COMPANYHISTORIES
NAIC 331210

Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing

How the companies in this industry began, and the forces that shaped them.

11companies1802–2001founding years11still active0no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironmentHistory
FoundedGeorg Fischer AG Schaffhausen
1802
1856
TechnologyBessemer's process makes cheap steel possible.
FoundedSandvik AB
1868
FoundedUnited States Pipe and Foundry Company
1899
FoundedUnited States Steel Corporation
1901
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
FoundedAmeron International Corporation
1929
FoundedVallourec SA
1930
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long global expansion begins.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented.
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
FoundedPOSCO
1968
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins.
FoundedMaverick Tube CorporationFoundedShanghai Baosteel Group Corporation
1978
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
FoundedCalifornia Steel Industries, Inc.
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
1989
HistoryThe Berlin Wall falls; global markets open up.
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
1995
TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.
1997
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
FoundedTenaris SA
2001
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
2010
TechnologyCloud computing goes mainstream for business.
2015
EnvironmentThe Paris Agreement sets global climate targets.
2020
EconomyThe COVID-19 pandemic upends the global economy.
2022
EconomyInflation spikes; central banks raise rates sharply.
2023
TechnologyGenerative AI reaches mainstream business use.
§ 02

The companies

Georg Fischer AG Schaffhausen →
Active · founded 1802 · Switzerland
Switzerland's Georg Fischer AG Schaffhausen is a world-leading industrial engineering group engaged in four primary…
Sandvik AB →
Active · founded 1868 · Sweden
Sandvik AB is an industrial engineering group based in Sandviken, Sweden, and trading through an international network…
United States Pipe and Foundry Company →
Active · founded 1899
The United States Pipe and Foundry Company (U.S.
United States Steel Corporation →
Active · founded 1901
The United States Steel Corporation is the largest integrated steel company in the United States and the 11th largest…
Ameron International Corporation →
Active · founded 1929
Ameron International Corporation is a manufacturer of highly engineered products that are sold to customers in the…
Vallourec SA →
Active · founded 1930 · France
France's Vallourec SA is one of the world's leading producers of seamless tubes, stainless steel tubes, and drill…
POSCO →
Active · founded 1968 · Kangnam-ku, Seoul
POSCO, formerly Pohang Iron and Steel Company Ltd., is among the world's leading steel producers.
Maverick Tube Corporation →
Active · founded 1978
Maverick Tube Corporation is the largest North American producer of welded steel tubular products used by the oil…
Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation →
Active · founded 1978 · China
Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation is the Chinese government-owned holding company for a group of steel, steel…
California Steel Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1984
California Steel Industries, Inc.
Tenaris SA →
Active · founded 2001 · Luxembourg
As a manufacturer and supplier of steel pipe products, Tenaris SA is the leader in world production of seamless steel…
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