New Owner, New Era

Long-standing Steel Industry Leader and Pittsburgh native Joel T. Mazur becomes sole owner of Value-Added Processing, Inc.

For over 38 years, Joel T. Mazur has leveraged his education, industry knowledge, and human relations skills to design and implement successful business and commercial strategies in the steel industry. Joel has spent the past 15 years as President or CEO of several large steel companies in and around the Pittsburgh area. During his tenure as leader, he has orchestrated corporate turnarounds, restructurings, and major cultural improvements which ultimately led to successful sale and acquisition of each company.

As one of several part-owners of Value-Added Processing, Inc. for over a decade, Joel remained hands-off with management decisions at VAP in order to avoid any conflicts-of-interest while running and turning around other larger companies in the steel industry. However, Joel always understood and believed in the potential of VAP to add tremendous value to the steel industry, and while not involved directly in the daily operations of the business, he still served as VAP’s financial backbone.

Joel’s ultimate goal was always to provide the “necessary support, waiting for the right timing and correct management team to help VAP reach its full potential.”

The right time is now, as Joel has elected to buy-out all other prior owners, and bring in an entirely new management team to take VAP in an entirely new direction.