Graphite Inc - A History of a Graphite Company
graphite inc manufactures massive graphite electrodes and calcium carbide used in the manufacturing of steel. Its products are primarily sold in the United States and to a limited extent, to European, Asian, and Central and South American countries.
Carbide/Graphite Group - A History of a Graphite Company
The company began as a graphite mill and refining plant in Asbury, New Jersey, owned by an energetic young man with an impressive work ethic and a strong business sense. He leased a flour mill and turned it into a graphite facility, which sourced raw materials from nearby Rhode Island and Korea to make his first graphite product.
He built his business by acquiring raw material from nearby New Jersey railroads and by linking with brokers to source global resources. He also arranged for the construction of a changewater plant to help meet increased demand during World War II.
After the war, Asbury expanded its slate of non-graphite carbon products by acquiring Sunbury, Pennsylvania-based Anthracite Industries and a Union Carbide plant near Kittanning, Pennsylvania, which processed calcined petroleum coke. It also created Asbury Graphite of California to provide the Pacific Coast market with a product line of specialty graphite, flux, lead, and colored pencils.
In 1960, Asbury Graphite purchased Cummings-Moore Graphite Company in Detroit, providing a Midwest base of operations. Then in 1967, it bought Charles Pettinos Graphite Company located some 30 miles west of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
The company’s business began to decline with the onset of an economic downturn and firm buyouts in the steel industry. In addition, antitrust charges had a negative impact on business and the company restructured. In 1999, the company laid off more than 20 percent of its workforce.
