Mountaineer Carbon Company, Cresap, W. Va.

Identifier:

002249

Title:

Mountaineer Carbon Company, Cresap, W. Va.

Description:

Produced at Mountaineer Carbon Company, high purity electrode carbon is being used for anode or for graphitized electrodes. The plant was designed by Ford, Bacon and Davis, Inc using process data delivered by Petrocarb Equipment Co., Inc. and the Consolidation Coal Company. The Mountaineer Carbon Company was formed in 1956. The raw material-coke was recieved from Sohio's and other refineries and also was present at the plant's site (green petrolum coke).

Subjects:

Coal Mines and Mining--Exhibit--Uses Of Coal., Carbon-black industry--West Virginia--Cresap., Electrodes, Carbon.

Corporate Names:

Mountaineer Carbon Company.

Acquisition Source:

Consolidation Coal Company

Acquisition Method:

Gift

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView