WATER TRANSMISSION GROUP:
Ameron is a leader in pipe technology and a
principal supplier of highly-engineered concrete and steel pipe systems in the western
United States and Canada. American Pipe & Construction International (APCI), a
wholly-owned subsidiary, is a principal supplier of concrete and steel pipe products in
Colombia. An affiliate, Ameron Saudi Arabia, Ltd. (30%-owned) manufactures concrete
pipe in Saudi Arabia and through a joint venture in Egypt.
Designed to satisfy the widest range of performance requirements, Ameron concrete and
steel pipe products provide long-term conveyance for water and wastewater. Typical
services include high-pressure and gravity water transmission and distribution lines,
inverted siphons in aqueducts, sewer force mains, cooling water systems for power
plants, sewer outfalls, storm drains, culverts, tunnel liners and penstocks in
hydroelectric generating plants.
Primary Ameron product lines include heavy-wall steel pipe and concrete pressure
pipe in diameters up to 12 feet for high-pressure and medium-pressure applications,
as well as reinforced concrete pipe products for low-pressure and gravity-flow services.
Ameron’s Protective Linings Division manufactures and markets T-Lock® and Arrow-
Lock®, polyvinyl chloride sheet linings that have been protecting concrete pipe and cast-in-
place concrete structures worldwide from the corrosive effects of sewer gases, acids
and industrial chemicals for more than 50 years. Proven T-Lock® technology is also used
in Ameron’s new T-Hab® system for rehabilitating large-diameter sewers without
excavating city streets. Arrow-Lock® is rapidly gaining acceptance as the long life
alternative for the rehabilitation of wastewater structures and manholes.
FIBERGLASS-COMPOSITE PIPE GROUP:
Ameron manufactures and markets the
world’s most comprehensive line of fiberglass-composite pipe products under
trademarks such as Bondstrand®, Dualoy®, PSX®, Centron®, SSL™, and LCX™, for the
chemical and industrial markets and for oilfield, fuel handling, offshore and marine
applications. Ameron fiberglass pipe is a cost-effective alternative to corrosion-prone
metallic piping and non-reinforced thermoplastics. Ameron fiberglass pipe is
particularly well suited for industrial services and chemical processing because of its
ability to withstand higher temperatures and pressures than thermoplastic materials.
The use of fiberglass piping in secondary containment and waste-handling applications
continues to grow in response to increasingly stringent regulation of groundwater
contamination caused by corroded metallic piping. Responding to environmental risks
resulting from usage of corrodible metal piping, Ameron continues to provide gas
service station operators with the latest technology, such as Bondstrand LCX™, a coaxial
fiberglass pipe system.
Ameron serves the offshore oil production market with a wide range of lightweight,
corrosion-resistant piping products, including Bondstrand PSX® fire-resistant piping.
Bondstrand corrosion-resistant piping is also used to combat highly aggressive
environments in the marine industry. Ameron’s large-diameter polyester pipe provides corrosion-resistant properties to solve operating problems in markets such as chemical,
power generation, water and wastewater.
Centron International, Inc. (“Centron”), a wholly-owned subsidiary, serves the
worldwide oilfield market with small-diameter, high-pressure fiberglass pipe for
applications such as downhole tubing, oil flow lines and secondary recovery systems.
Ameron’s proprietary Bondstrand Steel-Strip-Laminate pipe (SSL™) combines the
proven corrosion resistance of fiberglass with the strength of steel. With these features,
SSL™ pipe provides a superior solution compared to metallic alternatives for high pressure,
highly corrosive oilfield applications or as risers for subsea facilities.
Ameron’s domestic plant is in Burkburnett, Texas. Centron products are manufactured
in Mineral Wells, Texas. Operations in the Netherlands serve markets in Europe, Africa
and the Middle East. Ameron’s business in Singapore and Malaysia serves the Asia-
Pacific region and exports fittings worldwide. An affiliate, Bondstrand, Ltd. (40%-
owned), manufactures fiberglass pipe products in Saudi Arabia and through a joint
venture in Kuwait.
INFRASTRUCTURE PRODUCTS GROUP:
Ameron’s Infrastructure Products Group
consists of two domestic businesses.
In Hawaii, Ameron manufactures and markets ready-mix concrete, crushed and sized
basaltic aggregates, dune sand, cultured stone veneer, concrete pipe and box culverts.
These products are sold to commercial, government, residential, military and
construction markets on the islands of Oahu and Maui. Ameron is a leading supplier of
ready-mix concrete and concrete pipe products in Hawaii.
Ameron’s Oahu-based production facilities include basaltic rock mining, crushing and
sizing facilities and a manufactured sand plant at Kapaa Quarry; a concrete pipe plant on the western side of the island; and ready-mix concrete batch plants at Kapaa Quarry,
Sand Island and Barber’s Point. Facilities on Maui consist of quarrying and associated
ready-mix concrete operations.
Ameron’s Pole Products business supplies spun-cast concrete and steel lighting and
traffic signal poles, and bollards for low-level lighting to customers throughout the
United States. The division operates manufacturing facilities in Southern California,
Northern California, Washington, and Alabama. The highway segment of the lighting
and traffic pole business is primarily a specification market in which performance
standards are established by public and government agencies. Ameron also offers a wide
variety of traditional and contemporary lighting poles for airports, parks, parking lots,
sports facilities, and residential and commercial developments.
PERFORMANCE COATINGS & FINISHES GROUP:
Ameron manufactures and
markets a broad line of high-performance coatings, floorings systems and product
finishes. Tradenames include Amercoat®, Amerlock®, Amershield®, Nu-Klad®,
Dimetcote®, Tideguard®, PSX®, ABC®, Steelbond®, Steelguard®, Megaflon®,
Tekaloid® and Tractol®. These products are protective and decorative coatings for
steel and concrete, manufactured goods and commercial and industrial equipment.
Ameron protective coatings products are manufactured throughout the world for
use in such diverse industries as oil and gas production, refining, petrochemical
processing, fossil and nuclear power, marine, bridge and infrastructure
maintenance, railroad, general manufacturing, pulp and paper, municipal water and
waste treatment and original equipment manufacturing.
Also, in the U.K., Australia and New Zealand, Ameron develops, manufactures and
markets product finishes for a variety of industrial markets, including original
equipment manufacturers of appliances, agricultural and construction equipment,
wood and plastic products and, in Australasia, coil coatings and powder coatings.
Ameron operates coatings plants in Arkansas, the Netherlands, England, Australia
and New Zealand. A subsidiary, Amercoat Japan Company, Ltd., markets and
distributes Ameron protective coatings in Japan. An affiliated operation, Oasis-
Ameron, Ltd. (40%-owned) is located in Saudi Arabia. Ameron coatings products
are manufactured under license in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Columbia, Dominican
Republic, Egypt, Gabon, India, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco,
People’s Republic of China, Peru, the Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Taiwan,
Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, and Venezuela.
JOINT VENTURES:
Ameron’s principal joint-venture companies include TAMCO
(50% Ameron ownership), which operates the largest mini-mill for the production of
steel rebar in California; Bondstrand, Ltd. (40% Ameron ownership), a manufacturer
of fiberglass pipe for the Saudi Arabian market; Oasis-Ameron, Ltd. (40% Ameron
ownership), which manufactures high-performance protective coatings for the Saudi
Arabian market; and Ameron Saudi Arabia, Ltd. (30% Ameron ownership), a
manufacturer of concrete pipe for sale in Saudi Arabia.
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