thyssenkrupp Materials Services is the biggest materials distributor and service provider in the western world, with around 480 locations in over 40 countries. The company offers a broad service spectrum that enables customers to focus on their individual core business. The area of Materials Services spans two strategic areas: global materials distribution as a one-stop-shop, providing a wide range of products including steel, stainless steel, tubes, pipes, nonferrous metals, specialty materials, plastics, and raw materials, as well as tailored services in materials management and supply chain management. An extensive omnichannel architecture allows 250,000 customers worldwide to access over 150,000 products and services around the clock. A highly efficient logistics system ensures that all requested services are smoothly integrated into customer production processes, either "just-in-time" or "just-in-sequence."