COMPANY·HISTORIES
SIC 3317

Steel Pipe and Tubes

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

18companies1882–1982founding years14still active4no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironment
FoundedARBED S.A.FoundedARBED S.A.
1882
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
FoundedBethlehem Steel CorporationFoundedBethlehem Steel Corporation
1904
1908
TechnologyThe Ford Model T brings the automobile to the middle class.
FoundedDofasco Inc.FoundedDofasco Inc.
1912
1913
EconomyThe Federal Reserve is created.
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
FoundedBundy CorporationFoundedBundy Corporation
1922
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.
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long postwar expansion begins.
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.
FoundedHMI Industries, Inc.FoundedHMI Industries, Inc.
1968
FoundedLindsay Manufacturing Co.FoundedLindsay Manufacturing Co.
1969
1970
EnvironmentThe EPA is founded; environmental regulation expands.
1971
EconomyThe dollar leaves the gold standard; Nasdaq opens.
1973
EconomyThe OPEC oil embargo triggers a global shock.
FoundedAlfa, S.A. de C.V.FoundedAlfa, S.A. de C.V.
1974
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins with the Altair.
1979
EconomyA second oil crisis drives inflation higher.
FoundedCockerill Sambre GroupFoundedCockerill Sambre Group
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
FoundedTI Group plcFoundedTI Group plc
1982
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.
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.
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

ARBED S.A. →
Defunct · founded 1882 · Luxembourg
ARBED S.A., based in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, heads an international group of 189 companies engaged in every…
ARBED S.A. →
Defunct · founded 1882 · Luxembourg
ARBED S.A., based in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, heads an international group of 189 companies engaged in every…
Bethlehem Steel Corporation →
Active · founded 1904
Bethlehem Steel Corporation is the second largest steel producer in the United States, with control of supply sources,…
Bethlehem Steel Corporation →
Active · founded 1904
Bethlehem Steel Corporation is the second largest steel producer in the United States, with control of supply sources,…
Dofasco Inc. →
Active · founded 1912 · Canada
Dofasco Inc.
Dofasco Inc. →
Active · founded 1912 · Canada
Dofasco Inc.
Bundy Corporation →
Active · founded 1922
Bundy Corporation is a subsidiary of the London-based specialized engineering group TI Group plc and a world leader in…
Bundy Corporation →
Active · founded 1922
Bundy Corporation is a subsidiary of the London-based specialized engineering group TI Group plc and a world leader in…
HMI Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1968
Known until early 1995 as Health-Mor Inc., HMI Industries has diversified from its core in high-end vacuum cleaners to…
HMI Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1968
Known until early 1995 as Health-Mor Inc., HMI Industries has diversified from its core in high-end vacuum cleaners to…
Lindsay Manufacturing Co. →
Active · founded 1969
Lindsay Manufacturing Co.
Lindsay Manufacturing Co. →
Active · founded 1969
Lindsay Manufacturing Co.
Alfa, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1974 · Mexico
Alfa, S.A.
Alfa, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1974 · Mexico
Alfa, S.A.
Cockerill Sambre Group →
Defunct · founded 1981 · Belgium
One of the largest industrial groups in Belgium, the Cockerill Sambre Group is a medium-sized integrated steelmaking…
Cockerill Sambre Group →
Defunct · founded 1981 · Belgium
One of the largest industrial groups in Belgium, the Cockerill Sambre Group is a medium-sized integrated steelmaking…
TI Group plc →
Active · founded 1982 · United Kingdom
TI Group plc is a holding company for an international specialized engineering group of firms with three core business…
TI Group plc →
Active · founded 1982 · United Kingdom
TI Group plc is a holding company for an international specialized engineering group of firms with three core business…
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