Fiberglass-Composite Pipe Group

Ameron manufactures and markets the world's most comprehensive line of fiberglass composite pipe and fittings, under trademarks such as Bondstrand®, Dualoy®, PSX®, Centron®, SSL® and LCX®, for applications in the chemical processing, power generation, industrial, oilfield, fuel handling, offshore and marine market segments. Fiberglass pipe is a cost-effective alternative to corrosion-prone metallic piping and non-reinforced thermoplastics. Fiberglass pipe is particularly well suited for industrial applications and chemical processing because of its corrosion resistant properties and ability to withstand higher temperatures and pressures than thermoplastic materials. Ameron fiberglass pipe with an integral abrasion-resistant liner has also gained acceptance in coal-fired power plants for flue-gas desulfurization and in mining applications. Ameron’s round and non-round reinforced polymer mortar pipe is being commercialized into municipal water and wastewater markets.

The use of fiberglass piping for secondary containment and waste-handling applications continues to grow in response to increasingly stringent regulation of groundwater contamination caused by corroded and leaking metallic piping. In response to this environmental risk, Ameron provides gasoline service-station operators with products approved by Underwriters Laboratories such as Dualoy LCX®, a coaxial, fiberglass pipe system for fuel-handling applications. Ameron also has a similar coaxial product available for use in corrosive chemical and industrial waste applications.

Ameron also serves the marine and offshore segment with a wide range of lightweight, corrosion-resistant piping products, including Bondstrand PSX® fire-resistant piping, for oil production platforms and FPSO's (floating production storage and offloading vessels) and ships (crude oil tankers, bulk carriers, container vessels and liquid natural gas tankers. The pipe is used in aggressive environments for ballast piping, waste lines, seawater intake lines, exhaust fume scrubbers and engine room piping. Ameron's Bondstrand LD/RPMP® (Large Diameter/Reinforced Polymer Mortar Pipe), using vinylester and polyester resins provides corrosion-resistance to solve operating problems in markets such as chemical processing, power generation and municipal water and wastewater.

Ameron Polyplaster Industria e Comercio Ltda (“Polyplaster”), a wholly-owned subsidiary in Brazil, manufactures vinylester and polyester resin pipe products for expanding markets in the industrial, pulp & paper and municipal water and wastewater segments. Centron International, Inc. (“Centron”), a wholly-owned subsidiary, serves the worldwide oilfield market with small-diameter, high-pressure fiberglass-reinforced epoxy pipe for applications such as downhole tubing and casing, crude oil flow lines, water injection lines and secondary recovery systems. Ameron's proprietary Bondstrand Steel-Strip-Laminate (SSL®) pipe 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

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 portion of North America. American Pipe & Construction International (APCI), a wholly-owned subsidiary in Bogota, Colombia, is a major supplier of concrete and steel pipe products in Central and South America.

Designed to satisfy the widest range of performance requirements, Ameron's concrete and steel pipe products provide long-term water and wastewater conveyance. Typical projects include high-pressure and gravity water transmission and distribution lines, inverted aqueduct siphons, sewer force mains, power plant cooling water systems, sewer outfalls, storm drains, culverts, tunnel liners, and penstocks for hydroelectric generating plants.

Ameron’s Water Transmission Group features several distinct pipe product lines. Heavy-wall, large-diameter steel pipe and concrete pressure pipe serve medium to high-pressure applications. Reinforced concrete pipe products address low-pressure and gravity-flow needs.

Ameron also specializes in steel fabrication for the energy and transportation markets with products such as large-diameter wind towers and pilings. A state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Southern California, with rail-loading capabilities, allows Ameron’s Wind Tower Division to supply high-quality towers to the wind energy industry throughout North America.

Ameron 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 60 years. Proven T-Lock® technology is also used in the T-Hab® system for rehabilitating large-diameter sewers without excavating city streets. Arrow-Lock® is used as a long-life alternative for the rehabilitation of wastewater structures and manholes.

Infrastructure Products Group

Ameron's Infrastructure Products Group consists of two domestic divisions.

The Ameron Hawaii Division manufactures and markets crushed basalt aggregates, ready-mix concrete, concrete pipe, box culverts and utility manholes. Ameron is a leading supplier of these products along with dune sand and cultured stone veneer. Production facilities are located on Oahu and Maui with sales directly to contractors in the residential, commercial, governmental, industrial, and military construction markets. Oahu-based facilities include the Kapaa quarry where basalt aggregates are mined, crushed, and sized, a concrete precast plant, and three ready-mix concrete batch plants. Maui-based facilities include a quarry and two ready-mix concrete batch plants.

Ameron's Pole Products Division produces and supplies spun-cast concrete street lighting poles and bollards along with steel traffic and lighting poles to customers throughout the U.S. The Pole Products Division operates manufacturing facilities in California, Washington, Oklahoma and Alabama.

The Pole Products Division is the largest manufacturer of decorative, spun-cast, prestressed concrete street lighting poles in the U.S. Ameron offers a variety of traditional and contemporary styles in an assortment of shapes, colors, textures and finishes. Ameron's innovative pole designs are a durable, attractive choice for residential and commercial developments, parks and city streetscapes. Ameron's environmentally friendly spun-cast concrete poles offer creative designs, attractive styles, longevity, low maintenance and durability.

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 and serves the infrastructure markets in Arizona, California and Nevada. Because of its commitment to environmental stewardship, TAMCO has been designated a “Climate Action Leader” by the California Environmental Protection Agency. One of the state’s largest recyclers, TAMCO has capacity to manufacture over 500,000 tons of steel rebar from recycled metal scrap.

Other joint ventures include Bondstrand, Ltd. (40% Ameron ownership), a manufacturer of fiberglass pipe for the Saudi Arabia market and Ameron Saudi Arabia, Ltd., (“ASAL”) (30% Ameron ownership), a Saudi Arabian manufacturer of concrete pipe.