Columbia Steel Casting Company

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Columbia Steel Casting Company
FormerlyColumbia Engineering Works
Industry Metal casting
Founded1901
Defunct2023
FateAcquired by CMS Cepcor
SuccessorColumbia Steel Cast Products
Headquarters
Portland, Oregon
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U.S.

The Columbia Steel Casting Company, sometimes shortened to Columbia Steel, was an American steel company headquartered in Portland, Oregon, United States. It was established in 1901 as Columbia Engineering Works. [1] [2] The company was acquired by U.S. Steel in 1929 but returned to local ownership in 1931, at which point the name Columbia Steel Casting Company was established. [3] [4]

The company announced that it would be shutting down in 2022. [5] It was acquired by CMS Cepcor Group in 2023 and renamed Columbia Steel Cast Products LLC. [6] [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Columbia Steel photographs, 1905–2022". Archives West . Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  2. ↑ Mina Cash-Valdez (May 14, 2024). "Columbia Steel: 121 Years of Industry in Portland". Oregon Historical Society . Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  3. ↑ Steve Fiscor (July 2, 2021). "Columbia Steel Celebrates 120 Years". Coal Age. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Part 2 of Columbia's 120 Year History". Columbia Steel. Archived from the original on June 20, 2025.
  5. ↑ Elliot Njus (August 25, 2022). "121-year-old Portland business to close, lay off workers". OregonLive . Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  6. ↑ "CMS Cepcor Acquires Columbia Steel". Engineering & Mining Journal. February 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  7. ↑ Jonathan Bach (April 11, 2024). "St. Louis developer bought former Columbia Steel Casting site at a big discount". Portland Business Journal . Retrieved November 16, 2025.
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