Corrosion Products is pleased to announce the acquisition of Caribbean Mechanical Sealing, Inc. of U.S. Territory Puerto Rico.  The company will operate under the name of Caribbean Mechanical Solutions, LLC. (CMS).  CMS will represent the A.W. Chesterton company as well as other quality pump, pipe, valve and tank manufacturers in Puerto Rico and neighboring islands.  In addition, CMS will offer Corrosion Products services, repairs and fabrications.  This acquisition compliments our existing presence in the Caribbean, Corrosion Piping & Pumping Solutions of Jamaica, which opened in 2001.

Corrosion Products commences production on a Thermal oxidizer Rework at Bristol-Myers Squibb Barceloneta.  The project includes refractory work on the TOU, coating of all structural steel and piping, as well as the repair of FRP Ducting.  Additionally, complete overhauls of the ID fans and the associated pumps are being completed in our shop in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

Corrosion Products Jamaican subsidiary received a second contract to apply a corrosion resistant lining to a boiler stack at a bauxite refinery in Jamaica, West Indies.  The scope of work calls for the media blasting of the 180’ columns’ interior walls to SSP 6, followed by the application of A.W. Chesterton’s Pyro S6 composite.  This high temperature coating alleviates the requirement for external insulation as well as the annual water blast contract to remove soot build-up on the interior.  The Pyro S6 resists corrosion of the stack walls in the event of condensation of the S02 gas.