McKeEsrort Tin Prate CoMpaNY
OrrgiNAL Prant or 10 MiLis, BuiLt 1902-1903; Capacity, 400,000
Boxes PEr ANNUM
McKEESPORT TIN PLATE COMPANY
The McKeesport Tin Plate Company began operations
in 1903 with a capacity for making 400,000 boxes of tin
plates per annum, and has increased its business from time
to time, from a ten-mill plant to a forty-four mill plant,
which is now the largest tin plate plant in the world, with a
capacity of 4,000,000 boxes per annum. The Company
consumes approximately 250,000 tons of steel, which is
first rolled into black plate and prepared for tinning. Its
annual business is from $20,000,000 to $25,000,000. About
3,600 workmen are employed, with a payroll of approxi-
mately $7,000,000 per annum. The present plant covers
about twenty acres of ground. This Company was in-
corporated October 7, 1901, under the laws of Pennsylvania,
and has an authorized capital stock of $10.000.000.
McKeesport Tin Prate CoMPANY
PrEsENT PLanT OF 44 Mires; Largest Tin Prate PLANT IN THE
WorLp; ExTENsioNs CompLETED 1917; Capacity, 4,000,000
Boxes PEr ANNUM