Plymouth Tube Co. Acquires Trent Tube's Trentweld And Trent Processing Plants From Crucible Materials Corp.


WARRENVILLE, IL - Plymouth Tube Company announced today that an agreement has been achieved for the acquisition of Trent Tube from Crucible Materials Corporation effective August 11, 2007. The purchase includes the Trentweld Plant (East Troy, WI) and the Trent Processing Plant (Chicago, IL). Previously, Plymouth Tube acquired the Cold Work Anneal plant (also East Troy, WI) from Crucible in 2005.

Don Van Pelt Jr., president of Plymouth Tube, remarks 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."

Trent Tube's Trentweld Plant produces 1/8" to 4" diameter welded and welded and drawn stainless steel tubing including nickel and high alloys for a variety of applications. Primary products include mechanical, air cylinder, electropolished 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 (.010" - .135" thick by .375" - 48" wide). Customers served include the Trent Weld plant as well as a broad base of other steel processors.

Please contact Don DeLano, vice president of Plymouth Tube, with any questions related to this acquisition at 630-393-3550.

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 in Warrenville, Illinois with 10 plants in the U.S., and sales representation around the world.

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