Crown Technology, Inc

Employee Size

11-50

Organization Type

Privately Held

Headquarters

Venetia, PA

Founded

1946

Family-owned and operated since 1946, Indianapolis-based Crown Technology formulates and manufactures specialty chemicals for steel processing and other industrial applications. The company grew from Harry L. Peterson’s small basement operation into an 85,000-square-foot facility now guided by three generations of the Peterson family. Crown is also the only U.S. manufacturer of food-grade ferrous sulfate and operates a patented acid-recovery system installed at more than 80 locations worldwide.

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