Materials as a Service and digital supply chains

thyssenkrupp Materials Services is the largest mill-independent materials distributor and service provider in the Western world. There is hardly anything in our everyday lives that has not been supplied, processed, or moved by Materials Services. With our products and services, we ensure that day after day cars can come off the production line, buildings can be built, plants can be manufactured, and aircraft can take off. We take on a key position in the economic fabric – and with it a great deal of responsibility.

Our world is changing with great dynamism. Increasing scarcity of resources, the absolute necessity for truly sustainable action, geopolitical areas of tension, advancing digitalization in all areas of life - the circumstances are becoming increasingly complex – the entire economy is facing a major transformation.

In recent years we have been continuously developing from a classic materials trader into an intelligent, sustainably oriented supply chain manager. From the former supplier of "Materials & Services", we are becoming a company that offers materials as a service – "Materials as a Service".

Materials as a Service

Our world is changing. Faster than ever before, and the Coronavirus has further accelerated the process of change. Where can one turn to in such a volatile business environment? It is not easy to answer this question, but fortunately our business partners have so far provided clues as to where we need to go, where our industry is heading. Optimizing the supply chain, reducing the amount of waste materials, shortening ever-shorter product life cycles, meeting the needs of niche markets, or involving end users in the value chain of our partners. These are just a few examples of what customer needs shape market demands.

Materials as a Service in the region

Our Eastern European distribution network offers 27,000 items – steel, stainless steel, light- and non-ferrous metals and plastic materials – from stock which are processed into product parts for several industries using the most modern machine park. More than 19000 customers from Eastern Europe trust us.

Materials as a Service case studies

Read how we work with our customers and how we think and grow together in a dynamically changing world. Click on the image for the story!