United States Pipe and Foundry Company, LLC

U.S. Pipe & Foundry Company is one of the leaders in the design and production of ductile iron pipe, fittings and related products. Ductile iron, also called nodular cast iron, is one type of cast iron. U.S. Pipe & Foundry Company, based in Birmingham, Ala., makes pipes and pipe fittings for the water works industry. Its plant in Bessemer, Ala., produces the company s USIFLEX brand of boltless ductile iron pipe, as well as other TYTON and TR FLEX brands. U.S. Pipe & Foundry Company has a history dating back to 1899 as United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Company. It is a subsidiary of Walter Industries, a diversified company in water infrastructure, flow control and water transmission products. The company is a producer of metallurgical coal and natural gas for markets throughout the world. Walter Industries is located in Tampa, Fla., and publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange.

Founded in 1905, American Cast Iron Pipe Company is one of the largest manufacturers of ductile iron pipes, fire hydrants and valves in the world. The company serves the waterworks industry. It offers electric-resistance steel pipes for oil and natural gas pipelines. American Cast Iron Pipe Company also provides fire pumps, steel tubes, static castings and fabricated assemblies. The company s unit, American Ductile Iron Pipe, offers ductile iron pipe and fittings. Its division, American Flow Control, provides tapping sleeves and gate and swing check valves and maintains a production facility in Beaumont in Texas. American Cast Iron Pipe Company operates Specification Rubber Products and American Cast Iron Pipe Company.

McWane, headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., is a family-owned business that operates thirteen iron foundries and related businesses across the United States, Canada and Australia. Its divisions manufacture ductile iron pipe, fittings, hydrants, valves, propane tanks and fire extinguishers. These and other products provide the infrastructure of vital water distribution and wastewater treatment systems for communities across North America. Its major plants by industry include four pipe facilities, four valve and hydrant facilities, seven soil pipe and utility fittings facilities, seven tank manufacturing facilities and one fire extinguisher facility. McWane s products are recyclable and are made from recyclable materials. The company recycles more than 750,000 tons of scrap iron each year, including 800,000 automobiles which it uses to create its products.