NLMK are a European Steel Mill based in La Louviere, Belgium. With an annual capacity of around 2 million tonnes, SPM have partnered NLMK for many years for some of our most strategic accounts. With recent investments in their hot strip mill NLMK will be able to offer a wider range of products from Q3 2023 and they typically fall within our top 3 suppliers every year
ArcelorMittal
ArcelorMittal are the 2nd largest steel producer in the world and the largest in Europe by some way. With an array of mills, they offer HR / CR and Galvanised materials to the highest qualities and heavily support the UK/EU Automotive Industry. With brands like Magnelis they also supply Galvanised products with a Zinc-Magnesium Coatings and by offering Galvanised up to 6.00 mm and CR up to 4.00 mm offer probably the most extensive product range of all mills.
SSAB or Swedish Steel are a forward-thinking steel mill based in Sweden and Finland. Specialising in Advanced High Strength Steels, SSAB continue to raise the bar in terms of creating formable grades that are stronger and therfore lighter. Supplying the UK with Hot Rolled / Cold Rolled and Hot Dipped Galvanised Steel, SSAB are a very respected Steel Producer. With a combined capacity of around 4 million tonnes per annum, they are not the largest by any means, but they have a real place in many sectors are are reknown for supplying excellent product with an excellent service.
Tata are the UK's domestic Steel producer and have production facilities at Port Talbot, Llanwern and Shotton. Offering high quality Hot Rolled / Cold Rolled and Galvanised materials, Tata UK have a annual capacity of around 3 million tonnes. Tata are a key supplier to SPM through their offering, but we also like to support UK manufacturing as much as we can.
We do deal with other EU Steel mills such as Thyssen, Marcegaglia and Liberty occasionally, although these represent a much smaller percentage of what we buy.