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American National Carbide

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American National Carbide was a privately held company that manufactured tungsten carbide products and was headquartered in Tomball, Texas, which is just northwest of Houston. Also known as "ANC," the company specialized in the production of finished carbide tools for metalworking, rock drilling, and wear applications and was one of a few companies worldwide that was able to recycle tungsten carbide scrap into raw material. ANC, a member of the United States Cutting Tool Institute, was founded in 1970 and sold its products worldwide.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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American National Carbide was a privately held company that manufactured tungsten carbide products and was headquartered in Tomball, Texas, which is just northwest of Houston. Also known as "ANC," the company specialized in the production of finished carbide tools for metalworking, rock drilling, and wear applications and was one of a few companies worldwide that was able to recycle tungsten carbide scrap into raw material. ANC, a member of the United States Cutting Tool Institute, was founded in 1970 and sold its products worldwide.2

Products and brands

American National Carbide products:

ISO- and ANSI-standard indexable metalworking inserts for turning, milling, threading, grooving, drilling and parting applications

ISO- and ANSI-standard shims and chipbreakers for metalworking operations

Unfinished blanks for metalworking inserts and brazed tools

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Inserts for rock drilling and mining, including compacts, nozzles, stabilizers, and hardfacing material

Cutting and wear products for the primary and secondary wood processing industries

Specialized cutting tools for brake drum turning, railwheel truing, bar peeling, and small hole boring

Blended tungsten carbide-cobalt powders for cemented carbide manufacturers and the plasma spray industry

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Timeline

  1. 1970Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$540.2K 2020–2021
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2021: $540.2K in all. PPP loans $540.2K.$0$100K$200K$300K2020 · PPP loans: $281.8K20202021 · PPP loans: $258.4K2021
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2021$258.4K$258.4K
2020$281.8K$281.8K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA5. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 14, 2020$281.8K PPP loan (first draw) from Simmons Bank5To AMERICAN NATIONAL CARBIDE CO., Tomball TX; $284.1K forgiven Feb 10, 2021
  2. Feb 6, 2021$258.4K PPP loan (second draw) from Simmons Bank5To AMERICAN NATIONAL CARBIDE COMPANY, Tomball TX; $226.2K forgiven Jan 18, 2022

Sources

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