The North American subsidiaries of the global special steel producer SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH Group – Finkl & Sons, Composite Forgings and Sorel Forge – will do business under the name of Finkl Steel effective immediately. By presenting itself as a single brand, the North American steel producer strengthens its position as a leading global provider of forgings, plastic mould and tool steel as well as open-die forgings.
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“By combining three strong independent businesses into one, we will be able to use the full potential of each”, emphasises Mark Shirley, CEO of Finkl Steel. Finkl Steel consolidates the technical expertise in steel production and the manufacturing capacities of Finkl & Sons, Composite Forgings and Sorel Forge in Chicago, Detroit (USA) and Quebec (CA). The result is more efficient production and faster availability of the high-quality special steel grades for the automotive and chemical industry, utilities, the foods sector, aeronautics, manufacturing and engineering as well as in medical technology.