Morgan Advanced Materials

Name

Morgan Advanced Materials

Legal name

Morgan Advanced Materials Plc

Website

https://morganadvancedmaterials.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1856

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Morgan Advanced Materials is a UK-listed global engineering company that designs and manufactures advanced ceramics, carbon materials, and high-temperature insulation products serving aerospace, medical, energy, electronics, and industrial customers across 36 manufacturing sites in five continents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Advanced Industrial Materials

NAICS

Clay Product and Refractory Manufacturing (3271), All Other Miscellaneous Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (327999)

SIC

Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890)

akta.pro primary industry

Aerospace Thermal Management, Insulation & Fire Protection Materials (IMABANAE)

Keywords

• Advanced ceramics manufacturing
• Thermal insulation products
• Carbon materials solutions
• Technical ceramic components
• Braze alloys supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Windsor

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices16 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Thermal Products Division: Revenue from high-temperature insulation products including ceramic fibers, fire brick, monolithic products, and microporous insulation for aerospace, industrial furnaces, and thermal management applications. Accounts for 37% of company revenues. The division is under strategic review including potential disposal.
2. Technical Ceramics: Revenue from advanced ceramic components including alumina, zirconia, and silicon carbide products for aerospace, medical, automotive, and industrial applications.
3. Performance Carbon: Revenue from carbon and graphite products including electrical carbon systems, seals and bearings, and carbon brushes for industrial machinery, wind turbines, and electrical applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Morgan Advanced Materials designs and manufactures advanced ceramics, carbon materials, and thermal insulation products sold through three main divisions: Thermal Products (insulating fibers, fire bricks, microporous insulation, and molten metal systems), Performance Carbon (electrical carbon products, seals, bearings, and brushes), and Technical Ceramics (alumina, zirconia, silicon carbide components for aerospace, medical, and industrial use). The company also produces precious and non-precious braze alloys for mission-critical joining applications in aerospace, space, and medical devices. Products are sold primarily to industrial OEMs and engineered to customer specifications.

Product overview

Morgan Advanced Materials is a materials science company offering a diversified portfolio of advanced materials, ceramics, carbon products, and thermal insulation solutions organized into three main business divisions: Performance Carbon (electrical carbon, seals and bearings), Technical Ceramics (advanced ceramics for aerospace, medical, electronics), and Thermal Products (high-temperature insulation including Superwool® fibers, Pyro-Bloc® modules, Min-K® microporous insulation). Key product brands include LEMA™ alumina-based materials for turbine blade casting, Nilcra® Zirconia PSZ, VAluStar™ crucibles, Porous SiC seals, Braze Alloys, and Blue Lightning thermocouple assemblies. The company operates across aerospace, healthcare, petrochemical, energy, industrial, and defense sectors, with global manufacturing footprint and Centers of Excellence for R&D in carbon science, ceramics, and metals joining.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Superwool: Low biopersistent insulating fibre product range including Superwool Plus, Superwool HT, and Superwool XTRA
• Min-K
• Pyro-Bloc
• Nilcra
• Lema
• VAluStar
• Blue Lightning

Products and services

• Thermal Products
• Performance Carbon
• Technical Ceramics
• VAluStar Crucibles
• Porous Silicon Carbide (SiC) Seals
• LEMA Alumina-Based Materials
• Superwool XTRA Fiber
• Min-K Microporous Insulation
• Braze Alloys
• Nilcra Zirconia PSZ
• Blue Lightning Thermocouple Assembly
• WTG1 Brush Holder System
• Heat Treatment Containers (HTCs)
• Pyro-Bloc Modules

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces turbine engine blade investment casting production time by up to 20%
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• University of SouthamptoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 November 2025UK-based collaboration developing scalable LATP (Lithium Aluminum Titanium Phosphate) fiber electrolytes using existing photonic fiber manufacturing technology for solid-state battery applications.
• Vesuvius plcminorOthers · 22 August 2025Vesuvius acquired Morgan's Molten Metal Systems business for enterprise value of £92.7 million. Deal expands Vesuvius's presence in non-ferrous market segment and increases exposure to Indian market.
• Slaughter and MayminorOthers · 22 August 2025Legal advisory support for the sale of Morgan's global Molten Metal Systems business to Vesuvius plc.
• The Faraday InstitutionminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Research collaboration focused on battery materials development and advancement of lithium-ion battery technology.
• The American Ceramic Society (ACerS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 September 2018Joint sponsorship of Morgan Medal and Global Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award recognizing excellence in ceramics and glass discipline research. Award includes $1,000 honorarium, certificate, Morgan Medal, and complimentary ACerS Annual Meeting registration.
• Penn State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Multi-million-dollar Carbon Science Centre of Excellence collaboration at Penn State Innovation Park. Joint R&D facility for carbon materials and technologies research, serving Morgan's Thermal Ceramics, Technical Ceramics, and Braze Alloys businesses. Includes development of electrified rail products and carbon current collectors for pantographs. Morgan has hired 14 high-level researchers at the facility with plans to double.
• Penn State Materials Research InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Provides Morgan access to Materials Characterization Lab (MCL), Nanofabrication Lab, and Center for Atomically Thin Multifunctional Coatings (ATOMIC) for advanced materials research collaboration.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Saint-Gobain: Saint-Gobain is a Paris-listed global building materials and high-performance materials incumbent with refractory and ceramic fiber operations that overlap Morgan's Thermal Products. Much larger and diversified, but a relevant reference point for industrial insulation pricing and competitive dynamics.

Direct peers

• RHI Magnesita: RHI Magnesita is the global leader in refractories for steel, cement, glass, and non-ferrous metals - directly overlapping Morgan's Thermal Products division in industrial furnace and steel mill refractory applications.
• SGL Carbon: SGL Carbon is a Germany-based specialty carbon (graphite electrodes, carbon fiber, specialty graphites) and composites manufacturer. Direct overlap with Morgan's Performance Carbon business in industrial carbon and graphite products.
• Vesuvius plc: Vesuvius is a London-listed refractory products manufacturer that recently acquired Morgan's Molten Metal Systems business for £92.7M. Direct competitor across molten-metal handling, crucibles, and steel industry refractories, and now controls the entity previously competing inside Morgan's portfolio.
• Kyocera Corporation: Kyocera is explicitly identified as a co-competitor with Morgan in alumina ceramics for semiconductor applications. As a much larger Japanese ceramics and electronics conglomerate, it competes across Technical Ceramics in electronics, semiconductor equipment, and industrial components.
• CoorsTek: CoorsTek is a private global technical ceramics manufacturer serving aerospace, medical, semiconductor, and industrial markets with alumina, zirconia, and silicon carbide products. Highly comparable to Morgan's Technical Ceramics division across product mix and end-market exposure.
• Mersen: Mersen is a France-based industrial specialty manufacturer with electrical carbon (brushes, brushes holders), high-temperature insulation, and engineered ceramics segments - directly comparable to Morgan's Performance Carbon and Thermal Products divisions in customer mix (industrial motors, power, process industries) and product offering.
• HarbisonWalker International (HWI): HWI is a US-focused refractory manufacturer serving steel, aluminum, cement, and glass - directly comparable in industrial furnace lining and monolithic refractory applications within Morgan's Thermal Products / Thermal Ceramics segment.
• Schunk Group: Schunk's Carbon Technology division produces carbon and graphite brushes, electrical contacts, and mechanical carbons - similar to Morgan Performance Carbon's electrical carbon portfolio - plus a Technical Ceramics line. A direct peer in carbon-based industrial components.

Emerging players

• Alkegen (formerly Unifrax): Alkegen/Unifrax produces high-temperature insulation fibers (including low-biopersistent alternatives like Isofrax and FibroFrax) directly competing with Morgan's Superwool portfolio in industrial, aerospace, and EV thermal runaway protection applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A2 records

Investments

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