Materion produces advanced engineered materials globally. The company operates in four segments: Performance Materials, Electronic Materials, Precision Optics, and Other. It provides beryllium and non-beryllium containing alloy systems and custom engineered metal solutions in strip, bulk, rod, plate, bar, tube, and customized shapes.
Its portfolio also includes engineering and product development services, alloyed metals, beryllium products, and beryllium hydroxide, precision strip, rod, wire, and engineered strip metal products, ToughMet alloys, and SupremEX aluminum silicon carbide metal matrix composite formulation products.
It also operates the bertrandite ore mine and refinery that provides feedstock hydroxide for its beryllium businesses and external sale. Additionally, it produces advanced chemicals, microelectronics packaging, precious and non-precious metal, and specialty metal products
Including vapor deposition targets, frame lid assemblies, clad and precious metal pre-forms, and high temperature braze materials. It also designs and manufactures precision thin film coatings, optical filters, and assemblies
Inorganic chemicals and powders, specialty coatings, specialty engineered beryllium and copper-based alloys, beryllium composites, ceramics, and engineered clad and plated metal systems.
The company sells its products to semiconductor, industrial, aerospace and defense, automotive, energy, consumer electronics, and life sciences through its facilities and service centers, independent distributors and agents, outside distributors, direct sales offices, and independent sales representatives. Founded in 1921 and based in Mayfield Heights, Ohio, Materion was formerly known as Brush Engineered Materials Inc. before rebranding in March 2011.