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Company is founded originally as the
Copper-Clad SteelCompanyEngineers S. E. Bramer, Jacob Roth,
F. R. S. Kaplan, Simon Loeb and
William Smith, Sr. create the first
permanent metallurgical bond
between copper and steel in
Rankin, PennsylvaniaCompany changes name to
the Copperweld Steel CompanyThe company takes over a former
axe factory in Glassport, Pennsylvania
opening their first facility as CopperweldCompany goes public
for the first timeCompany is listed on the
New York Curb ExchangeCompany is listed on
the New York Stock ExchangeCompany ceases trading
on the New York Stock ExchangeCopperweld opens second
factory in Warren, Ohio to
manufacture steel billetsCompany acquires the
Flexo Wire Co. of
Oswego, New YorkCopperweld enters into the
steel tube manufacturing
business with acquisition
of Ohio Seamless Tubing
Company of Shelby, OhioCompany merges with
stainless steel finisher
Superior Steel CompanyCompany sells off
Superior Steel Company
after 5 years of poor
performanceCompany develops a second
bimetallic product line, an
aluminum-covered steel wire
branded as AlumoweldCreates the Japan Alumoweld
Company of Numazu, JapanAcquires the Chicago-based
Regal Tube division of Lear-SieglerChanges name to Copperweld CorporationOpens a CCA wire manufacturing
plant in Fayetteville, TennesseeFrench holding company Imétal S.A.
(today known as Imerys), acquires
controlling interest of Copperweld CorporationCompany expands its bimetallic
wire production to Campinas, BrazilAnnounces the layoff of its Glassport,
Pennsylvania facility along with 548 full-time jobsCopperweld Energy is createdU.S. Supreme Court rules in
favor of Copperweld in a
landmark antitrust caseGlassport facility closes entirelyOswego fine wire division shuts downCSC Industries is created as
a spin off from Copperweld's
Warren, Ohio operation as a
separate publicly traded companyCSC files for bankruptcyCompany spend $90 million to
upgrade Shelby, Ohio plantCopperweld and Fujikura announce
a second joint venture together,
the United States Alumoweld Company,
to be located in Duncan, South CarolinaCompany announces the building of a stainless
steel tube plant in Elizabethtown, KentuckyCleveland, Ohio-based LTV Steel acquires
Copperweld Corporation from
Imétal for $650 millionCompany becomes the largest producer of
structural steel tubing in North America
with 23 plants employing 3,500 peopleCompany files voluntary petitions for relief
under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy CodeLTV Copperweld emerges from bankruptcyOwner sells the company for $22.5 million
USD to Fushi International.Warren Steel Holdings LLC is formedWarren Steel hires first employeesWarren Steel announces
a temporary shutdown of
the facility, affecting around
150 employeesAll power is shut off at the
facility across all buildings, and
Warren Steel permanantly shuts downWarren Steel installs new
electromagnetic stirrings on its casterWarren Steel temporarily halts operations,
when energy prices became too high.Company is sued in Trumbull County
Common Pleas Court by one of their
large investors
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