Early History:
1854   Founded by Austin Goodyear Day, nephew of Charles Goodyear
1865   Invention of Crosshead extruder by A.G . DeWolfe Kerite first produces insulated Telegraph Wire
1880   Signal cable for Railroads introduced
1889   First Power Cable - Seymour Electric Light Company (now part of the Northeast Utilities System)
1893   Kerite cables earn 3 top awards - Chicago Worlds Fair
1898   First Submarine Power Cable - Gowanus Canal NYC
1908   Kerite Submarine cables supplied for Panama Canal
     
Modern History:
1958   Cable Technology breakthrough - Kerite invents Permashield® non-conducting stress control layer
1964   First cables with EPR insulation system
1965   First Kerite FR - cable introduced for Nuclear power industry
1967   First 69kV cables supplied to Potomac Electric Company
1975   First 138kV cables supplied to Utah Power & Light
1990   North America's longest and deepest Submarine power cable project -Exxon USA
1999   Kerite becomes a member of the Marmon Group
     

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