Superior Graphite Blog

Exciting updates about Superior Graphite products, services, tradeshows, and news!

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We hope you and your families have a happy and healthy 2019! Happy New Year to everyone.

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Happy Holidays!

We hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season! 

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Careers- Production Supervisor

At this time, Superior Graphite is seeking a highly qualified Production Supervisor for our Hopkinsville, KY Complex. If you know of someone who would be a good fit- please share this post!

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Asia Brake 2018

Here is a photo of our booth from the Asia Brake show! Dr. Yujie Feng presented on “The Role of Resilient Graphitic Carbon and Purified Needle Coke in NAO Brake Pads”. Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth! #FormulaBT #SuperiorEvents #AsiaBrake #SuperiorPresentations #SuperiorGraphite

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Now Hiring- Looking for Credit Manager

We are currently seeking to fill a Credit Manager position at our corporate location in Chicago. If you know of someone who is looking for a similar position- feel free to share this post!

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Superior Graphite at Asia Brake 2018

Superior Graphite will be presenting and exhibiting at Asia Brake in Bangkok, Thailand next week! On February 6th at 9:40 am Dr. Yujie Feng will be presenting on “The Role of Resilient Graphitic Carbon and Purified Needle Coke in NAO Brake Pads”. Don’t miss this presentation and we invite you to stop by our booth #10 afterwards!

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The Carney family immigrated to Chicago from the hills of County Mayo Ireland in 1864. William J. Carney was just 9 years old but before he turned 18 he was already tallying lumber coming off the Illinois & Michigan Canal in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago. His industriousness continued straight through to 1917 and his founding of the The Superior Flake Graphite Company. This year we celebrate the centennial of Superior Graphite as well as William J. Carney's steadfast spirit.

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Superior Graphite is honored to receive this year’s Illinois Family Business Century Award from the Family Business Center: Loyola University Chicago. It's a privilege to reach our 100th year and we are grateful to be distinguished with this award! #100years #centuryaward

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RGC — Resilient Graphitic Carbons offer a unique combination of secondary properties  (strength, lubricity and resiliency) that are the result of our precise control of the primary properties — see the diagram. Superior Graphite developed the concept of producing RGC’s with our proprietary high temperature process. RGC provides unique properties to promote unique materials for our customers. #superiorgraphite #rgc  #resilentgraphiticcarbons

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SiC is the chemical formula for the compound of silicon and carbon which is known for its extreme hardness. This is one of the reasons SiC is widely used in abrasive applications from wire-sawing to polishing. Would our Sinter-Pur Alpha or Beta SiC powder be the best fit for your abrasive applications? #sinterpur #siliconcarbide #superiorbrands

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We are currently seeking to fill a Marketing Coordinator position at our corporate location in Chicago. If you know of someone who is looking for a similar position- feel free to share this post! For more information, please visit our website:

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Superior Graphite has much to celebrate on our 100th anniversary. One of our crowning achievements occurred in 1977 when we began production of Desulco, a breakthrough high-purity graphitic carbon. The credit goes to William Goldberger, Richard Markel and Peter R. Carney, our team who developed a highly advanced continuous electro-thermal purification process which creates this worldwide recognized recarburizer. Photo from early '90s. #Desulco #electrothermalfurnace

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Superior Graphite is committed to utilizing our unique technologies, processes and talents towards long-term success. One of our biggest assets is our employees, many of whom have been with our company not just for a multitude of years, but over generations. Prost and Shepard families, for example, worked at Superior Graphite for three generations since the 1920s and still come to visit. On our 100th anniversary we recognize the hard work of our employees and celebrate their achievement. #chicagomanufacturing, #100years, #superiorgraphite

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We are celebrating 100 years of innovation at Superior Graphite (then called Superior Flake). Our founder was an ever inventive 62-year old who had previously been involved in the coal business and before that the lumber industry. Innovation is at the core of everything that we do.

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Why is a silicon carbide seal superior? Because silicon carbide is one atom of silicon bonded to one atom of carbon, which makes a tenacious bond that is extremely stable over a wide range of temperatures & chemical environments.

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Friction industry has rigorous requirements, yet our Formula FX friction modifiers don’t just meet, but exceed them by offering custom products that improve performance and meet our customers’ special engineering requirements. This family of materials offers a full spectrum of friction modifier materials by utilizing a variety of graphites and cokes to meet your needs.

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Superior Graphite announces the expansion and groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, October 30th at 1 pm for the new Specialty Carbon Plant adjacent to one of the company’s existing manufacturing facilities in Hopkinsville, KY. Stop by if you have a chance!