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Allegheny Technologies: Specialty Metals Production
Contact: Dan Greenfield, +1 412.394.3004, dgreenfield@alleghenytechnologies.com
Allegheny Technologies (ATI) Expanding its Advanced U.S. Manufacturing
ATI is one of the largest and most diversified specialty metals producers in the world. We believe a U.S. manufacturer can compete in the global economy. To compete globally, ATI must have unsurpassed manufacturing capabilities, the most advanced specialty metals technology, flexibility, and global reach. We believe our customers value ATI as a technology leader and innovator that provides a geopolitically secure source of diversified specialty metals.
Overview
- Products include titanium and titanium alloys, nickel-based alloys and superalloys, grain-oriented electrical steel, exotic alloys (zirconium, hafnium, niobium), tungsten materials, stainless steel, forgings, and castings
- Sales of $5.3 billion in 2008 (28% direct international sales)
- Employs approximately 9,600 worldwide; over 3,000 near Pittsburgh
- Manufacturing in England, China, Switzerland; joint ventures in China and Russia
- Unsurpassed manufacturing capabilities with unsurpassed specialty metals technologies
- Developing new advanced alloys for the most demanding operating environments
- Investing in the United States
- $1.3 billion of capital investments and asset acquisitions 2005-2008
- Includes advanced specialty plate facility near Pittsburgh
- Announced $1 billion+ investment near Pittsburgh (site preparation begun)
- Capitalizing on infrastructure and energy markets, and aerospace and defense markets
Major Global Markets:
- Aerospace and Defense (29% of 2008 sales)
- Premium alloys for jet engine OEM and spares; benefitting from titanium intensive next-generation airframes; specialty alloys for critical defense applications
- Chemical Process Industry/Oil & Gas (23% of 2008 sales)
- High performance specialty metals required as exploration and delivery moves to more demanding environments
- Electrical Energy (16% of 2008 sales)
- Specialty metals required for nuclear, natural gas, coal, wind, solar, geothermal power generation and power distribution.
Enabling Better Use of Resources and Sustainability:
- Our specialty metals are long lasting and 100% recyclable
- Products play a vital role in energy efficiency, renewable energy (nuclear, wind, solar, geothermal) and clean water
- A leading producer of premium grain-oriented electrical steel for high-efficiency power distribution transformers needed to upgrade the electrical energy grid.
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