It started with Promatex

• 1974: Promatex is established in Antwerp. Focus:  supplying steel all over the world.
• 1989: Current management takes over Promatex. The new company focuses its activities on Europe, Africa and Latin America. As the group expands, certain markets are allocated to sister companies and Promatex concentrates on sales to Africa. 

Global expansion

• 1994: Ferromex is set up to cater, in the first instance, for South-East Asia and India. Later on the Middle East, Turkey and the Far East followed.
• 2002:  - Compansid (established in 1950), active in Latin America and the Caribbean, joins the Group.

              - Promafercom, with offices all over the world, takes control of Promatex, Ferromex and Compansid.

• 2005: Ferromex Middle-East, operating from Dubai and Promafercom Asia operating from Hong Kong and with an office in China, are created.
• 2006: - The group acquires a significant participation in Steel-Link B.V., a Dutch steel trading-house, which strengthens the Group's global market position.

             - With the establishment of Steelforce Europe nv in April, the Group will also be more present in the European Union and the CIS countries.

Steelforce

2006: Steelforce is the new name for Promafercom and its subsidiaries Promatex, Ferromex, Compansid and all the other recently established companies. Steelforce stands for one vision, one approach and one aim. Worldwide! As a global player, Steelforce sets up clear geographical departments to consolidate its transparent and uniform structure. 

2007: The company structure simplifies even more. Steelforce NV now combines all activities on the American, Asian and African continent.

Departments:

Americas

Africa

Asia

Steelforce Europe nv

Steelforce Middle-East Fzco

Steelforce Far East Ltd