COMPANY: Metglas, Inc. CONTACT: Dodd Smith, President & COO LOCATION: Conway, South Carolina PRODUCT: The world's leading producer of amorphous metals and amorphous metal components. YEAR EST: 1989

A subsidiary of Hitachi Metals America

Metglas, located, within the Atlantic Industrial Center in Conway, is the world pioneer in the development and commercialization of amorphous metal. Metglas currently exports over 90% of its products to locations worldwide. Materials produced in the Conway plant are used for applications that include transformers, medical equipment, automotive emission reduction and anti-theft devices.

While the original production of the Metglas alloy started in Morristown, NJ, Allied Signal, the original parent company of Metglas, began looking for opportunities within South Carolina for its new manufacturing facility. In 1989 they made the strategic decision to locate their facility in Conway, SC to take advantage of the tremendous workforce and ideal location to the Port of Charleston. "Ninety percent of our sales are off-shore," President and COO, Dodd Smith shares. The Port of Charleston, SC is a huge advantage for us. Within two hours, our products leave our plant and are on the way to our customers.