Month: April 2016

AMERICAN Zinc is an advancement in corrosion control for iron pipe. Zinc has been used for more than 50 years to extend the life of iron pipe, and protects millions of feet of cast and ductile iron pipe in corrosive environments.

AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company Manufacturing Engineer Ken Murphy was presented with the American Foundry Society’s Service Citation at CastExpo’16. Murphy is being recognized for his work with the Foundry in a Box program.

A contractor for San Jose Water Company in San Jose, California, has taken delivery of more than 3,000 feet of zinc-coated iron pipe from AMERICAN Ductile Iron Pipe, making it among the nation’s first utilities to install zinc-coated pipe.

The Historic Birmingham Mineral Railroad Signs Project is one initiative seeking to bring attention to and preserve what was once a century-long important component of Birmingham’s iron industry: The Birmingham Mineral Railroad (BMRR).