Duratex counts on durability. It makes wood products including hardboard, particle board, and fiberboard from a dozen plants throughout Brazil. The firm sources its own wood with more than 200,000 hectares of primarily eucalyptus forest and has an annual production capacity of approximately 4 million cu. meters of paneling and 6 million sq. meters of laminate flooring. Its products are used for residential and commercial construction and to make furniture and toys. Duratex also makes vitreous china and metal fittings for bathroom use under the Deca brand.

JURONG International has building and construction covered from beginning to end and beyond. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides engineering and facilities management services in nearly 40 countries throughout Asia and the Middle East. The company provides expert design and build project management services, in addition to consulting services that include master planning, architectural design, and structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering. The company also offers facilities management and serves clients in commercial, industrial, residential, and institutional markets. JURONG International is owned by JTC Corporation, a Singapore-based industrial development company.

Lafarge S.A. produces and sells building materials under the Lafarge brand worldwide. It operates in three divisions: Cement, Aggregates and Concrete, and Gypsum. The Cement division produces and sells a range of cements and hydraulic binders, including basic Portland, masonry cements, and various other blended and specialty cements and binders for the construction industry. This division also offers technical support, ordering and logistical assistance, documentation, demonstrations, and training services relating to the use of cements, as well as engages in cement trading activities. The Aggregates and Concrete division provides hard rock, including limestone and granite; natural sand; gravel; asphalt; and pre-cast concrete products, as well as offers road contracting and surfacing services. This division also provides aggregates required for concrete, asphalt, and paving operations. The Gypsum division offers wallboard and finishing products for various applications, such as high humidity, fire retardant, water-resistant, sag-resistant, design and decoration, and high traffic areas. This division also provides gypsum plaster, plaster blocks, joint compounds, metal studs, and anhydrite binders for self-leveling floorscreeds and industrial plasters. Lafarge S.A. sells its products and services to concrete producers, precast concrete product manufacturers, contractors, builders and masons, building materials wholesalers, asphalt producers, road contractors, construction companies, general building materials distributors, wallboard specialty dealers, and lumber yards. Lafarge company, formerly known as J. et A. Pavin de Lafarge, was founded in 1833 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Pioneer Millworks is blazing a trail in the reclaimed-wood millworks industry. The firm reclaims or harvests a variety of wood species with a range of grades and finishes to produce timbers, flooring, and millwork. Much of the wood Pioneer Millworks reclaims comes from old barns and industrial buildings. The company has also launched a unit that manufactures engineered flooring that uses recycled material and formaldehyde-free adhesives. Sister company New Energy Works Timberframers focuses on creating timber-frame structures. Founder and president Jonathan Orpin owns Pioneer Millworks.

BlueScope Construction (BSC). The company is the US-based construction subsidiary of Australian steel maker BlueScope Steel. BSC receives its steel materials directly from 10 BlueScope mills in the US. As a design/build general contractor, BSC plans, develops, and builds pre-engineered shells for large structures. Company divisions handle government projects and offer concrete services. BSC usually builds commercial and industrial facilities such as distribution centers, airplane hangars, arenas, manufacturing plants, offices, and warehouses. Customers have included Toys "R" Us, Best Buy, and FedEx Ground.

W.A. Rasic Construction was founded by Walter A. Rasic who was born in Dole, Hercegovina to Croatian parents. He left his family at an early age with the dream of escaping communist Yugoslavia. He made it as far as a German Work Camp where he spent three years learning the trade of installing waterlines. However, America’s pull was strong, and so was his ambition. Teaching himself English, Walter Rasic finally made it to America in 1961. He began his career working for a cousin of his who was an established pipeline contractor. To get ahead in life he also got a second job washing dishes at night. In the early 70’s Walter started his own construction company and subsequently, in 1978, he incorporated into W.A. Rasic Construction.

Meruelo Enterprises (dba The Meruelo Group) takes a diverse interest in California businesses. A holding company, the Meruelo Group owns five construction and engineering firms that specialize in utility and telecom construction in the southwestern US. The minority-owned group also owns interests in a handful southern California restaurants, including pizza chain La Pizzeria Loca, an operator of 50 franchised and Meruelo-owned stores in Los Angeles, and Pacific Whey Café, an upscale cafe and bakery chain. In addition, Meruelo also actively invests in commercial and residential properties and middle-market companies through affiliates. Founded by CEO Alex Meruelo, the group traces its roots back to the 1980s.

Enterprise Electric welcomes the power hungry. The full service electrical firms specializes in construction and design of electrical systems for institutional, commercial, industrial, and services projects from planning through construction. The company completes projects large and small and has completed design and installation of wiring and electrical systems for health care, correctional, commercial, and industrial clients. Services include temporary power installations, voice, data, and fiber optic cabling systems, emergency generator and substation installations, maintenance services. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, the company serves clients throughout the US.

One of the largest construction companies in the southeastern US, M. B. Kahn Construction Co. works on commercial, institutional, and industrial projects including hospitals, airports, shopping centers, and manufacturing plants. Additionally, it is rated as one of the top builders in the nation's education market. The company provides general contracting and design/build delivery services, as well as construction management and program management services. Russian immigrant Myron B. Kahn founded the company in 1927. It is now chaired by Alan Kahn, his grandson. The group operates through divisions in South Carolina and Georgia.

Ameron International Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells engineered products and materials for the chemical, industrial, energy, transportation, and infrastructure industries from its plants in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. It operates in three groups: Fiberglass-Composite Pipe, Water Transmission, and Infrastructure Products. The Fiberglass-Composite Pipe group offers filament-wound and molded fiberglass pipes, tubes, fittings, and well screens for the industrial, petroleum, chemical processing, and petrochemical industries, as well as for service station piping systems, aboard marine vessels, and offshore oil platforms. The Water Transmission group supplies concrete cylinder pipes, prestressed concrete cylinder pipes, steel pipes, and reinforced concrete pipes for water transmission, and storm and industrial waste water and sewage collection; large-diameter wind towers for the U.S. wind-energy market; and polyvinyl chloride and polyethylene sheet lining for the protection of concrete pipe and cast-in-place concrete structures. The Infrastructure Products group provides ready-mix concrete, basaltic aggregates, dune sand, concrete pipes, and box culverts to the construction industry in Hawaii; and concrete and steel poles for highway, street, and outdoor area lighting, as well as for traffic signals. Ameron International Corporation markets its products directly through its-owned sales force, as well as through sales agents, manufacturers' representatives, distributors, and licensees. Ameron International, through its joint ventures, manufactures and sells concrete pressure pipes; glass reinforced epoxy pipe and fittings; and reinforcing bars. Ameron International Corporation was formerly known as Ameron, Inc. and changed its name to Ameron International Corporation in 1996. Ameron International was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Pasadena, California.

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