UTEX Industries
fossil fuel company based in Houston, Texas
UTEX Industries, Inc. is an American manufacturer of sealing products.
Based in Houston, Texas, the company was founded as Universal Packing and Gasket in 1940 and was renamed to UTEX Industries in 1969. Grey Mountain Partners purchased UTEX in 2005 and sold it in 2007 to Audax Group, which sold it to Rhône Group in 2010. Private equity firm Riverstone Holdings purchased UTEX Industries for $825 million in 2013.
History
UTEX Industries was founded in 1940 as Universal Packing and Gasket. It is based in Houston, Texas.
In 1964, the company created "the first nonadjustable plunger packing material designed to address reciprocating pump-sealing problems". Made of nitrile rubber and "nylon fabric composite laminated material", it was formed into "packing" named the J-Design 838. In 1969, UP&G was renamed to UTEX Industries.
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