Electrical Components Manufacturers
Okonite Company
1185 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036 · Manufacturing companies in New York
- Founded 1878
- 500-999 employees
- UL Listed, ICEA Standards
About Okonite Company
The company traces its earliest customers to Samuel F. B. Morse for his telegraph network and Thomas A. Edison for the Pearl Street Generating Station, the nation’s first central power plant, built in New York City in 1882. In June 1976, Okonite became the largest company in the United States to be owned by its employees through an Employee Stock Ownership Trust, giving its workforce a direct stake in product quality and service. Today Okonite operates six manufacturing facilities in Cumberland, Rhode Island; Paterson, New Jersey; Orangeburg, South Carolina (including a dedicated compounding plant); and Santa Maria, California. From these plants it produces a range of insulated cables from 300 volts to 345 kilovolts, including instrumentation, power and control, medium-voltage, and high-voltage products. The company formulates and compounds its own insulating and jacketing materials—such as Okoguard® EPR and laminated polypropylene paper—in house, and employs a staff of 500 to 999 people across its operations. Okonite serves electric utilities (distribution, transmission, and generation including fossil and nuclear), oil and gas refineries and production platforms, chemical plants, military bases, railroads and transit systems, pulp and paper mills, hospitals, colleges and universities, water treatment plants, data centers, and renewable energy installations such as wind farms, solar farms, and biofuel facilities. Domestic sales are supported by a network of 23 district sales offices and five service centers. The company emphasizes its in-house material development through a dedicated Materials Research Center, a commitment to continuous improvement and modernization programs, and applications engineering support from its district sales personnel. All products are manufactured 100 percent in the United States.
Manufacturing capabilities
Industries served
- Electric Utility Distribution
- Electric Utility Transmission
- Electric Utility Generation (Fossil)
- Electric Utility Generation (Nuclear)
- Oil & Gas Refineries
- Oil & Gas Production Platforms
- Chemical
- Military Bases
- Railroad
- Transit
- Pulp & Paper
- Hospitals
- Colleges & Universities
- Water Treatment Plants
- Data Centers
- Wind Farms
- Solar Farms
- Biofuel Generating Facilities
- Utilities
- Industrial
- Commercial
Materials
Okoguard EPR · Laminated polypropylene paper (LPP) · Thermosetting compounds · Thermoplastic compounds · Rubber
Company details
- Location
- New York, New York
- Employees
- 500-999
- Founded
- 1878
- Certifications
- UL Listed, ICEA Standards
- Listed under
Frequently asked questions
Where is Okonite Company located?
Okonite Company is located at 1185 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036.
What does Okonite Company do?
Okonite Company is listed under Electrical Components Manufacturers, and its listed capabilities and products include Rubber-insulated cable manufacturing, Power cable manufacturing, Instrumentation cable manufacturing, Control cable manufacturing, Medium voltage cable manufacturing and High voltage cable manufacturing.
What industries does Okonite Company serve?
Okonite Company lists Electric Utility Distribution, Electric Utility Transmission, Electric Utility Generation (Fossil), Electric Utility Generation (Nuclear) and Oil & Gas Refineries among the industries it serves.
What certifications does Okonite Company have?
Certifications on file for Okonite Company: UL Listed and ICEA Standards.
When was Okonite Company founded?
Okonite Company was founded in 1878 and has 500-999 employees.
How do I request a quote from Okonite Company?
Use the Request a quote button on this page to send Okonite Company your requirements through FirmsLedger, or call (212) 897-3000 and visit okonite.com.
What companies are similar to Okonite Company?
Other Electrical Components Manufacturers in New York listed on FirmsLedger include Surmotech, Edge Electronics, Inc. and Legend Electronics.