With over 40 years of experience, CDI is an industry leader in the design, manufacturing, and processing of high-quality, high-performance polymer products and components for the Oil & Gas, LNG, Fluid Handling, Aerospace, Power Generation, Refining & Petrochemical, Industrial Processing industries, and beyond. We are highly experienced in a broad scope of advanced materials – from elastomers to advanced fluoropolymers and thermoplastics. With strategic locations around the globe, we provide critical solutions, on time and to your specification, anywhere in the world.

We are partners

Striving to be responsive, innovative, approachable, and dependable partners providing high-performance components on-time and to specification.

We are collaborators

Seeking a full understanding of your needs and drawing on a diverse team of specialists to provide value from concept to delivery.

We are innovators

Building on advanced materials science to design, engineer, and manufacture state-of-the-art components.

We are facilitators

Partnering with our customers to solve the most difficult challenges and reliably bring advanced products to market.

We are problem solvers

Ensuring that in addition to everything else, real solutions arrive on-time and to specification.

We are CDI Products—your custom-engineering specialists

We are preferred suppliers to a large number of major OEMs, each of which has special needs in dealing with elevated temperatures, chemical and media resistance, extreme pressure, wear, and lubricity. With this fully integrated range of capabilities, CDI is the smart choice for all your high-performance plastic and elastomeric manufacturing needs.

Over the years, CDI Products has experienced some significant growth, developed some revolutionary patented technology in both materials and design, and has proudly supported our customers across the globe. Throughout our history, we have focused on delivering quality without compromising safety.

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Company

History

  1. 1959 - 1979
  2. 1980 - 1987
  3. 1989 - 2005
  4. 2006 - 2009
  5. 2010 - 2011
  6. 2018 - 2021
  7. 2022 - 2023

  1. 1959

    Ethylene Gulf Coast (later known as EGC Critical Components) is established as one of the first companies to incorporate double-tooling. EGC had a long history of success and growth for compressor, pump, and valve applications within the global energy, semiconductor, medical, and aerospace industries. After the acquisition in 2006, EGC would become a part of CDI in 2019.

    1974

    Cott Dowall, Inc. founded as a distributor of O-rings, polyseals, and braided packing in a 1750 sq. ft. office and warehouse in Houston, Texas.

    1979

    Awarded first patent for non-adjustable rod packing.

  2. 1980

    Developed our own plastics processing operation.

    1982

    Engineering added as a key customer service.

    1987

    Multiseals is founded

  3. 1989

    CDI Aflas® compounds approved for North Sea applications.

    1999

    Developed patented SigmaSeal® system for control valves.

    2005

    Wellington Holdings purchased by Fenner becomes a part of Fenner Advanced Sealing Technologies. The portfolio of performance thermoplastics earned Norsok M710 approval.

  4. 2006

    EGC Critical Components is purchased by Fenner and becomes a part of Fenner Advanced Sealing Technologies.  A new facility is constructed housing both EGC and CDI under one roof. 

    2007

    CDI Seals built new facility near Houston, Texas.

    2009

    Production of high-performance PEEK connectors begun.

  5. 2011

    Manufacturing added new robotics.

    2011

    Longtime Southeast Asia distributor, Multiseals, was acquired, furthering a global footprint.

    2011

    AIP Precision Machining was acquired.

  6. 2018

    Michelin Completes the Acquisition of Fenner PLC

    2020

    CDI Energy Products and EGC Critical Components officially merge as one entity under the CDI Brand.

    2021

    CDI Announced the formation of a new joint venture company between CDI and international partners Earth Reservoir for Oil and Gas Ltd. (EROG) and Sadeem Investment. The joint venture will operate with a mission to deliver critical service high-performance polymer components for the Middle East.

  7. 2023

    CDI announced the acquisition of EGC Enterprises, Inc., a leading producer of graphite-based sealing products with locations in Ohio and North Carolina. EGC provides highly engineered, customized products for fluid sealing, on-highway and off-highway exhaust emissions, aerospace, and thermal management applications.

    2023

    CDI Energy Products announced its new brand identity as CDI Products, reflecting its diversified market strategy.

COMPANY

Regions

GLOBAL SOLUTIONS TO MEET INDUSTRY DEMANDS

Our global operations ensure that you receive the support you need when you need it. Leading operators and service companies have come to rely on us as responsive, innovative partners in producing components built to make their applications work with optimal performance. With manufacturing expertise in key oil and gas markets, we ensure that products arrive on time and to specification.

UNITED STATES

Since 1981, CDI has been providing customers with high-quality, precision machined components in our current U.S. location. Our Houston manufacturing facility houses over 220,000 sq. ft. of equipment along with technical and engineering staff. This unique integration of skills enables our team to provide customers with solutions that are specifically designed for each application.

SINGAPORE

Since 1987, our manufacturing and business in Singapore, CDI has provided customers a comprehensive range of sealing solutions and services. As part of the global organization, with its manufacturing and production facility, our Singapore team specifically serves the Asia-Pacific and Middle Eastern markets.

SAUDI ARABIA

In December 2021, CDI announced the formation of a new joint venture company between CDI and international partners Earth Reservoir for Oil and Gas Ltd. (EROG) and Sadeem Investment. The joint venture will operate with a mission to deliver critical service high-performance polymer components for the Middle East. CDI will soon announce a location for a cutting-edge manufacturing facility. The new state-of-the-art high-performance polymer products manufacturing facility will strengthen CDI’s capabilities in the Middle East and will support the transition within the global energy market.