	762	12%
20-49	599	10%
50-99	216	3%
100-199	149	2%
200-499	73	1%
500-999	33	0.5%
1,000+	14	0.2%

54% have 1 to 4 people; 599 have 20 to 49; 485 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	36	0.6%
$100K-$500K	1,951	34%
$500K-$1M	1,191	21%
$1M-$5M	1,556	27%
$5M-$10M	342	6%
$10M-$50M	432	7%
$50M-$100M	112	2%
$100M-$500M	124	2%
$500M+	43	0.7%

34% between $100,000 and $500,000; 1,556 between $1M and $5M; 1,053 above $5M.

Where in Germany?

Düsseldorf has the most steel companies in Germany (207), ahead of Hamburg (165), Berlin (154), Köln (97) and Essen (96). Together the five hold one in ten of them.

Cities by number of firms

2,229 German cities have at least one steel firm; 99 have ten or more; 1,198 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

By district 312 districts

District	Firms	%
Märkischer Kreis	165	2%
Mettmann	154	2%
München	139	2%
Region Hannover	107	2%
Rhein-Kreis Neuss	93	1%
Karlsruhe	79	1%
Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis	79	1%
Siegen-Wittgenstein	76	1%
Unna	63	0.9%
Ludwigsburg	62	0.9%

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How reachable are they?

Steel firms are easier to reach than the average German company: 77% list a phone number and 78% a website.

Email5,172 73%
Phone5,468 77%
Website5,516 78%

Grey line: all German companies (email 52%, phone 63%, website 61%).

The full list with these fields is in our German company database.

Newcomers in Germany in 2026

109 steel firms were entered in the German register so far in 2026, about 2 a week, after 210 in 2025. Germany as a whole saw 121,844 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes <0.1% of the inflow.

1902022
2112023
1992024
2102025
1092026 so far

103 of this year's 109 are GmbH and AG.

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Essen205 staff
2Ainring168 staff
3Südbrookmerland153 staff
4Marktoberdorf141 staff
5Oststeinbek139 staff

The oldest firms in Germany

Our data holds 79 German steel firms from before 1900, 256 from before 1950 and 1,013 from before 1990.

1804
1. Netphen
1806
1. Paderborn
1811
1. Essen
1820
1. Krefeld
1827
1. Hellenthal
1827
1. Bingen am Rhein

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German steel firms date from before 1990

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How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 35 steel firms for every one of the workwear companies in Germany.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Steel Companies	7,104	78%	48%
Paper Companies	4,514	75%	46%
Orthopaedic Practices	3,195	87%	51%
Perfume Companies	2,905	68%	63%
Packaging Companies	1,187	78%	33%
Workwear Companies	201	93%	49%

In other countries

Only the USA, South Africa and Italy have more steel firms than Germany.

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
The USA	36,794	0.6
South Africa	9,867	1.3
Italy	9,614	1.4
Germany	7,104	1.0
The UK	4,577	0.5

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Sole traders or GmbH: how they are organised

One in six German steel firms work as sole traders, against 46% of all German companies. Three in five are GmbH and AG.

Sole traders (Einzelunternehmen)1,15516%
Partnerships (OHG and KG)1252%
GmbH and AG4,46163%
No form on record or other1,36319%

Single-site: 68%
Head offices: 948
Branches: 1,315

All German companies: 46% sole traders, 6% partnerships, 29% GmbH and AG.

Frequently asked questions

How many steel companies are there in Germany?

There are 7,104 steel companies and steel firms in Germany in our data, counted on 3 November 2026. That is one in every 956 German companies.

Which is the largest steel firm in Germany?

Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe in Duisburg, with 19,270 staff.

Which German city has the most steel companies?

Düsseldorf, with 207, ahead of Hamburg (165), Berlin (154), Köln (97) and Essen (96).

How many steel firms are there in Düsseldorf?

207, which is 0.3% of all 75,481 Düsseldorf companies and 162% above the national share.

How big is a typical steel firm?

Small. 54% of the 6,278 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 485 have 50 or more. Most turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year.

Are German steel companies sole traders or companies?

One in six (1,155) are sole traders, 2% are partnerships and 63% (4,461) are GmbH and AG.

How many steel firms started in 2026?

109 were entered in the German register so far in 2026, after 210 in 2025. 103 of them are GmbH and AG.

What is the oldest steel firm in Germany?

Reichwald GmbH + Co. KG in Netphen, 1804, followed by Ullner U. Ullner in Paderborn (1806) and Thyssenkrupp GFT Gleistechnik in Essen (1811). 79 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers steel companies?

German steel companies are classified under WZ 2008 code 2410, identical to NACE Rev. 2 code 2410. Our platform filters them on SIC 3312 (steel works, blast furnaces, including coke ovens, and rolling mills), 3315 (steel wiredrawing and steel nails and spikes), 3316 (cold-rolled steel sheet, strip, and bars) and 3317 (steel pipe and tubes) and 2 more.

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