Materion Corporation, formerly Brush Engineered Materials Inc., is a holding Company. The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, is an integrated producer of advanced engineered materials used in a variety of electrical, electronic, thermal and structural applications. It products are sold to consumer electronics, industrial components and commercial aerospace, defense and science, energy, medical, automotive electronics, telecommunications infrastructure and appliance.Beryllium and Composites segment manufactures beryllium-based metals and metal matrix composites. Performance Alloys manufactures and sells strip products, bulk products and beryllium hydroxide. Technical Materials include clad inlay and overlay metals. In March 2012, it acquired Aerospace Metal Composites Limited. In October 2011, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Materion Advanced Materials Technologies and Services Inc., acquired EIS Optics Limited.