ALASKAN COPPER WORKS

Alaskan Copper Works is a manufacturer of stainless steel and other corrosion-resistant alloy pipe and fittings and a fabricator of corrosion-resistant alloy heat exchangers, pressure vessels, tanks, columns, special fabrications and prefabricated piping systems.

In the 1930s austenitic stainless steel, an alloy with even greater corrosion-resistance, became available not only to the pulp and paper industry, but to other new developing industries as well, such as petrochemicals and food processing. Alaskan Copper Works also participated in the application of this new material and in the development of related special welding and fabricating techniques.

As the community of metal shops grew, the demand for sheet, plate and other mill products increased and many fabricators looked to Alaskan Copper Works for support.

In 1932, the company officially responded to this growing demand and established the Alaskan Copper & Brass Company, a new division devoted exclusively to the distribution of corrosion-resistant alloys. The addition of a complete line of aluminum products helped the company become a primary distribution source for customers in a variety of industries such as boat building, food processing, chemical, petrochemical, water treatment, mining, power and many more.