Charter Manufacturing is a privately owned holding company for a fully integrated family of American companies that has achieved a significant market position in: special bar quality (SBQ) bar, rod & wire; stainless steel rod; precision, cold-rolled custom profiles, flat wire and standard shapes; and engineered components for engine, transmission and driveline applications. Charter Manufacturing is headquartered in the northern Milwaukee suburb of Mequon, Wisconsin. Charter Manufacturing companies -- Charter Steel, Charter Specialty Steel, Charter Wire and Milwaukee Wire Products – operate steelmaking, rolling, processing and forming facilities at nine locations in Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan, and Canada.