Steel Services & Fabricating

Esmark Inc. is a diversified, privately-held family company specializing in steel services and oil and gas production, evolving from its origins in the steel industry. Founded in 2003 by James P. Bouchard, the company has grown into a $400 million enterprise within a few years, acquiring several service centers and establishing a strong market presence in the Midwest. With a focus on strategic development and community support, Esmark combines its extensive experience in executive management, strategic planning, and operations to deliver significant returns to its shareholders. The company's journey includes notable achievements such as completing the first hostile tender reverse merger in U.S. history and expanding its operations to serve over 2,000 customers across diverse industries. Generated from the website

With one of its locations in Gary, Ind., United States Steel Corporation is one of the largest steel manufacturing plants. It is located on a more than 3,000-acre facility and includes steelmaking and finishing facilities. It manufactures a wide range of sheets, hot-strip mill plates and tin products. It also produces hot- and cold-rolled and galvanized sheet products for customers in automotive, metal building components, home construction and appliance markets. In addition, the manufacturing plant produces various tin mill products, which are used in the manufacturing of food and beverage containers, aerosol and paint cans and pails. Its production facility also has various machines and equipment, including blast furnaces and vacuum degassers; ladle metallurgical facilities; temper mills and electrolytic cleaning lines. It has an annual raw steelmaking capacity of more than 7.5 million tons.