Indium Corporation
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| Industry | Electronics, Semiconductor, Solar, Thin-film, and Thermal management |
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| Founded | March 13, 1934 in Clinton, New York, United States |
| Founders | William S. Murray, J. Robert Dyer, Jr., Daniel Gray |
| Headquarters | Clinton, New York, United States |
| Products | indium, Compounds |
| Website |
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Indium Corporation is a refiner, producer, and supplier of indium and indium compounds. The company was founded in 1934, headquartered in Clinton, NY.[1]
Indium Corporation was known as "The Indium Corporation of America" in 1934. For many years the founders/scientists Dr. William S. Murray and Daniel Gray researched the metal called indium, hoping they would find some new ways to commercialize the metal. After several years of trial and error, they discovered methods for obtaining indium and how to change it chemically.[2] The first breakthrough was in 1934 when the company developed indium plating for aircraft engine bearings.[3]
In the mid to late 1970s, the Huari Huari zinc mine was the principal source of indium for Indium Corporation[4]
References
- ↑ "Company Overview of Indium Corporation". Business Week. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ↑ "Science:Indium". Time Magazine. November 16, 1942.
- ↑ "2 Plants Get E Awards" (P.13). Utica Observer Dispatch. 12 November 1942.
In this newspaper article it lists the Indium Corporation and the Divine Brothers Company and their employees as recipients of E pennants and lapel pins.
- ↑ lrich Schwarz-Schampera; Peter M. Herzig (2002). Indium: Geology, Mineralogy, and Economics. Germany: Springer-Verlag Berlin New York. ISBN 3-540-43135-7. Retrieved 26 July 2013.