Electralloy

Employee Size

201-500

Organization Type

Privately Held

Headquarters

Downingtown, PA

Founded

1968

Electralloy manufactures specialty alloys in Oil City for demanding applications, using AOD refining and vacuum arc and electroslag remelting to produce consistent, exceptionally clean metal. The company is North America’s exclusive licensed producer of Nitronic® products and has operated the world’s oldest continuous AOD operation. Since 1991, Electralloy has been part of G.O. Carlson, a specialty-materials company founded in 1936, and its quality systems include ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100:2016 certification.

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