Colonial Metals Co

Colonial Metals is a world-class leader in the manufacture and sale of brass and bronze ingots. Since 1946, we have earned our reputation for quality, reliability and responsiveness.

Colonial Metals and its United Steel Workers of America local 1035 now produce more than 60 million pounds of brass and bronze ingots annually to customers around the globe. These satisfied customers have made us the largest ingot producer on the USA’s East Coast.

Recognized as the 7th fastest growing company in Central Pennsylvania as listed in the Central Penn Business Journal.

Why Choose Us?

Hundreds of customers can’t be wrong! Dedication to quality and an ongoing investment in state-of-the-art equipment enable us to satisfy even the most exacting requirements.

We also generate and trade quality scrap to foundries, mills, and other consumers.

When Colonial Metals first opened their doors in February 1946, they couldn’t visualize that in a short span of time the company would grow into one of the nation’s largest producers of copper base alloy ingots.

This phenomenal growth in an era of uncertainty for the secondary smelting and refining industry was by no means mere chance. To serve foundries with quality products produced efficiently and realistically priced, Colonial Metals invested in the most advanced chemical and metallurgical laboratory equipment, the finest grading and processing machinery available, various sized rotary furnaces and first class technical skill.

Today, Colonial Metals recycles close to 90 million pounds of scrap annually. Attention to industry needs and excellent service has helped Colonial Metals become a success.

Colonial’s office building completed in 1967, houses an efficient office staff and the newest office equipment... Reliable communication systems are an important part of this equipment, assuring prompt execution of all customer orders and immediate contact with critical suppliers.

At Colonial Metals Company we are constantly adding to the number of alloys we are able to offer our customers. Our quality products, dependable technical help, reliable delivery, and competitive pricing allow us to be a world-class provider of brass, bronze and scrap metal services.

• Each order is processed and packaged to exact customer specifications
• Full in-house computerization for responding to inquiries about scheduling or delivery
• Experienced technical support staff available 24/7
• Rapid, on-time delivery
• Brass and Bronze Services

Manufacturing and Sales

Manufacture and sale of high quality brass and bronze ingots Custom manufacture (e.g.: chrome copper, copper manganese hardeners, copper iron hardeners and nickel base alloys)
Scrap Metal Services

Scrap Trading

Our Trading Department specializes in providing foundries, mills and smelters with quality brass, bronze, cupro-nickel and copper scrap packages. All material is sorted, checked and sized to meet your individual requirements. Considerable savings are available.

Scrap Purchasing

Colonial Metals Co, purchases all grades of copper, brasses, bronzes, cupronickels and monels. In addition we buy lead, zinc, die cast, nickel, coppery tin babbits and other tin based alloys. All types of products are considered: solids, turnings, grindings, skimmings, drosses and fines, low grades such as slag and copper should also be discusses for purchase.

Laboratory

We've equipped our quality control laboratory with an atomic absorption, an X-ray spectrometer and an optical emission spectrometer. Professional staffing includes a chief chemist with several patents, a quality control manager, a safety director, an environmental chemist and lab technicians for every shift.