Corrosion Protection


Alta Altene Company

 is a Reliable source of supply of Polyethylene Coatings for the corrosion protection of pipelines and steel substrates…

Quality, Service and Technology that services the pipeline corrosion protection industry

Alta History and Background

• Started as a Joint Venture company between ENI and Polyken, Colgate Palmolive for manufacture of Polyethylene Tape for the Corrosion Control of pipelines and specialty applications.

• Started operations in 1973 with a full scale production

• Located in Bagnoregio Italy with a fully integrated manufacturing plant

• Manufactures all of the products from base petroleum products for corrosion protection

• Became a fully owned operation of ENI in 1980

• Purchased by Sima Group in 1996 and operating as an independent  company.

• Purchased by Alta Altene Srl in 2006 a privately held company.

• A global company supplying Polyethylene tape to the corrosion industry within the oil, gas and water pipeline construction industry for both onshore and offshore applications.

• A manufacture of standard and specialty products to the pipeline industry and the energy sector of the oil and gas industry.

What Alta Altene Company does in the Pipeline and Energy Industry

• Manufacture of Polyethylene tapes, Butyl based elastomeric adhesives and liquid adhesives for corrosion protection of pipe and steel substrates.

• Provides corrosion protection with the inherent chemistry of Polyethylene for resistance to water penetration, and resistant to Oxygen permeability with the use of Butyl based elastomeric adhesives. Both Oxygen and Water is prevented from reaching the metal substrate, which are necessary and sufficient conditions for corrosion.

• Manufacture of conventional Polyethylene tape systems for pipe corrosion protection.

• Alta manufactures PE coatings systems for applications for new pipe construction and rehabilitation and reconditioning.

• Alta manufactures PE coatings applied in the field with traditional Line Travel (Over-the Ditch), plant applied and girth weld and joint coatings.

• Alta has coating systems that have a range of temperature and shear resistance properties to meet the requirements of the pipeline and end-user.

• Alta coating systems are totally manufactured by Alta and all products are formulated, manufactured and quality control tested and approved for use in the market place.

• Approved to ISO 9001 and to other good manufacturing and technical standards and norms governed within the energy and pipeline industry.