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McWane Ductile
US market leader; 3 foundries (Birmingham AL, Youngstown OH, Ogden UT); founded 1921; significant recent capacity investments; ANSI/AWWA C151 certified
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McWane Ductile - Birmingham, Alabama →
USOriginal 1921 foundry; Alabama HQ; flagship US ductile iron pipe plant; ongoing capacity improvements
McWane Ductile - Ogden, Utah →
US+20% casting capacity via material handling upgrades; western US supply hub
McWane Ductile - Youngstown, Ohio →
US$18M downstream equipment investment; +20% capacity with second annealing oven; ANSI/AWWA C151 certified
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Ductile Iron Pipe (Water Mains)
65%Fire Hydrants & Valves
20%Fittings & Accessories
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Origin2023
McWane Inc. was founded in 1921 in Birmingham, Alabama — the city that had been the center of the Southern US iron and steel industry since the 1870s. Birmingham's unique geographic concentration of iron ore, coal, and limestone within a 30-mile radius made it the only major Southern steel city; it was nicknamed "the Pittsburgh of the South." McWane started making iron pipe from Birmingham's iron production and grew through the 20th century to become the dominant US ductile iron pipe manufacturer, operating foundries in Birmingham, Youngstown Ohio (a traditional Midwest iron and steel city), and Ogden Utah. McWane became the subject of a 2003 PBS Frontline documentary "A Dangerous Business" which documented systematic workplace safety violations, environmental law violations, and worker deaths across McWane facilities — describing a pattern of putting production over safety. Multiple McWane executives and the company itself faced criminal convictions for environmental violations and workplace safety failures. The company subsequently invested in compliance and safety improvements. McWane Ductile remains the market leader in US ductile iron pipe for water distribution, supplying the underground pipes that carry drinking water to American homes — the same company that provides the physical infrastructure for US water security has a historically documented record of regulatory non-compliance that is an unusual contradiction for a company in the critical water infrastructure supply chain.
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