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Materion Corporation (NYSE: MTRN, formerly Brush Wellman) is a U.S.-headquartered, globally operating advanced materials company founded in 1921 around the commercialization of beryllium. It is organized into three reporting-grade product divisions: Performance Materials (beryllium products, clad metals, high-performance alloys including copper-beryllium and ToughMet, metal matrix composites such as AlBeMet and SupremEX, and technical ceramics including beryllium oxide); Electronic Materials (ALD/CVD precursors, phosphor precursors, optical coating materials covering more than 70% of the periodic table, sputtering targets — precious and non-precious — and microelectronic packaging); and Precision Optics (optical filters, mirrors, beamsplitters, micro-optics, and functional coatings, with heritage on NASA missions including Europa Clipper, Hubble, James Webb, Mars Rover Perseverance, and Legacy Survey of Space and Time). Supporting services include ISO 17025-accredited chemical and mechanical testing, PVD magnetron sputtering services, precious metal recycling and reclamation, and precision parts cleaning for semiconductor chambers.

The company operates 30 manufacturing and engineering sites across the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Liechtenstein, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia, and China, employing more than 3,000 people. Revenue is generated primarily through B2B hardware sales of engineered materials, supplemented by technical and recycling services. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales with dedicated engineering support teams that provide material selection, prototyping samples, custom technical seminars, and qualification assistance; pricing is quote-based under multi-year contracts. End-markets served include aerospace and defense, semiconductor, automotive (with EV emphasis), consumer electronics, energy (including fusion and advanced nuclear), industrial, medical, and telecom/data center.

Materion's competitive position is anchored in proprietary processes — Vibration Casting Technology (VCT), TantElite powder metallurgy, ME Grade and Xtended Life sputtering target families, and proprietary beryllium additive manufacturing — and in regulatory expertise as the world's preeminent beryllium supplier with AS9100D, ISO 17025, and NADCAP certifications. Strategic customers include NASA, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Kairos Power, and major semiconductor manufacturers. Public ownership via NYSE and global operations define its corporate structure.

Name

brush wellman

Legal name

Materion Corporation

Website

https://brushwellman.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1921

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Materion Corporation (NYSE: MTRN, formerly Brush Wellman) is a global advanced materials company founded in 1921 that supplies beryllium products, specialty alloys, electronic materials, sputtering targets, and precision optics to enterprise customers in aerospace, defense, semiconductor, automotive, energy, and industrial markets across 30 sites worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Advanced Engineered Materials

NAICS

Paint and Coating Manufacturing (325510), Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (33441)

SIC

Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860), Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890), Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470), Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels & Allied Prods (2851)

akta.pro primary industry

Thin-Film Deposition Materials (PVD/CVD/ALD Targets & Precursors) (HDAHAGAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Deposition Precursors (CVD/ALD Precursors, Metalorganics) (IMAEAKAG), Coating, Painting & Plating (Powder Coat, Anodizing, Electroplating, PVD/CVD) (IMAAAGAI)

Keywords

• Advanced materials manufacturing
• Beryllium specialty alloys
• Thin film deposition
• Sputtering target production
• Precision optical components

Headquarters

HQ city

Cleveland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices29 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advanced Materials Products: Sale of advanced materials including beryllium products, clad metals, high-performance alloys, metal matrix composites, technical ceramics, electronic materials (precursor chemicals, sputtering targets), and precision optics
2. Technical Services: Engineering support, material testing and analysis, custom manufacturing, and technical seminars
3. Precious Metals Recycling: Recovery and refining of precious metals from production waste streams, shield coatings, and chamber scrapings
4. Precision Parts Cleaning: Chamber parts cleaning services using advanced technologies for deposition removal and precious metals recovery

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Brush Wellman (now operating as Materion Corporation) processes and manufactures advanced engineered materials including beryllium products, beryllium compounds, clad metals, high-performance specialty alloys, metal matrix composites, and technical ceramics. The company also produces electronic and thin film deposition materials—atomic layer deposition (ALD) precursors, sputtering targets, evaporation materials, and precious metal materials—along with precision optics (filters, mirrors, components, and functional coatings). Offerings support semiconductor fabrication, aerospace, defense, automotive, energy, industrial, and medical end markets, with supporting engineering, recycling, and analytical testing services.

Product overview

Materion is a global leader in advanced materials solutions organized into three core product divisions: Performance Materials (beryllium products, clad metals, high-performance alloys, metal matrix composites, technical ceramics), Electronic Materials (semiconductor materials, phosphor precursors, optical coatings, sputtering targets, thin film deposition materials), and Precision Optics (optical filters, mirrors, components, functional coatings). The company also provides supporting services including chemical testing and analysis, precious metal recycling, precision parts cleaning, and magnetron sputtering services. Founded on pioneering beryllium technology in 1921, Materion serves high-growth markets including aerospace, defense, automotive, semiconductor, energy, medical, and consumer electronics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Beryllium Products Beryllium metal, foil, X-ray windows, custom CF flange assemblies, and TruExtent Acoustic Beryllium for applications requiring lightweight, high-stiffness, high-stability materials across aerospace, defense, scientific, and acoustic applications.
• Clad Metals
• High-Performance Alloys
• Metal Matrix Composites AlBeMet AlBeCast and SupremEX metal matrix composites delivering high strength-to-weight ratio, thermal management, and stiffness for aerospace, defense, automotive, and electronics applications.
• Technical Ceramics
• Semiconductor Materials
• Phosphor Precursor Materials
• Optical Coating Materials
• Beryllium Fluoride for Molten Salt Reactors
• Microelectronic Packaging
• Sputtering Targets
• Tantalum Sputtering Targets and Plates
• Gold Sputtering Targets
• Optical Filters
• Optical Mirrors
• CoatingPlus
• Chemical Testing and Analysis Services
• Precious Metal Recycling and Reclamation Services
• Precision Parts Cleaning Services
• PVD Magnetron Sputtering Services

Quantifiable outcome

• VCT technology can decrease grain size by as much as 90%
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Commonwealth Fusion SystemscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 October 2025Materion entered into an agreement to supply beryllium fluoride for the production of FLiBE molten salt used in CFS' ARC fusion power plants. Shipments from Elmore, OH facility began in 2025. This partnership supports CFS's effort to build the world's first grid-scale fusion plant.
• Kairos PowercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaterion works with Kairos Power on the MARVEL Microreactor Project at the Elmore, OH facility for clean energy development.
• Idaho National LabcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaterion supplies advanced materials for the MARVEL Microreactor Project in collaboration with Idaho National Lab.
• Arizona State University School of Earth and Space ExplorationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaterion's Westford Optics team collaborated with ASU to develop processes in photolithography and metallization for solderable seal rings on diamond substrates for NASA's Europa Clipper mission thermal imaging system.
• Major semiconductor manufacturerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNewton facility entered into joint development agreement with major customer to develop and market targets using powder metallurgy technology for tantalum sputtering targets.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Entegris: Entegris supplies advanced materials and fluid handling solutions to semiconductor manufacturers, including specialty deposition materials and precursors — an adjacent peer serving the same semiconductor process-tool and fab customers as Materion.
• Cabot Corporation: Cabot Corporation is a specialty chemicals and performance materials producer with businesses in advanced materials, battery materials, and specialty fluids — broadly comparable to Materion's specialty alloys, performance materials, and energy/battery adjacency.
• Honeywell International (Electronic Materials): Honeywell's Electronic Materials business supplies high-purity chemicals, sputtering targets, and precursor materials to semiconductor manufacturers, broadly overlapping with Materion's deposition materials portfolio as part of a much larger diversified industrial conglomerate.
• Umicore: Umicore is a Belgian specialty materials and recycling group with businesses in precious metals refining, sputtering targets, and battery materials — comparable to Materion across precious-metals recycling, deposition materials, and EV-adjacent materials.

Direct peers

• Sumitomo Metal Mining: Sumitomo Metal Mining produces high-purity sputtering targets, particularly nickel, cobalt, and copper alloys, directly competing with Materion in semiconductor thin-film deposition applications.
• Tosoh SMD: Tosoh SMD is a major manufacturer of sputtering targets and specialty thin-film deposition materials, serving semiconductor and display customers globally — a direct peer to Materion's Electronic Materials division.
• Kurt J. Lesker Company: Kurt Lesker manufactures and supplies sputtering targets, evaporation materials, and thin-film deposition consumables for semiconductor, optics, and research customers — a direct peer to Materion's thin-film deposition materials line.
• JX Nippon Mining & Metals: JX Nippon Mining & Metals is one of the largest global sputtering target suppliers with strong positions in copper, tantalum, and titanium targets — directly competing with Materion for semiconductor advanced-node and display thin-film deposition business.
• Plansee Group: Plansee is a leading manufacturer of refractory metals and sputtering targets (including molybdenum, tungsten, and tantalum), directly competing with Materion's sputtering target portfolio across semiconductor and industrial coating customers.
• II-VI Incorporated (Coherent Corp): Coherent (formerly II-VI) is a major manufacturer of precision optics, laser components, and engineered materials — directly competing with Materion's Precision Optics division across defense, laser, and aerospace optical systems.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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