History

	1893 Columbian Steel Tank Company was founded in Kansas City, Missouri.
	1916 Columbian Steel Tank Company introduces bolted steel storage tanks for petroleum storage.
	1918 Black, Sivalls & Bryson of Kansas City enters the bolted steel tank business
	1921 Columbian Steel Tank Company announces 20,000 tanks sold into 14 countries and introduces "Tanks for the World" identity
	1929 API introduces API-12B bolted tank standard with Columbian Steel Tank Company leading the way as monogrammed manufacturer of API-12B tanks.
	1936 AO Smith establishes porcelain enamel process and develops a glass-lined water heater
	1949 AO Smith creates Harvestore Products Company to market the glass-fused-to-steel bolted tank technology in the agriculture market
	1964 Temcor, Inc. founded in California. Buckminster Fuller, the man who invented the geodesic dome, serves on Temcor's Board of Directors.
	1967 Harvestore Product Company launches the Slurrystore liquid waste storage tank brand.
	1970 Bolted tank division of Black, Sivalls & Bryson acquired by Fred Braun who renames the business TecTank
	1974 Vulcan Tanks, Ltd. in the United Kingdom is founded.
	1975 TecTank acquired by Peabody International and becomes PeabodyTecTank
	1977 Conservatek Industries, Inc. founded in Conroe, Texas
	1977 AO Smith launches Aquastore brand of glass-fused-to-steel tanks for water storage.
	1980 Trico Industries acquires Columbian Steel Tank Company and renames the company Trico Columbian
	1989 Trico Industries sells Columbian division to Don Wagner who re-establishes the original company name Columbian Steel Tank Company
	1996 AO Smith purchases PeabodyTecTank and merges it with Harvestore Products Company creating AO Smith Engineered Storage Products Company
	2000 CST Industries, Inc. formed with Columbian Steel Tank Company as its initial base business
	2001 CST Industries, Inc. acquires AO Smith Engineered Storage Products Company
	2002 CST Industries, Inc. acquires Vulcan Tanks, Ltd. In the United Kingdom establishing its first international manufacturing location
	2006 The Sterling Group acquires CST Industries, Inc.
	2008 CST Industries, Inc. acquires Conservatek Industries, Inc.
	2009 CST Industries, Inc. acquires Temcor, Inc.
	2009 Columbian TecTank lanuches the HydroTec, PetroTec and BulkTec brands of epoxy coated storage tanks
	2010 CST Industries, Inc. acquires Weaver Reclaimers
	2010 CST Industries, Inc. combines Columbian TecTank and Engineered Storage Products divisions to create CST Storage
	2011 CST Industries, Inc. combines Temcor and Conservatek Industries divisions to create CST Covers