A. Finkl & Sons Company

Type: Private
On the web: http://www.finkl.com

Thanks to Mrs. O'Leary's cow, A. Finkl & Sons has chiseled a niche for itself in the steel industry. The company was founded in 1879 when Anton Finkl developed a chisel to clean bricks rescued from buildings destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire. Since then Finkl has forged ahead to become a leading global supplier of forging die steels. (A forging die is a steel block used in a hammer or press for shaping metal.) The firm also produces plastic mold steels, die casting tool steels, and custom open-die forging. German steel company SCHMOLZ+BICKENBACH owns Finkl.

Officers:
Chairman and CEO: Bruce C. Liimatainen
President, CFO, and Director: Joe Curci
VP Sales and Marketing: Timothy Mealt

Competitors:
Bohler-Uddeholm
Kenwal Steel
Universal Stainless