Global expansion
Thyssen establishes a steel sales and trading office in New York to represent the world-renowned steel mill founded by August Thyssen in 1871 in Germany.
Our History
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Materials North America
The history of thyssenkrupp Materials NA, Inc.
Coming to America
Initial growth
Our customer base continues to expand from general applications for steel to white goods and automotive.
Automotive ties continue to grow
Long-term supplier relationships established with the US automotive industry. A metal service center group is formed.
Not just steel anymore
Acquisition of Ken-Mac Metals provides Thyssen with direct access into the North American aluminum and stainless marketplace.
New materials, new markets
Semi-finished plastics added to the company’s portfolio of products following the acquisition of AIN Plastics.
Bringing in a market leader
Thyssen secures a leading position among North America’s materials management providers by acquiring a vast service center network of Copper and Brass Sales.
Aerospace focus
TMX Aerospace division is formed to provide materials procurement and supply chain management services under a long-term contract with the Boeing Commercial Airplanes group.
ThyssenKrupp is established
Thyssen AG and Fried. Krupp AG Hoesch-Krupp merge to form ThyssenKrupp
Steel Expansion
The company opens a major steel processing and distribution center in Richburg, SC.
Rebranding
Thyssen Inc. changes its name to ThyssenKrupp Materials NA, Inc., to reflect the organizational structure of the parent company established following the merger of Thyssen AG and Fried. Krupp AG Hoesch-Krupp in 1998.
Diversification
ThyssenKrupp Materials NA enters the industrial services market by forming the Industrial Services business unit and acquiring The Hearn Group. An additional acquisition of VPK Metal strengthens the group’s position in non-ferrous metals in Eastern Canada.
World wide web of metal
ThyssenKrupp Materials NA acquires the assets of OnlineMetals.com of Seattle, Washington, a web-based retailer of metals and plastics.
Hola!
Lagermex (now thyssenkrupp Materials de Mexico) joins the TKMNA family of companies and expands the footprint into Mexico.
A new corporate image
Our parent company, thyssenkrupp, unveils a new corporate identity to better reflect its diverse industrial holdings in October 2015.
New opportunities
thyssenkrupp Materials de Mexico opens the first blanking line in Mexico to process both aluminum and steel to meet the changing demands of the automotive industry