Pandrol (Delachaux Group)
HQ FR45% share
Global leader in elastic rail-fastening systems (e-clip, Fastclip) and aluminothermic welding; part of Delachaux.
manufactured · input
Rail Fastening Systems (Spikes, Clips, Anchors)
Pandrol and Vossloh elastic rail clips plus legacy cut spikes; hold rail to tie; Pandrol and Vossloh are global market leaders; domestic and European supply
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Source countries
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Companies
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Goods affected
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Claims on record
What depends on it
Goods that need this input
1 essential American goods rely on rail fastening systems (spikes, clips, anchors) somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Where it comes from
Source countries
Share of global supply, by country.
| Country | Share of supply |
|---|---|
| CNChina | 42% |
| CACanada | 24% |
| AUAustralia | 15% |
| INIndia | 9% |
| BRBrazil | 4% |
| ESSpain | 2% |
| TRTurkey | 1% |
| DEGermany (Federal Republic of Germany) | 1% |
Who makes it
Supplier companies
4 companies produce rail fastening systems (spikes, clips, anchors).
Vossloh AG(VOS.DE)
HQ DE40% share
German rail-infrastructure maker; tension-clamp fastening systems (Skl), ties/sleepers, switches and rail services.
Nucor Corporation(NUE)
HQ US
Charlotte, NC-based steel company (NYSE: NUE); largest US steel producer by volume; all EAF (electric arc furnace) production. Plate Mill Group: three facilities — Hertford County (Cofield) NC, Brandenburg KY, Tuscaloosa AL. Combined ~3.5 million tons/year plate capacity (cut-to-length and discrete plate). Products: carbon, HSLA, alloy, and pressure vessel-quality steel plate. Markets served include heavy equipment, dump bodies, on-highway trucks, rail cars, barges, ships — fire apparatus structural steel falls in this category. Buy America compliance: all domestic EAF production qualifies. Nucor also owns David J. Joseph (scrap procurement) and various downstream fabricators. Largest US recycled-content steel producer.
Progress Rail (Caterpillar) / EMD
HQ US
Second North American locomotive OEM (~25% market share); wholly owned Caterpillar subsidiary acquired 2006. Progress Rail acquired EMD (Electro-Motive Diesel) from private equity in 2010 — bringing the historic GM locomotive brand (founded 1922) into Caterpillar's portfolio. EMD's 710 and 1010 engine families power SD70ACe and SD70AH locomotives. Muncie IN plant is primary locomotive assembly. Also a major locomotive rebuilder (extending fleet life). EMD brand has produced locomotives since the 1920s; the iconic F-unit and SD-series locomotives transformed American freight rail. GM sold EMD to Greenbriar Equity/Berkshire Partners in 2005 after 80+ years of ownership — ending one of American manufacturing's most storied corporate relationships.