Specialty & Exotic Materials Industry

Specialty & Exotic Materials Company List

II-VI Incorporated
II-VI maintains a laser-like focus on focusing lasers. The company (pronounced "two-six") makes lenses, mirrors, prisms, and other optical components used to manipulate laser beams. The company's...more
Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc.
Applied Nanotech Holdings hopes to make it big by thinking small. The company, formerly known as Nano-Proprietary, conducts research on carbon nanotubes -- molecular-sized cylindrical structures...more
AREVA SA
The AREVA Group brings vertical integration into the nuclear age. The company is involved in every step of nuclear power production. AREVA mines uranium and enriches it (under the trade name...more
Dowa Holdings Co., Ltd.
Do you know about DOWA? Through its operating subsidiaries the company processes and sells copper, gold, silver, and other metals, supplying its smelters with ore from its mining ventures in Mexico....more
General Atomics
General Atomics has more than nuclear energy these days. The company, which was founded in 1955 to research atomic energy, continues to develop and operate nuclear power reactor systems, but may...more
Grupo México S.A.B. de C.V.
Mexico's largest mining company, Grupo México is the world's #3 copper producer, behind Chile's Codelco and Freeport-McMoRan Copper &...more
ORBIT/FR, Inc.
ORBIT/FR tests how well your communications systems measure up. The company manufactures automated microwave test and measurement systems for evaluating cell phones, radio transmitters, Global...more
Premier Tech Ltd.
At Premier Tech, it all started with peat moss. The company has grown to now provide (through its seven business units) advanced technology to improve horticultural and manufacturing output. Premier...more
Rio Tinto Limited
Rio Tinto is on the lookout for pay dirt. Rio Tinto Limited, one of the world's largest mining operations (along with BHP Billiton and...more
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
In the high-tech and industrial materials kitchen, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. is a master chef. The company's organic and inorganic chemicals unit -- which represents about half of the company's sales...more
TIODIZE Co., Inc.
If it's galling (fretting and wearing away by friction), then TIODIZE has a plan to take care of the problem. TIODIZE makes products and provides services that prevent friction, wear, and...more
Toho Zinc Co., Ltd.
Getting the lead (and zinc) out is paramount to Toho Zinc. The company is a leading Japanese producer of zinc and lead. The bulk of Toho Zinc's sales are from its smelting and refining operations,...more
Valhi, Inc.
Valhi's idea of heaven seems to be variety. The company's NL Industries unit, operating through subsidiary Kronos, is a leading maker of...more
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
Westinghouse Electric has gone nuclear. The company provides design work and start-up help for new nuclear power plants and makes many of the components. Westinghouse Electric also manufactures...more

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