Accuride (Accuride) 5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate : 0.00% (As of Sep. 2016)

Accuride Corp is a Delaware corporation, and a corporation formed under the laws of the province of Ontario, Canada, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Accuride, were incorporated in November 1986 for the purpose of acquiring all of the assets and assuming certain of the liabilities of Firestone Steel Products, a division of The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company. The Company is one of the manufacturers and suppliers of commercial vehicle components in North America. Its products include commercial vehicle wheels, wheel-end components and assemblies, truck body and chassis parts, and ductile and gray iron castings. It markets its products under some of the recognized brand names in the industry, including Accuride, Gunite, Imperial, and Brillion. Its main product lines are standard equipment used by a majority of North American heavy- and medium-duty truck OEMs. The Company's business consists of three operating segments that design, manufacture, and distribute components for the commercial vehicle market, including heavy- and medium-duty trucks, commercial trailers, light trucks, buses, as well as specialty and military vehicles and their related aftermarket channels and for the global industrial, mining and construction markets. The Wheels segment's products consist of steel and aluminum wheels. The Gunite segment's products consist of wheel-end components and assemblies. The Brillion Iron Works segment's products consist of ductile, austempered ductile and gray iron castings, including engine and transmission components and industrial components. The Company designs, produces, and markets one of the broadest portfolios of commercial vehicle components in the industry. It classifies its products under several categories, including wheels, wheel-end components and assemblies, and ductile and gray iron castings. The Company markets its components to major North American heavy- and medium-duty truck and commercial trailer OEMs, as well as to the major aftermarket participants, including OEM dealer networks, wholesale distributors, and aftermarket buying groups. The Company's competitors in the wheel markets include Alcoa Inc. and Maxion Wheels. Its competitors in the wheel-ends and assemblies markets for heavy- and medium-duty trucks and commercial trailers are KIC Holdings, Inc., Meritor, Inc., Consolidated Metco Inc., and Webb Wheel Products Inc. The Company's registered trademark include Accuride, Brillion, and Gunite. The Company's operations, facilities, and properties are subject to extensive and evolving laws and regulations pertaining to air emissions, wastewater and stormwater discharges, the handling and disposal of solid and hazardous materials and wastes, the investigation and remediation of contamination, and otherwise relating to health, safety, and the protection of the environment and natural resources.