Membership (95% of industry capacity)

• 78 galvanizing companies in North America (175 plants)
• 56 sustaining member companies

  
  

  • 8 zinc producers/suppliers
• 19 associate galvanizers (outside North America)

Non-Members 

• Approximately 20 galvanizing companies in North America, representing around 5% of industry capacity

Production

• 4.9 million tons of galvanized steel in 2019
• 10% increase since 2014

Employee

• Galvanizing operations: 8,000
• Zinc Suppliers: 10,000
• Service and product suppliers: 2,000

Markets Served

• Electric/Utility/Communications
• Bridge & Highway
• Agriculture
• Transportation Infrastructure
• Buildings
• Recreation (Stadiums)
• Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM)
• 34% penetration in 2019

Products Galvanized

Structurals, fasteners, tubing, pipe, wire, nails, reinforcing steel, weldments, complex fabrications, guardrail, distribution poles, and much more

Ownership

• Most galvanizing operations are privately held
• Sales range from $10 million to $50 million
• Most galvanizing operations do not take title to the steel they galvanize.
• These operations are called "job" or "custom" galvanizers and they provide a service.

Competition

Other coatings (paint, powder coating), weathering steel, stainless steel, wood, aluminum, concrete and composites

Galvanizing Process

• Cleaning the steel in a degreasing solution.
• Pickling in dilute hot sulfuric acid or ambient temperature hydrochloric solution.
• Fluxing in an aqueous solution of zinc-ammonium chloride.
• Immersing in a bath (kettle) of molten zinc.
• Inspection of material for consistent and thorough coating.

AGA members represent approximately 95% of the industry capacity. Non-members are primarily smaller galvanizers, pipe, wire and fence companies, but consolidation has changed the face of the industry in the last 10 years. There are now several multi-plant public and private operators.