Strategic Mineral Supply, Reimagined
Since 1950, National Research Company has manufactured and reclaimed tungsten carbide and industrial diamond — one of the few American producers returning critical and strategic materials to domestic industrial pipelines.
Built after the war, for the industries that came after it.
National Research Company was founded in 1950 to supply critical and strategic materials to the U.S. domestic economy. Our expertise grew from recycling the diamond and tungsten carbide generated by the grinding of tungsten tooling — a waste stream everyone else discarded, turned into a dependable source of raw material.
Seven decades on, we manufacture and reclaim tungsten carbide and industrial diamond, and supply diamond, tungsten carbide, copper, silver and other green energy metals into the marketplace. We are one of very few companies in the United States able to domestically produce and supply these strategic resources into essential industrial pipelines, while offering cost savings to manufacturers and consumers.
NRC Abrasives
Abrasive products and diamond distribution.
Abracon
Abrasives line.
National Research
Reclamation, analysis and step-up manufacturing.
Reliable engineering takes many forms.
Five capabilities, operated under one roof, covering material in and material out.
Strategic material reclamation
Recovery of tungsten carbide and industrial diamond from grinding swarf, scrap tooling and process residues.
Analytical services
Assay and characterization of incoming streams so customers know exactly what their material contains.
Diamond manufacturing
New industrial diamond manufacture and distribution, supplied through NRC Abrasives and Abracon.
Industrial waste treatment
Treatment of the metal-bearing wastes generated by manufacturing, handled domestically.
Step-up manufacturing
Value-added conversion that returns reclaimed material to the form the customer's line actually needs.
The elements we supply.
Carbide manufacture and reclamation — the material the company was built on.
Supplied into electrification and green energy pipelines.
Recovered and supplied for electrical, brazing and contact applications.
Reclaimed and newly manufactured diamond for abrasive and cutting duty.
Material in, material out.
National Research does not recognize itself as simply a supply organization but rather a service provider to global supply chains — both incoming and outgoing. Working in step with customers, we specialize in strategic mineral preparations resulting in a unique stream of raw materials, recycling services of wastes, and value-added step-up manufacturing.
Recycling was the business model before it was a mandate.
Every pound of tungsten carbide and industrial diamond we reclaim is a pound that does not have to be mined, imported or landfilled. The same reclamation lines supply copper, silver and other green energy metals into the marketplace, alongside industrial waste treatment for the manufacturers who generate them.
Few can do this domestically.
Domestic capability
One of very few companies in the United States able to produce and supply these strategic resources into essential industrial pipelines.
Cost savings
Reclaimed material carries a lower delivered cost than newly mined and imported supply, for manufacturers and consumers alike.
70+ years of expertise
Founded in 1950, with process knowledge built on decades of recycling tungsten and diamond grinding streams.
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55911 Gratiot Ave
Chesterfield, MI 48051, USA
(586) 749-0104