Our History In 1941, C.H. & E.A. Snyder Excavating began as a small construction company between Charles H. Snyder, Sr. and his younger brother Elmer A. Snyder. Over the next several years, the Snyder brothers continued to pursue civil construction projects in west central Pennsylvania, utilizing their first piece of equipment, a P&H 150 shovel. During World War II the funding for infrastructure construction projects was greatly diminished. With the possibility of having an idle fleet of equipment, Chuck Sr. and Elmer recognized that the WWII effort was gaining momentum, and their endeavors turned toward surface coal mining. In 1948, the Snyder brothers expanded their operations by acquiring the Glacial Sand & Gravel Company in Kittanning, PA. The year 1953 marked the formation of Allegheny Mineral Corp. and the opening of the company’s first limestone quarry. Over the next several decades, the company added limestone quarries in Harrisville and Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. In 1975, the Snyder family reorganized and created a parent company, Snyder Associated Companies, Inc. The holding company currently has multi-generational management ranging from the second generation through the fourth generation.

At General Carbide, we manufacture tungsten carbide tooling for a wide range of industrial wear and metal forming applications. In addition to producing metallurgical powders, we shape, sinter and finish-grind tungsten carbide. We employ more than 200 highly-skilled professionals in our production operations, enabling us to sell our products throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe and Asia. The company was established 50 years ago in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, and has annual sales of more than $40 million. As a woman-owned business, General Carbide has achieved certification from the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).