Vanadium Corporation of America

Vanadium Corporation of America later American Vanadium Company was a successful commercial producer of vanadium.  The company was founded in 1906 by Joseph M. Flannery. 
The company operated several mines for vanadium for example in Peru.  The raw material was converted to ferroalloy for example in a plant in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania. 

For example, in 1914 75% of the world vanadium ore production was coming from the Minas Ragra in Peru.  The mine was controlled by the American Vanadium Company making it to the world leading producer of vanadium. 

The headquarter of the company was built in Oakland (Pittsburgh) in 1909.  The building was called the Vanadium building.  The Flannery brothers changed their interest to radium refining and the headquarter was used by their Standard Chemical Company.  After their death in 1920 the building was renamed the Flannery building. 

In August 1916 the James J. Flannery sold the company, the price for 7000 shares was $1000 each.  One of the new investors J. Leonard Replogle before vice president became president of the new company.  The company retained its name. 

In 1919 The company acquired the Primos Chemical Company. 

References

External links

 Science History Institute Digital Collections (Photographs and ephemera documenting the facilities and activities of the Vanadium Corporation of America from 1911 to 1976 freely available for download in a variety of formats). 

Category:1906 establishments in Pennsylvania
Category:Chemical companies of the United States
Category:Defunct companies based in Pennsylvania
Category:Companies established in 1906