Member Companies

Funding for all NEx initiatives will come from Sustaining and Supporting Members. This funding is necessary and critical to allow NEx to produce viable results. As part of the highest level of membership, NEx Sustaining Members receive:

Invitation to serve on the NEx Steering Committee to establish annual budget, strategic plan and operational plan;
Invitation to serve on the Nominating Committee for the NEx Board of Directors;
Invitation to serve on each of NEx Technology, Standards/Specification, Professional Development, Advocacy/Technical Support and Product/ Personnel Certification Committees;
Access to all NEx content; and
Prominent recognition on NEx website.

NEx: An ACI Center of Excellence for Nonmetallic Building Materials partners with leading organizations focused on accelerating the use and technology of nonmetallic materials and products in construction.

Sustaining Members

Aramco Americas

Aramco Americas, the founding member of NEx, has been developing and deploying nonmetallic solutions for more than two decades, using nonmetallic materials to reduce corrosion, weight and cost.

Gold Members

ExxonMobil

Over their 135-year history, ExxonMobil Upstream Integrated Solutions Company and ExxonMobil Chemical Company—a division of Exxon Mobil Corporation, have become one of the world’s premier energy and chemical companies. ExxonMobil has a commitment parallel to NEx’s initiatives as they work to advance and adopt innovative technologies to ensure nonmetallic building materials are as sustainable as they are of high quality.

Bronze Members

MST Rebar Inc.

MST Rebar Inc., formally B&B FRP Manufacturing Inc., is the manufacturer of MST-BAR in Toronto, ON, Canada. MST Rebar Inc., combined with its partners, has more than 50 years of experience in the fiberglass industry with experienced engineers on staff specializing in chemical, civil, and mechanical engineering. MST Rebar Inc.’s vision is to provide a sustainable and reliable solution to help battle global warming with the highest grade of glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) reinforcing bar in the world.

Creative Composites Group

Creative Composites Group is the largest vertically integrated manufacturer of structural FRP composites in the U.S.A. The Creative Composites Group consists of U.S.-based composite companies within Hill and Smith Holdings PLC. Hill & Smith Holdings PLC is an international group with leading positions in the design, manufacturing, and supply of infrastructure products and galvanizing services.

Binevir Composites

Binevir Composites is a leading manufacturer of advanced composite materials for concrete reinforcement in industrial and civil construction, electric power, and transportation. They are also pioneers in the use of basalt technologies and fiberglass in construction that allow engineers more flexibility in sustainable reinforced concrete design.

Röchling

Röchling Industrial Division offers a large selection of thermoplastics and composites for technical applications. We supply our products in the form of semi-finished products such as sheets, rods, tubes, flat bars, profiles and finished castings right through to precise machined parts. Our plastics are used in just about every industry across the world. The fact is that every industry has different requirements on materials. That's why we analyse the requirements of our customers in your industry in detail. Our goal is to develop products that are a perfect fit for your application. Having specialised in the processing of plastics for more than 100 years, we know precisely which material to recommend for your application.

Owens Corning

Owens Corning is a global leader in building and construction materials. Its mission is building a sustainable future through material innovation and a wide array of products including roofing, insulation, composite solutions, geosynthetics, and more.

Dextra

Established in 1983 by French expatriate entrepreneurs, Dextra is now a world leading manufacturer of engineered steel and fiber-reinforced polymer construction products.

GBar

Compking's composite solutions include, bridge components, seawalls poles, and concrete reinforcement products that are sustainable, non-corrosive, light weight, longer lasting, and environmentally friendly.

Sileto

A renowned leader in innovation and excellence within the technology and engineering sectors. Sileto specializes in developing cutting-edge materials for infrastructure and civil construction, with a particular emphasis on concrete replacement. Their materials are distinguished by their superior mechanical and sustainable properties. Notably, Sileto takes pride in presenting a material comparable to UHPC (Ultra High-Performance Concrete), setting new standards in the industry.

GatorBar

GatorBar®, also known as Neuvokas Corporation, is an industry changing, glass fiber-reinforced composite (GFRP) reinforcing bar that is 100% made in the United States using 100% US-made materials. GatorBar operates out of Ahmeek, MI, in the Upper Peninsula, and was founded in 2013 when founders Erik Kilunen and Ken Keranen realized that fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforcing bar could compete with steel and significantly increase manufacturing speed.

Mateenbar

Mateenbar Limited is the world’s leading GFRP rebar technology and manufacturing group. Specialized in the design and manufacture of Mateenbar™ – a high performance, pultruded glass fibre-reinforced polymer (GFRP) rebar used for concrete reinforcement.

Strongwell

Strongwell is the first to develop a line of standard structural shapes (EXTREN®) and one of the first to offer pultruded grating in the 1970’s. Through the years, Strongwell has developed hundreds of other proprietary and custom products for many markets throughout the world.

Founding Members

American Concrete Institute

The American Concrete Institute has been convening the industry’s brightest minds to advance technologies on the topic of nonmetallics in concrete—including fiber-reinforced polymers and more—for more than four decades.

Aramco Americas

Aramco Americas, the founding member of NEx, has been developing and deploying nonmetallic solutions for more than two decades, using nonmetallic materials to reduce corrosion, weight and cost.

Member Benefits

NEx Supporting Members will help the Center achieve its mission and receive the following benefits:

Membership Level	NEx Steering Committee	NEx Nominating Committee	NEx Core Function Committees	Presence on NEx Website	NEx Project-Specific Committees	Access to NEx Content	Annual Commitment (in USD)
Sustaining Member	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	$300,000+
Gold Supporting Member	—	—	✔	✔	✔	✔	$100,000
Silver Supporting Member	—	—	—	✔	✔	✔	$50,000
Bronze Supporting Member	—	—	—	✔	By invitation	✔	$10,000
Specifying Agency	—	—	—	✔	By invitation	By invitation	$0

Read our Member Prospectus for more information. To join as a Sustaining or Supporting Member, please fill out our Membership Application.