Global Tungsten & Powders

Employee Size

501-1,000

Organization Type

Privately Held

Headquarters

Towanda, PA

With roots reaching back to the early 1900s and more than 75 years in the tungsten industry, Global Tungsten & Powders is a long-established member of the Plansee Group. From its Towanda base and operations in Finland and Luxembourg, the company supplies specialized materials for demanding industrial, aerospace and defense applications, with a particular focus on tungsten and tungsten carbide powders.

• Buffalo Tungsten, IncFounded in Depew in 1987, Buffalo Tungsten manufactures high-purity tungsten-based powders for companies that turn them into finished products. Its specialty is staying focused on powder rather than competing with its customers, using hydrogen reduction, furnace technology and custom development to produce materials reaching 99.999% purity. Now part of Sandvik, Buffalo Tungsten supplies customers in more than 40 countries and holds ISO 9001:2015 certification for its powder manufacturing and distribution.DEPEW, NY
• Powder Alloy CorporationPrivately held and operating for more than 40 years, Powder Alloy Corporation is known for supplying tightly controlled powder materials to demanding aerospace and industrial customers. Based in Loveland, PAC supports applications such as thermal spraying and additive manufacturing while maintaining approvals from major aerospace organizations.LOVELAND, OH
• T&D Materials Manufacturing LLCFrom Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania, T&D Materials Manufacturing supplies refractory-metal blanks and precision-machined parts, with particular depth in tungsten and tungsten-alloy components. For more than 20 years, the company has served customers on five continents, producing parts to technical drawings through pressing, MIM, HIP sintering and automated CNC finishing. T&D is ISO 9001:2015 certified and ITAR compliant, and says its tungsten and tantalum raw materials come from conflict-free sources.PRIMOS, PA
• PlanseeWith more than a century of experience, Plansee develops and manufactures precision components from refractory metals, especially molybdenum and tungsten, for applications where ordinary metals reach their limits. The company controls the production chain from powder to finished product and operates 12 production sites worldwide. Its work includes highly specialized solutions such as resistance-welding electrodes and additively manufactured components with complex internal structures.FRANKLIN, MA