Shamokin Carbons

What Shamokin Carbons does

Shamokin Carbons is a fourth-generation, family-owned B2B industrial supplier of carbon and graphite materials headquartered in Coal Township, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1924 as Rosini Hauling, the company transitioned from anthracite coal mining into carbon processing, incorporated as Shamokin Filler Co. in 1957, and rebranded as Shamokin Carbons in 1994. The company operates a network of 13 processing, manufacturing, and warehousing facilities across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, with combined annual throughput exceeding 250,000 tons. Leadership rests with fourth-generation Rosini family members Don T Rosini and William E Rosini, and the business is operated without external institutional capital.

The product portfolio spans calcined petroleum coke, synthetic and natural graphite, anthracite coal, metallurgical coke, petroleum coke, pitch coke, calcined anthracite, needle coke, amorphous graphite, graphitized coke, pelletized carbons, graphite electrodes, activated carbon, and specialty items including expandable graphite and graphite foils. Core processing capabilities include drying, grinding, precision screening, pelletizing, and calcination, with proprietary offerings including the Carb-O-Cite brand (introduced 1966 as an industry-standard glass additive) and the first graphite pelletizing plant commissioned in 1986 via subsidiary Rosini Carbons. The company is ISO 9001:2015 certified (attained 2016) and markets itself as a "One-Stop Carbon Shop" consolidating 20+ carbon and graphite SKUs under a single supplier relationship.

Revenue is generated entirely from product sales on a quote-based B2B model with packaging ranging from 5-gallon pails to 100-ton railcars and distribution via direct sales, rail partnerships (Norfolk Southern, Canadian Pacific), and intermodal transport. There is no licensing, subscription, or recurring service component. Primary end-markets are steel and foundry operations, water filtration, glass manufacturing, friction products, refractories, and energy and industrial applications including geothermal, cathodic protection, batteries, and solar. Growth has been driven by a combination of organic reinvestment and tuck-in acquisitions — Mountain Top Anthracite (2011) and JS McCormick & Co. (2014) — together with international expansion via a 2019 exclusive supply agreement with Grafitos Mexicanos and a 2020 joint venture, Alliance Graphite Victory, which operates a new plant in Hermosillo, Mexico.

Name

Shamokin Carbons

Legal name

Shamokin Carbons

Website

https://shamokincarbons.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1924

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Shamokin Carbons is a fourth-generation, family-owned B2B processor and supplier of carbon and graphite materials — including calcined petroleum coke, synthetic and natural graphite, anthracite, and needle coke — serving steel, foundry, water filtration, glass, and energy customers across 13+ facilities in the US, Canada, and Mexico.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Carbon & Graphite Materials

NAICS

Carbon and Graphite Product Manufacturing (335991), Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (324), All Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (324199)

SIC

Chemicals & Allied Products (2800), Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860)

akta.pro primary industry

Functional Carbon Fillers (Carbon Black, Graphite) (IMAEAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty Carbon & Pitch Products (Petroleum Pitch, Carbon Binders for Anodes) (EUALAKAK), Carbon Black & Bulk Pigments (IMAEAAAF), Activated Carbon & Carbon Adsorbents (IMAEAIAF), Synthetic Graphite Feedstocks (Petroleum Needle Coke & Pitch) (IMAKAFAE)

Keywords

• Industrial carbon materials
• Graphite products supplier
• Calcined petroleum coke
• Metallurgical coke products
• Anthracite coal processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Coal Township

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Carbon and Graphite Products Sales: Shamokin Carbons generates revenue through the sale of a comprehensive line of carbon and graphite products including calcined petroleum coke, pelletized carbons, synthetic graphite, anthracite coal, metallurgical coke, petroleum coke, pitch coke, calcined anthracite, needle coke, amorphous graphite, graphitized coke, activated carbon, graphite electrodes, and other carbon additives. Products are sold in various packaging formats from small pails to bulk railcar shipments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Shamokin Carbons processes and supplies a comprehensive line of carbon and graphite materials to industrial customers, including calcined petroleum coke, synthetic graphite, anthracite coal, metallurgical coke, petroleum coke, pitch coke, calcined anthracite, needle coke, amorphous graphite, graphitized coke, and related products. Products are processed through drying, grinding, precision screening, pelletizing, and calcination at multiple US and Mexican facilities and delivered in flexible packaging from small pails to bulk railcar shipments. The company also produces the proprietary Carb-O-Cite anthracite additive for glass manufacturing and offers toll processing services.

Product overview

Shamokin Carbons is a One-Stop Carbon Shop and international supplier of innovative, high-quality carbon and graphite products. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of carbon materials including calcined petroleum coke, synthetic graphite, anthracite coal, metallurgical coke, petroleum coke, pitch coke, calcined anthracite, needle coke, amorphous graphite, and graphitized coke. Additional products include graphite/carbon pellets, activated carbon, expandable graphite, graphite foil, graphite lubricants, graphite shapes, graphite electrodes, carbon black, fluid coke, and shot coke. The company also introduced the proprietary Carb-O-Cite brand as an anthracite additive for the glass industry. With processing facilities across the U.S. and Mexico capable of processing over 250,000 tons annually, Shamokin Carbons serves industries including steel, foundry, aluminum, glass manufacturing, friction, refractories, water filtration, geothermal, batteries, and various other industrial applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Carb-O-Cite: Anthracite additive for the glass industry, introduced in 1966, which became a standard carbon additive for glass manufacturing.

Products and services

• Calcined Petroleum Coke (CPC) High-purity carbon material derived from raw petroleum coke through calcination at high temperatures, featuring high carbon purity, low ash and sulfur content, and excellent electrical conductivity. Used primarily in aluminum anode production, steel manufacturing, titanium dioxide production, and foundry operations.
• Pelletized Carbons High-performance carbon materials engineered into uniform cylindrical shapes for industrial applications, designed to maximize surface area with superior adsorption, filtration, and purification properties. Used in water treatment, air purification, solvent recovery, and gas processing applications.
• Synthetic Graphite Carbon-based material produced from petroleum coke mixed with petroleum pitch, extruded, shaped, sintered, and heated above 3000°C. Available in powder and scrap metal forms for friction, foundry, electrical carbons, fuel cell bi-polar plates, coatings, and drilling applications.
• Anthracite Coal Highest rank of coal with carbon content between 92.1% and 98%, used as injection carbon for Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) steel production and water filtration applications.
• Metallurgical Coke Solid carbonaceous residue derived from low-ash, low-sulfur bituminous coal heated without oxygen at temperatures up to 1,000°C, used as fuel and reducing agent for iron ore in blast furnaces and foundry cupola applications.
• Petroleum Coke Carbonaceous solid derived from oil refinery coker units, available in anode grade, fuel grade, and needle coke variants.
• Pitch Coke High purity carbon residue produced from coal tar pitch, featuring low density, low sulfur, high aromatic character, and high graphitizability.
• Calcined Anthracite Raw anthracite coal heat-treated in electric or gas calcination furnaces at temperatures up to 2000°C, functioning as a substitute for synthetic graphite in foundry and steel mill applications.
• Needle Coke Highly crystalline petroleum coke with acicular (needle-like) morphology used in production of electrodes for steel and aluminum industries.
• Amorphous Graphite Graphite formed by thermal metamorphism of coal seams with purity ranging from 60% to 90% carbon, used primarily in refractories and as carbon raiser in foundry and steel plants.
• Graphitized Coke Engineered product made from highest quality pet-coke, providing consistency, repeatability, and low ash and sulfur contents with fissures for faster solution rate compared to standard synthetic graphite.
• Carb-O-Cite Proprietary anthracite additive for the glass industry, which became a standard carbon additive for glass manufacturing.
• Toll Processing and Precision Sizing Services Specialized toll processing and precision sizing services for carbon materials, particularly for refractory and other industrial applications, performed at the Rosini Carbons subsidiary.

Quantifiable outcome

• Can process more than 250,000 tons of carbon annually across facilities
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Alliance Graphite Victory (AGV)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Shamokin Carbons formed Alliance Graphite Victory (AGV), a Mexican company, and built a new grinding and packaging facility in Hermosillo, Mexico to process amorphous graphite sourced from Grafitos Mexicanos' mines.
• Grafitos MexicanoscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Shamokin Carbons signed an exclusive supply agreement with Grafitos Mexicanos, the largest amorphous graphite mine in Mexico, securing access to Mexico's largest amorphous graphite source.
• Essix ResourcesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2010Shamokin Carbons entered into an exclusive sales agreement with Essix Resources in 2010 to market carbons to the steel industry.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Resonac (Showa Denko): Japanese chemicals and specialty carbon producer with global operations in graphite electrodes, carbon materials, and battery-grade graphite. Overlaps in needle coke, synthetic graphite, and battery anode materials.
• Birla Carbon: One of the world's largest carbon black manufacturers, supplying rubber, plastics, coatings, and industrial customers. Overlaps in carbon black and basic carbon products, though operating at much larger global scale.
• Imerys: Global specialty minerals producer with a carbon and graphite product line serving refractories, foundry, and battery markets. Comparable in amorphous and flake graphite, with overlap in refractory and foundry customer verticals.
• Cabot Corporation: Global specialty chemicals and carbon black producer with significant carbon black and activated carbon businesses. Adjacent overlap in activated carbon and carbon black sub-products that Shamokin offers.
• Tokai Carbon: Major global producer of carbon black, graphite electrodes, fine carbon, and smelting materials serving steel, aluminum, and battery markets. Operates at much larger scale across overlapping product categories, including needle coke and CPC.

Emerging players

• Haydale Graphene Industries: UK-based advanced materials company focused on specialty graphene and carbon nanomaterial products for industrial applications. Adjacent emerging player in advanced carbon materials, particularly relevant for Shamokin's expandable graphite and specialty carbons trajectory.

Direct peers

• GrafTech International: Global producer of graphite electrodes and needle coke-based products serving the electric arc furnace steel industry. Directly comparable in needle coke, graphite electrode, and EAF steel carbon additive markets where Shamokin operates.
• Continental Carbon: US-based carbon black producer serving rubber, plastics, and industrial applications. Comparable in carbon black and basic carbon product manufacturing, with overlap in rubber, plastics, and industrial customer base.
• Asbury Carbons: Asbury Carbons is the largest US processor and distributor of carbon and graphite products, offering a similarly broad 'one-stop' portfolio across petroleum coke, synthetic and natural graphite, anthracite, and specialty carbons to steel, foundry, friction, and industrial customers. Closest direct US comparable in scope, product breadth, and customer verticals.
• Superior Graphite: Specialty graphite producer offering synthetic graphite, calcined petroleum coke, and toll processing services to steel, foundry, battery, and friction markets. Highly comparable in synthetic graphite, CPC, and toll processing capabilities, with similar end-market focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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