ALB Materials

What ALB Materials does

ALB Materials Inc is a privately held Nevada corporation, founded in 2010 and headquartered in Reno, Nevada, that supplies, manufactures, exports, and develops advanced materials for research, industrial, and medical applications. The firm operates as a B2B specialty materials distributor selling directly to engineers, researchers, professors, students, and industrial buyers through its e-commerce website (albmaterials.com), email order channels, and a Purchase Order (PO) system with a USD 300 minimum order threshold.

The company's product portfolio spans radiopaque marker bands (platinum-iridium, platinum, gold, tantalum, niobium, titanium, stainless steel) for medical imaging and catheter procedures, neodymium magnets in disc, cylinder, block, ring, countersunk, stepped, plastic-coated, and mounting configurations, sputtering targets across 500+ variants (single elements, alloys, borides, carbides, fluorides, nitrides, phosphates, silicides, sulfides, selenides, tellurides, arsenides, and rotating tube targets), high-purity evaporation materials, crystal wafers including lithium niobate, refractory metals and alloys (rhenium, molybdenum-rhenium, tungsten-rhenium), ceramics, laboratory supplies, and a custom alloy line covering aluminum-, cobalt-, nickel-, titanium-, and other alloy families. Underlying technical capabilities include marker band fabrication with dimensional tolerances as tight as OD ±0.003mm and burr-free cutting down to 0.25mm, plus material purity grades from 99.5% to 99.99999%.

The business model is transactional one-time product sales at unit pricing, with bulk order discounts and custom quotation for specialized specifications. The company operates two wholly-owned sub-brand storefronts—albmagnets.com for neodymium magnets and albtechnology.com for reference standards and antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs)—the latter indicating an adjacent push into pharmaceutical/biotech specialty chemicals. Customer segments are diversified across universities and research institutions, medical device manufacturers, semiconductor and electronics producers, and aerospace/high-temperature industrial buyers, with self-reported long-term cooperative relationships with Sigma-Aldrich, Apple, Google, and Integer. No revenue, funding, or ownership disclosures are available; the firm appears bootstrapped and founder/management-owned.

Name

ALB Materials

Legal name

ALB Materials Inc

Website

https://albmaterials.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ALB Materials Inc is a privately held Nevada-based B2B supplier and manufacturer of advanced materials—including neodymium magnets, sputtering targets, radiopaque marker bands, evaporation materials, crystal wafers, and refractory metal alloys—selling globally to researchers, medical device makers, semiconductor manufacturers, and aerospace buyers through e-commerce and direct sales channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Advanced Materials Manufacturing

NAICS

All Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (33299), Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying (33149)

SIC

Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890), Electronic Components, Nec (3679)

akta.pro primary industry

Deposition Precursors (CVD/ALD Precursors, Metalorganics) (IMAEAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Aerospace Structural Metals & Alloys (Titanium, Aluminum, Nickel) (IMABANAL)

Keywords

• Advanced materials supply
• Neodymium magnets manufacturer
• Sputtering targets production
• Radiopaque marker bands
• Custom alloy manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Henderson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advanced Materials Product Sales: ALB Materials generates revenue through the sale of advanced materials including neodymium magnets, sputtering targets, deposition materials, crystal materials, ceramics, metals/alloys, laboratory supplies, and specialty chemicals. Products are sold in standard and custom configurations with pricing based on material type, purity, size, and quantity. The company offers bulk order discounts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ALB Materials Inc manufactures and supplies advanced materials including radiopaque marker bands for medical imaging, neodymium rare-earth magnets, sputtering targets, evaporation materials, crystal materials (e.g., LiNbO3), refractory metals and alloys (rhenium, MoRe, WRe), ceramics, and laboratory supplies. The company offers both standard catalog items and custom-manufactured products with purity levels from 99.5% to 99.99999%, selling directly to research institutions, medical device manufacturers, semiconductor companies, and aerospace firms.

Product overview

ALB Materials Inc is a comprehensive materials supplier offering a diverse portfolio of advanced materials and specialized products. The core offerings include Radiopaque Marker Bands (medical imaging markers in PtIr, Pt, Au, Ta, and other materials), Neodymium Magnets (various shapes), Sputtering Targets (hundreds of metal, alloy, and ceramic compositions including rotating tube targets), Evaporation Materials (oxides, fluorides, metals), Crystal Materials (LiNbO3 wafers in various cuts), Metals and Alloys (including Rhenium products), Ceramics Products, and Laboratory Supplies. The company also offers Custom Alloy Products for specific engineering requirements and operates the albtechnology.com sub-brand for Reference Standards and ADCs. The product portfolio is structured as a direct materials catalog with customization capabilities rather than a software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Radiopaque Marker Bands Specialized metal marker bands for medical imaging, used as radiopaque markers during catheter procedures and similar minimally invasive medical interventions. Materials include Platinum Iridium (PtIr), Gold (Au), Tantalum (Ta), Niobium (Nb), Zirconium, Titanium, and Stainless Steel, with dimensions OD 0.2-12.00mm and wall thickness 0.025-0.5mm. Sold to medical device manufacturers.
• Neodymium Magnets Rare earth neodymium magnets available in multiple shapes including disc, cylinder, block, ring, countersunk, stepped, plastic-coated, and mounting configurations. Manufactured and sold directly to research, industrial, and engineering customers.
• Sputtering Targets High-purity metal, alloy, and ceramic sputtering targets available in 500+ composition variants including single element, alloy, boride, carbide, fluoride, nitride, phosphate, silicide, sulfide, selenide, telluride, and arsenide compositions, plus rotating tube targets. Used in thin film deposition for semiconductor and electronics manufacturing.
• Evaporation Materials High-purity evaporation materials including oxides, fluorides, sulfides, metals, and compounds supplied in granules, powders, and tablets for thin film deposition processes.
• Crystal Materials Crystal wafers including Lithium Niobate (LiNbO3) in X-cut, Y-cut, and Z-cut orientations, available in optical grade, saw grade, and stoichiometric grade specifications for optical and electronic applications.
• Metals and Alloys Refractory metals and alloys including Rhenium (Re) products in sheet, rod, wire, disc, strip, pellet, electrode, and machined part forms, plus Molybdenum Rhenium (MoRe) and Tungsten Rhenium (WRe) alloys for high-temperature aerospace, furnace, and research applications.
• Ceramics Products Ceramic materials and products for various industrial and research applications.
• Laboratory Supplies Laboratory equipment including mortar and pestle, grinding jars, thermocouple wire, and thermal analysis crucibles for research and laboratory use.
• Custom Alloy Products Custom-made alloy products engineered to meet unique engineering requirements, available in various compositions including aluminum-, cerium-, cobalt-, chromium-, copper-, iron-, nickel-, titanium-, tin-, zirconium-, zinc-, and magnesium-based alloys with purity from 99.5% to 99.99999%.
• Reference Standards and ADCs Specialty chemicals including reference standards and antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), sold through the albtechnology.com subsidiary website as a separate product line under ALB Materials Inc.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Sigma-AldrichcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term cooperative relationship with Sigma-Aldrich, one of the world's leading suppliers of research chemicals and laboratory equipment. Partnership provides access to distribution channels and reinforces quality credentials through association with a recognized industry leader.
• ApplecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term cooperative relationship with Apple. ALB Materials supplies materials for Apple's research and development activities in electronics and display technologies.
• GooglecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term cooperative relationship with Google. ALB Materials supplies materials supporting Google's various technology research initiatives.
• IntegercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term cooperative relationship with Integer, a major medical device manufacturer. ALB Materials supplies medical-grade materials including radiopaque marker bands and specialty metals for Integer's medical device production.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Materion Corporation: Public specialty materials company producing advanced alloys, beryllium products, thin film deposition materials, and engineered metal solutions. Much larger incumbent operating broadly across the same materials categories ALB serves.

Direct peers

• MSE Supplies: Supplier of high-purity materials, sputtering targets, evaporation materials, and laboratory supplies to academic and industrial research customers. Closely comparable e-commerce-led, R&D-focused business model.
• American Elements: Largest U.S. specialty advanced materials manufacturer offering ultra-high-purity metals, alloys, sputtering targets, evaporation materials, and ceramics across research, electronics, medical, and aerospace. Directly comparable catalog breadth, target customer base, and product positioning to ALB Materials.
• Stanford Advanced Materials: Specialty materials supplier offering evaporation materials, sputtering targets, rare earth alloys, and custom compounds to research and industrial customers. Overlaps heavily with ALB's product portfolio and end markets.
• Kurt J. Lesker Company: Manufacturer and distributor of high-purity materials, sputtering targets, evaporation sources, and vacuum components. Directly competes with ALB in the deposition materials and sputtering target product lines.
• R.D. Mathis Company: Long-established supplier of evaporation materials, sputtering targets, and vacuum thin film components for research and industrial deposition applications. Closely comparable product specialization in thin film materials.
• Goodfellow: UK-based supplier of metals, alloys, ceramics, polymers, and compound materials for research and industrial applications. Directly comparable custom materials catalog and research-oriented customer base.
• Plasmaterials: Specialty manufacturer of high-purity sputtering targets, evaporation materials, and custom alloys serving semiconductor, optics, and research customers. Directly comparable deposition materials focus.

Emerging players

• Heeger Materials: Online specialty materials supplier focused on high-purity metals, ceramics, crystals, and custom compounds for research and engineering applications. Comparable e-commerce distribution model and target customer base.
• SCI Engineered Materials: Specialty manufacturer of thin film deposition targets and compounds for photonics, solar, and display applications. Overlaps with ALB's sputtering target product line for electronics end markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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