History
Leading innovation for 30 years.
Established in 1992, PIDC began as a rare earth, commodities trading company. Our founder, Wei Wu, was among the first to bring Chinese rare earths to the United States, introducing a variety of materials in large volume.
Over the last three decades, we have expanded our global presence to include facilities and offices all over the world, continually focusing on finding better, safer, and more cost-effective ways to manufacture specialty chemicals. Our product offerings have evolved from commodities to a portfolio of over 200 value-added materials.
History/Timeline
- 1992 PIDC founded in Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A., supplying Chinese rare earth to U.S. market.
- 1992 First product was Nd2O3 for NdFeB magnets.
- 1998 PIDC among top 500 growth companies by Inc. Magazine.
- 2000 PIDC establishes rare earth manufacturing/processing facility in Weihai, China: Weihai PIDC New Materials Co.
- 2002 PIDC completes construction on new headquarters in Ann Arbor.
- 2002 Opened Shanghai PIDC New Materials Co. powder production and R&D Center in Shanghai, China.
- 2002 PIDC launches Alumax® rare earth alumina production line supplying emission control catalyst market.
- 2003 PIDC establishes R&D center and rare earth solution production in Ann Arbor.
- 2005 PIDC introduces Alumax® product line.
- 2007 PIDC closes Shanghai powder and substrate manufacturing facility and R&D center.
- 2007 Production line expansion completed in Weihai.
- 2009 PIDC launches Boehmite and Alumina product lines, serving chemical catalyst markets.
- 2014 Weihai plants expansion completed. Commercialized Alumina plastic lens polish.
- 2016 PIDC establishes facilities in Japan and India.
- 2017 PIDC establishes facilities in Spartanburg, SC, and the Netherlands.
- 2018 PIDC established facility in Brazil.
- 2020 PIDC breaks ground on second manufacturing site in Weihai.
- 2021 Doubles Ann Arbor footprint