September 06, 2008

Plymouth Tube Co acquires Trentweld Plants from Crucible Materials

Plymouth Tube Co announced last week that an agreement has been achieved for the acquisition of Trent Tube from Crucible Materials Corporation effective August 11th 2007. The purchase includes the Trentweld Plant at East Troy in Wisconsin and the Trent Processing Plant at Chicago in Illinois.

Trent Tube’s Trentweld Plant produces 1/8 inches to 4 inches diameter welded and welded & drawn stainless steel tubing including nickel and high alloys for a variety of applications. Primary products include mechanical, air cylinder, electro polished tubing, and specialty tubing products such as tubing for aircraft, sanitary, pharmaceutical, high purity, and nuclear applications.

The Trent Processing Plant provides slit and edged stainless steel and nickel alloy coils in 0.010 inches to 0.135 inches thickness and 0.375 inches to 48 inches widths. Its customers include the Trent Weld plant as well as a broad base of other steel processors.

Mr Don Van Pelt Jr president of Plymouth Tube said that “We are excited by the addition of our new offerings to the market and look forward to promoting the strengths of these new Plymouth facilities.”

Previously, Plymouth Tube acquired the Cold Work Anneal plant also at East Troy in Wisconsin from Crucible in 2005.

Plymouth Tube Company is a privately held, family owned global supplier of specialty carbon, alloy, stainless steel, and nickel alloy tubing. Additionally, Plymouth produces steel, nickel alloy and titanium extruded shapes and cold drawn shapes. Plymouth Tube is headquartered at Warrenville in Illinois with 10 plants in the US.