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Basic Carbide Corporation has 3 locations, listed below.

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    • Basic Carbide Corporation

      PO Box 228 Lowber, PA 15660-0228

      BBB Accredited Business
    • Basic Carbide Corporation

      PO Box 525 Buena Vista, PA 15018-0525

      BBB Accredited Business
    • Basic Carbide Corporation

      900 Main Street Lowber, PA 15660

      BBB Accredited Business

    Business ProfileforBasic Carbide Corporation

    Carbide Metal
    Multi Location Business
    BBB accredited business

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    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 12/12/2005

    Years in Business: 43

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    Overview

    Basic Carbide specializes in custom-made tungsten carbide preforms in both Cobalt and Nickel grades, including a special cobalt Wire EDM grade, BC-12C. They produce a wide range of sizes and shapes of tungsten carbide products including the following:

    Blanks for drills, mill tools, cutters, nozzles and many other applications.
    Parts for the oil field industry
    Bed knives, rotor knives and other types of blade blank
    Seal ring blanks
    Can tooling blanks
    Die blanks in all sorts of shapes and sizes
    Specializes in blocks for Wire EDM machining
    Manufactures many types of saw blades, slitters and cutting tool blanks

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Basic Carbide Corporation has 3 locations, listed below.

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      • Basic Carbide Corporation

        PO Box 228 Lowber, PA 15660-0228

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Basic Carbide Corporation

        PO Box 525 Buena Vista, PA 15018-0525

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Basic Carbide Corporation

        900 Main Street Lowber, PA 15660

        BBB Accredited Business
      Location of This Business
      PO Box 228, Lowber, PA 15660-0228
      BBB File Opened:
      12/12/2005
      Years in Business:
      43
      Business Started:
      1/1/1981
      Accredited Since:
      12/12/2005
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Business Management
      • Mr. John P. Goodrum, President
      • Ms. Jennifer Sampson, Vice President
      • Mr. Jared Filapose, Sales Manager
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. John P. Goodrum, President

      Customer Contact

      • Mr. John P. Goodrum, President
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (724) 446-1655
        Primary Fax

      Email Addresses

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