COMPANY·HISTORIES
NAIC 326122

Plastics Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing

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

20companies1863–1998founding years18still active2no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironment
FoundedYule Catto & Company plcFoundedYule Catto & Company plc
1863
FoundedCSR LimitedFoundedCSR LimitedFoundedWolseley plcFoundedWolseley plc
1887
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
1908
TechnologyThe Ford Model T brings the automobile to the middle class.
1913
EconomyThe Federal Reserve is created.
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
FoundedCertainTeed CorporationFoundedCertainTeed Corporation
1917
1929
EconomyThe stock market crashes; the Great Depression begins.
1933
EconomyNew Deal reforms reshape banking and industry.
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
FoundedGrupo Cydsa, S.A. de C.V.
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long postwar expansion begins.
FoundedThe Dow Chemical CompanyFoundedThe Dow Chemical Company
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented at Bell Labs.
1956
EconomyThe Interstate Highway program remakes commerce.
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
1970
EnvironmentThe EPA is founded; environmental regulation expands.
1971
EconomyThe dollar leaves the gold standard; Nasdaq opens.
FoundedCentral Sprinkler CorporationFoundedCentral Sprinkler Corporation
1972
1973
EconomyThe OPEC oil embargo triggers a global shock.
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins with the Altair.
1979
EconomyA second oil crisis drives inflation higher.
1980
EnvironmentSuperfund law makes polluters pay for cleanup.
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
1987
EconomyBlack Monday: markets fall 22% in a single day.
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
FoundedAptarGroup, Inc.FoundedAptarGroup, Inc.FoundedPW Eagle, Inc.FoundedPW Eagle, Inc.
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
1995
TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.
1997
EconomyThe Asian financial crisis rattles global markets.
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
FoundedTrex Company, Inc.
1998
2000
EconomyThe dot-com bubble bursts.
2001
EconomyThe September 11 attacks; a recession follows.
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 begin to take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
2008
EconomyThe global financial crisis freezes credit.
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

Yule Catto & Company plc →
Active · founded 1863 · United Kingdom
Yule Catto & Company plc is one of Europe's leading specialty chemicals groups.
Yule Catto & Company plc →
Active · founded 1863 · United Kingdom
Yule Catto & Company plc is one of Europe's leading specialty chemicals groups.
CSR Limited →
Active · founded 1887 · Australia
CSR Limited is one of the world's largest building and construction materials companies, with operations in Australia,…
CSR Limited →
Active · founded 1887 · Australia
CSR Limited is one of the world's largest building and construction materials companies, with operations in Australia,…
Wolseley plc →
Active · founded 1887 · United Kingdom
Wolseley plc has quietly built itself an empire as the world's leading distributor of building materials to…
Wolseley plc →
Active · founded 1887 · United Kingdom
Wolseley plc has quietly built itself an empire as the world's leading distributor of building materials to…
CertainTeed Corporation →
Active · founded 1917
CertainTeed Corporation is a leading U.S.
CertainTeed Corporation →
Active · founded 1917
CertainTeed Corporation is a leading U.S.
Grupo Cydsa, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1945 · Mexico
Grupo Cydsa, S.A.
Grupo Cydsa, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1945 · Mexico
Grupo Cydsa, S.A.
The Dow Chemical Company →
Defunct · founded 1947
To say that The Dow Chemical Company is a very large chemical company is an understatement.
The Dow Chemical Company →
Defunct · founded 1947
To say that The Dow Chemical Company is a very large chemical company is an understatement.
Central Sprinkler Corporation →
Active · founded 1972
Central Sprinkler Corporation, through its wholly owned subsidiary Central Sprinkler Company, is one of the largest…
Central Sprinkler Corporation →
Active · founded 1972
Central Sprinkler Corporation, through its wholly owned subsidiary Central Sprinkler Company, is one of the largest…
AptarGroup, Inc. →
Active · founded 1993
AptarGroup, Inc.
AptarGroup, Inc. →
Active · founded 1993
AptarGroup, Inc.
PW Eagle, Inc. →
Active · founded 1993
PW Eagle, Inc.
PW Eagle, Inc. →
Active · founded 1993
PW Eagle, Inc.
Trex Company, Inc. →
Active · founded 1998
Trex Company, Inc.
Trex Company, Inc. →
Active · founded 1998
Trex Company, Inc.
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