PITTSBURGH, Nov. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pittsburgh,
PA-based L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ: FSTR) announces the expansion
of its steel pipe coating facility in Birmingham, Alabama to improve manufacturing
through-put and increase production capacity. The plant expansion
was necessitated by major facility improvements underway at
AMERICAN Steel Pipe, L.B. Foster's strategic partner. "Our
plant upgrade will position L.B. Foster to meet the increased
production needs required by AMERICAN," said Merry Brumbaugh, Vice President, L.B. Foster
Tubular Products.
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L.B. Foster and AMERICAN Steel Pipe, a division of AMERICAN Cast
Iron Pipe Company, each maintain state-of-the-art production
facilities on the site of AMERICAN'S
Birmingham operations. AMERICAN is increasing production
capacity to nearly 700,000 net tons annually and shortening
manufacturing lead times for high quality steel pipe. "We asked
L.B. Foster to increase pipe coating capacity to accommodate the
new world class production levels anticipated by AMERICAN's
expansion," said Jon Noland,
Division Sales Manager, AMERICAN Steel Pipe.
L.B. Foster applies protective fusion bond epoxy and abrasion
resistant coatings on 10.75" to 24" diameter ERW steel line pipe
manufactured by AMERICAN Steel Pipe. The L.B. Foster coating plant
is ISO 9001:2008 registered.
About L.B. Foster Company
L.B. Foster Company is a
leading manufacturer, fabricator and distributor of products and
services for the rail, construction, energy and utility markets
with locations in North America
and Europe. Please visit www.lbfoster.com
L.B. Foster Company Contacts:
Tim Chiasson, General Manager, Plant Operations,
L.B. Foster Tubular Products
205-252-3490 tchiasson@lbfoster.com
Jake Fuellhart, Marketing
Communications Manager, Corporate Marketing
412.928.5645 jfuellhart@lbfoster.com
SOURCE L.B. Foster Company