Ei6 is a family business that has worked with carbon and graphite materials for more than 50 years, tracing its history to H.M. Kearney Co., founded in 1958. It supplies graphite materials and powders and machines custom graphite components, including work for high-temperature and precision industrial applications. The company’s history includes three generations of family business development and a 2025 rebrand as Ei6.
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Ei6Evolving from a Birmingham foundry-supply company founded in 1958, family-owned Ei6 now engineers and manufactures carbon and graphite materials and precision components for demanding industrial applications. The three-generation business combines global distribution with machining and powder operations, including custom graphite parts made to drawing and high-temperature materials. Ei6’s machining operation is certified to ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100:2016.PARMA, OH
Asbury Advanced MaterialsFounded in 1895 as a graphite-refining operation, Asbury Advanced Materials has grown through four generations of family leadership into a processor and supplier of graphite, carbon, and other engineered materials. The company combines global sourcing with manufacturing and technical capabilities, including custom material processing and formulation support for industrial applications.KITTANNING, PA
Shamokin CarbonsShamokin Carbons is a fourth-generation, family-owned carbon and graphite manufacturer that began hauling anthracite coal in Pennsylvania in 1924 and now supplies processed carbon materials internationally. Headquartered in Coal Township, the company’s U.S. and Mexican facilities can process more than 250,000 tons annually, with a long history of developing specialty materials such as its Carb-O-Cite glass additive and graphite pellets. Shamokin Carbons has held ISO 9001:2015 certification since 2016.COAL TOWNSHIP, PA
MWI, IncFor more than 50 years, MWI, Inc. has engineered and machined carbon and graphite products, with a particular foothold in EDM and high-temperature applications. Its engineers work alongside customers on material selection, part design and even reverse-engineering legacy components, while four carbon-and-graphite research laboratories support application development. MWI is ISO 9001:2015 and ITAR certified for the distribution and machining of carbon-based products.ROCHESTER, NY