On October 1, 2001, MISA was formed from the merger of the Iron and Steel Divisions of Marubeni America Corporation and the Metals Division of ITOCHU International Inc.

Marubeni-Itochu Steel Canada Inc. (MISC) and Marubeni-Itochu Steel Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (MISMEX) were formed as subsidiaries of MISA.

MISA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc. (MISI), which was also born on October 1, 2001 by the merger of the Steel Divisions of Marubeni Corporation and ITOCHU Corporation in Japan.

The merger of the steel divisions of the two major Japanese General Trading firms was the first of its kind.

MISA benefits from its parent company's strength in information technologies, distribution, finance, human resources and other fields to meet the ever-expanding needs of our customers.

Mission 

“We partner with our customers and suppliers to deliver comprehensive metal solutions of the highest quality and reliability.”

We are driven by principles of integrity and are focused on benefiting our customers, business partners, employees, the environment and society.Our people are dynamic and passionate about metals.We deliver a safe, healthy and enjoyable workplace for our employees.