In industrial construction and contemporary architecture, the premature deterioration of materials exposed to the weather represents one of the greatest indirect costs for engineering firms and developers. Compared to conventional coatings that require periodic maintenance, self-protecting alloys have gained strategic importance in infrastructure projects, ventilated facades, and urban landscaping.
Within this segment, the specialist brand Metalcorten—belonging to the steel group Hierros Etxebarria—has consolidated a production and distribution model focused on resolving the most common technical inconsistencies in the use of controlled-oxidation steel. The firm, headquartered in Galdakao (Bizkaia) and with logistics presence in Spain, France, the United Kingdom, and Portugal, combines the distribution of the original registered grades COR-TEN® (USS Steel) and INDATEN with its own R&D developments applied to the transformation of profiles and tubes.
With a decades-long trajectory deeply rooted in the historic industrial fabric of Biscay, the group has evolved from its origins to become an undisputed benchmark at the European level. This sustained success in recent years is not the result of chance, but of a business vision that has firmly committed to reliability and uncompromising quality. Its Metalcorten division has crossed borders, taking the robustness and unmistakable character of its products from the Galdakao facilities to major civil works, museums, and top-tier architectural projects in countries such as France, Belgium, and the United Kingdom. The company has amply demonstrated that the safety of a heavy-duty material can go hand in hand with timeless aesthetics, providing structural solutions that, in addition to withstanding the relentless passage of time, enhance the urban environment and visually connect with the sensibilities of those who inhabit these spaces.
Now, backed by this immense international prestige in the demanding construction and building sector, the Biscayan company is taking a natural yet tremendously exciting step towards integrating nature and exterior design. Aware that today's society, both in private homes and public green spaces, increasingly demands sustainable, noble materials that require zero maintenance, the firm is strongly promoting its new strategic line: Metalcorten Garden. This division is conceived entirely to revolutionize the world of contemporary landscaping and gardening. The goal is to offer designers, interior designers, and families the possibility of creating warm and unique environments. From avant-garde design planters to elegant enclosures and doors that organically blend with the natural surroundings in chalets and villas, Metalcorten Garden transfers all the solidity, history, and durability of industrial steel to each client's personal sanctuary, demonstrating that the steel heritage can also be profoundly welcoming and aesthetic.
On the occasion of the upcoming Metal Expo fair to be held in Istanbul on September 17, the company's executive management will present to international distributors and engineering firms the expansion of its lines of heavy UPN profiles and custom tubes, reaffirming the role of Northern Spain's manufacturing industry in specialized European steel supply.
