Pipes and plates are very fitting to Edgen Group's business. The company is a global steel products distributor that supplies carbon steel and alloy pipe, valves, and plates to the energy sector -- primarily upstream, midstream, and downstream customers in the oil and natural gas industry, and power producers. Edgen Group's products are often used in the buildout and maintenance of infrastructure that is required for complex energy extraction, handling, and treatment. It operates in two segments: Energy and Infrastructure Products and Oil Country Tubular Goods. The company was acquired by Sumitomo Corporation in 2013.