Calstrip Steel Corporation traces its origin back to 1938 initially operating as a cold rolled reducing facility for carbon and alloy products. The original plant began operation in Maywood, California, relocating only a few years later to the City of Commerce where its headquarters and main operations have remained. In 1964 ownership changed from a private company to a public entity when the com
pany was purchased by Washington Steel Corporation, a fully integrated stainless steel producer located in Pittsburgh, PA. With this acquisition by Washington Steel, Calstrip was able to expand by adding stainless steel to its product lines. Ownership again changed in 1979, when the Blount Corporation in Montgomery, AL purchased Washington Steel and all their subsidiaries, including Calstrip Steel. Working with the new parent company, Calstrip was able to expand still further by purchasing a nine head, traverse-wound slitting line, giving Calstrip the capability to process coils up to 4,000 lbs. In 1985 Calstrip, along with several other Blount subsidiaries, was put up for sale. In early 1986, Calstrip’s current management team made its own successful offer to purchase the corporation. Expansion continued for Calstrip Steel through the acquisition in l998 of a cut-to-length leveling line and shear line installed to produce stainless steel flat products with gauges ranging from .125 to .500. Calstrip Industries’ ownership remains constant today through the ESOP established in 1986. The Company has seen continued growth in each successive year and continues to evolve with new product additions. was formed as a wholly owned subsidiary to produce slit products. Omega Steel has the ability to process 50,000 lb. coils up to 60″ wide. A rail spur was installed at the receiving dock for incoming rail-transported raw materials. Along with the new equipment purchases (cut-to-length leveling and sheet lines), Omega operates a variety of slitters, from 24″ up to 60″. Ten thousand tons per month are processed through the Omega facility. Omega ships product direct to customers and provides slit coil to Calstrip Steel for further processing. Calstrip’s Los Angeles operations consist of 150,000 sq. ft on eight acres in the City of Commerce. The facility is served by a rail spur and strategically located to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Calstrip - Santa Teresa, NM (El Paso)
In 2000, Calstrip formed another subsidiary operating division to serve El Paso, Texas and the Juarez, Mexico market. A new facility was constructed on seven acres in a business park in Santa Teresa, NM, a suburb of El Paso. The original building consisted of a 55,000 square feet high-bay serviced by 30T overhead cranes. In 2011, and additional 18,000 square feet of warehousing space was constructed. Current processing equipment consists of a Braner 60” wide triple-head slitting line, a Herr Voss 60” wide CTL, and an Iowa Precision 60” wide blanking line. Construction is currently underway to expand the Santa Teresa facility by the addition of 33,000 square feet of high-bay providing a facility of 106,000 square feet. A new Braner 72” slitting line will be installed upon completion of the building expansion scheduled for the fall of 2013. The facility is directly served from its own Union Pacific Railroad spur. Trans-loading capability for BNSF Railroad routing is located within a few miles of the facility.
