The Epoxy Interest Group recently announced John L. Simmet as the recipient of the Epoxy Industry Service Award.
The Epoxy Interest Group (EIG) of the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI) recently announced John L. Simmet as the recipient of the Epoxy Industry Service Award. During his career, Simmet reportedly helped establish two epoxy coating and fabrication plants, one in Minnesota and one in Ohio, including the first multi-rebar coating plant in the world. Simmet also was part of a group that started the Fusion Bonded Coaters Association (FBCA) in 1982, and later merged FBCA with the CRSI in 1985. In 2008, the coaters formed the EIG within CRSI.
In addition, Simmet was reportedly instrumental in the establishment of CRSI’s epoxy coating plant certification program. These certification programs improved the quality of epoxy-coated reinforcement.