User:Lar/ToDo/Chicago Bridge and Iron
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| Chicago Bridge and Iron | |
|---|---|
| Image:New cbi logo.jpg | |
| Type | Public |
| Founded | 1889 |
| Headquarters | IL, TX |
| Industry | Civil Engineering, plant equipment, turnkey projects |
| Products | Projects |
Chicago Bridge and Iron is a steel fabrication and erection company.
HQ is now in texas per Jigsaw:
2103 Research Forest Dr The Woodlands, TX 77380-2624 Phone: +1.8325131000
[edit] Timeline
(mostly from http://www.cbi.com/about/history.aspx)
- 1889 founded to make bridges
- branches out into tankage (eventualy decides that is the primary focus)
- 1984 buys Liquid Carbonic (find asource for the claim that it was to insulate from cyclical fab bis)
- 1986 buys Statia Terminals
- 1996 bought by Praxair (find a source for the claim that Praxair wanted LC only), merges in CBI industries. Sells Statia terminals, announces intent to spin off CBI itself in a IPO
- 1997 CBI NV goes public as a netherlands corp with two operating subsidiaries
[edit] External Links
- corporate site
- company profile at Jigsaw (not sure that's a keeper)
- copy of May 1993 Illinois history article (has good timeline info)
