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Carpenter Technology Corporation is a manufacturer of stainless steel, titanium and other specialty metals, as well as various engineered products. The company is among the leading international manufacturers of specialty alloys and engineered products that are used in planes, cars and trucks, electronic equipment, medical devices and instruments, industrial fittings, sporting goods, and oil and gas exploration and processing. Carpenter Technology s engineered materials have been used in hundreds of applications - from industrial tools and jet engines to fuel injectors and medical implants. In recent years, Carpenter has expanded its product line and geographic reach. The company not only manufactures its products, but also distributes them through its own worldwide system of service centers. Carpenter trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CRS. It is headquartered in Wyomissing, Pa.