Du-Co Ceramics history

In 1955 Coors Porcelain started its first metallizing division for the electronics industry with three people, one of the first to provide ceramic-to-metal bonding services - a new advancement at the time.

In 1959, a group of engineers and toolmakers at Coors Porcelain led by Bill Coors developed the recyclable aluminum beverage can.

By 1962 that number jumped thirty-fold to 65 engineers in ceramics, chemistry, metallurgy, mineralogy, and physics.

In 1972, Derald Whiting succeeded Joe Coors Sr. as president of Coors Porcelain.

With the notorious exception of the murder of Saxonburg’s police chief, Greg Adams, during a traffic stop in 1981, crime in Saxonburg mostly is limited to a handful of jaywalkers scurrying across the street during the borough’s car cruises, craft shows, carnivals and parades.

In 1985, Joe Coors Jr. became president of Coors Porcelain and endeared employees by brainstorming and experimenting with new ideas.

In 1989, Coors Ceramics reentered the consumer market with tough zirconia-based ceramic products such as golf putters and drivers, golf cleats, shirt buttons, and knife sharpeners.

On March 18, 2003, the Coors family was pleased to regain complete ownership of CoorsTek.

CoorsTek continued to expand its international breadth and technical depth throughout Europe and the Americas, adding 13 new facilities so far this decade ─ including the acquisition of Saint-Gobain’s Advanced Ceramics business in 2011.

In 2013, CoorsTek introduced aluminum nitride (AlN) substrates for the rapidly growing LED and power electronics markets.