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Ryerson

Can a 180-year-old industrial metals distributor build the leading B2B e-commerce platform for metal buying while modernizing its financial operations with enterprise treasury and payments infrastructure?

Founded1842
HQChicago, Illinois, USA
IndustryE-commerce / Industrial Materials
The story

Founded in 1842 as a traditional industrial metals service center, Ryerson has evolved into one of North America's largest metal distributors operating a growing e-commerce channel at ryerson.com. The company has expanded its digital footprint through an online ordering platform accepting credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover) and introduced 'new ways to pay' for metal purchases. Ryerson uses treasury management technology (Kyriba) to manage liquidity and cash operations at enterprise scale, reflecting its transition from a purely industrial supplier to a digitally-enabled B2B distribution platform.

Last 12 months
Product timeline
1842
Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc. founded as an industrial metals distributor.· pivot
2007
Ryerson established Nonqualified Savings Plan for employees, supplementing 401(k) limits.· banking
2024
Launched enhanced e-commerce platform (Ryerson 3.0) with improved checkout, dynamic pricing, and new payment options for registered and guest users.· pivot
The stack
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