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| 1) Continuous weld pipe A120/A53 | J & L (LTV), U.S.
Steel, Republic, Bethlehem, Newport, Wheatland, Sawhill, Laclede and Sharon |
"...down to Sawhill, on the verge of being taken over by Wheatland, and Laclede in Chapter 11 voluntary bankruptcy." |
| 2) Carbon steel welded fittings and flanges | B & W, Ladish, Taylor, Tubeturn, Hackney, Tubeline, West Jersey, Waterman, Grinnell and Weldbend. | "Weldbend just about owns this market" |
| 3) Forged steel fittings, A105, 2000 lb., 3000 lb., 6000 lb. | Bonney Forge, Anvil, Vogt, Capital and Penn Machine | "Bonney Forge, privately owned and healthy, continues
to increase market share. Anvil, by virtue of its Grinnell ownership continues strong. So does Vogt, a time-honored name now owned by Siebe-BTR. Other survivors are Capital and Penn Machine." |
| 4) Cast and malleable iron fittings | Crane, Walworth, Grinnell,
Stockham, J. P. Ward, Stanley Flagg, Kuhn and U-Brand |
"...Grinnell and Hitachi-owned J. P. Ward virtually dominate this market today. Imports control the rest." |
| 5) Valves, primarily bronze and iron, commodity gates, globes and checks (rather than quarter-turn and steel) | Crane, Walworth, Lunkenheimer, Jenkins, Stockham, Nibco, Ohio Brass, Milwaukee, Powell, Grinnell, Fairbanks, American and Hammond | "...only domestic manufacturing supported brands today are Crane, Milwaukee,
Nibco, Powell and American. Others, such as
Hammond, Stockham, Jenkins, Grinnell, etc. still exist as recognizable brand names, although they are manufactured by Milwaukee, Crane and Powell respectively." |