Gillette (Procter & Gamble)
HQ US62% share
Dominant global razor brand and originator of the razor-and-blades business model; owned by P&G. Major blade production in Boston (US) and Germany.
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Razor-Blade Steel Strip (Martensitic Stainless)
Ultra-thin high-hardness martensitic stainless steel strip (e.g. Sandvik 13C26-class) engineered specifically for razor/surgical blade edges. A niche specialty-steel product made by very few mills.
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What depends on it
Goods that need this input
1 essential American goods rely on razor-blade steel strip (martensitic stainless) somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Who makes it
Supplier companies
7 companies produce razor-blade steel strip (martensitic stainless).
Sandvik AB(SAND.ST)
HQ SE45% share
Leading specialty-steel maker; its strip steel (e.g. 13C26) is a reference material for razor and surgical blades — same metallurgy serves industrial knives and medical cutting.
Alleima (ex-Sandvik Materials Technology)
HQ SE20% share
Swedish special-steel maker; 13C26 martensitic razor-blade strip steel.
Proterial Ltd. (formerly Hitachi Metals)
HQ JP18% share
Specialty-steel maker; high-speed steel and the famous YSS "white/blue paper" knife/tool steels.
Feather Safety Razor Co.
HQ JP8% share
Japanese maker of premium blade steel and finished razor blades.
Edgewell Personal Care(EPC)
HQ US
Owns Schick/Wilkinson Sword; razor handles and grips.
Swann-Morton Ltd.
HQ GB
Leading maker of surgical scalpel blades and handles (from razor-blade-class martensitic stainless).