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Ameron International Corporation manufactures engineered products and materials for the chemical, industrial, energy, transportation, and infrastructure markets. The company has four groups: Performance Coatings and Finishes, Fiberglass-Composite Pipe, Water Transmission, and Infrastructure Products. The Performance Coatings and Finishes group manufactures and markets coatings and surfacer systems worldwide. These products are used to prevent structures, such as metallic and concrete facilities and equipment, as well as to prevent degradation by corrosion, abrasion, marine fouling, and other forms of chemical and physical attack. It markets its products primarily to marine, offshore, petrochemical, power generation, petroleum, chemical, steel, and pulp and paper industries. The Fiberglass-Composite Pipe group manufactures and markets filament-wound and molded composite fiberglass pipe and fittings. These products are used by various process industries, including industrial, petroleum, chemical processing, and petrochemical industries, for service station piping systems, aboard marine vessels, and offshore oil platforms. The Water Transmission group manufactures and supplies concrete cylinder pipe, prestressed concrete cylinder pipe, steel pipe, and reinforced concrete pipe for water transmission, storm and industrial waste water, and sewage collection. Its customers include local, state and federal agencies, developers, and general contractors. The Infrastructure Products group supplies ready-mix concrete, crushed and sized basaltic aggregates, dune sand, concrete pipe, and box culverts primarily to the construction industry in Hawaii. This segment also manufactures and markets concrete and steel poles for highway, street and outdoor area lighting, and for traffic signals in the United States. Ameron markets its products through its direct sale force, as well as through manufacturers’ representatives, distributors, and licensees. The company has operations in North America, South America, Europe, Australasia, and Asia. Ameron was formed in 1929. The company was formerly known as American Concrete Pipe Co. and changed its name to American Pipe and Construction Co in 1942. Further, it changed its name to Ameron, Inc. in 1970 and to Ameron International Corporation in 1996. Ameron is headquartered in Pasadena, California.

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