Ergon (US)
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Ergon, Inc. is based in Jackson, MS
Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...

 and is a privately owned company. Ergon includes operations as a refiner, transporter, producer, distributor and marketer of petroleum products. Their manufactured products group manufactures and markets various products ranging from computer boards and systems to road maintenance products and equipment.
Ergon owns the Vicksburg Refinery located in Vicksburg, Mississippi
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Vicksburg is a city in Warren County, Mississippi, United States. It is the only city in Warren County. It is located northwest of New Orleans on the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers, and due west of Jackson, the state capital. In 1900, 14,834 people lived in Vicksburg; in 1910, 20,814; in 1920,...

 and also owns 500 wells, mostly in Louisiana and in East Texas.

Partnerships and subsidiaries

  • Diversified Technology, Inc.
    Diversified Technology, Inc.
    Diversified Technology, Inc. is a computer hardware manufacturing company. Based in Ridgeland, MS, the company, which is a subsidiary of Ergon, was formed in 1971...

     is an Ergon company that engineers and manufactures embedded systems within the AdvancedTCA, CompactPCI
    CompactPCI
    A CompactPCI system is a 3U or 6U Eurocard-based industrial computer, where all boards are connected via a passive PCI backplane. The connector pin assignments are standardized by the PICMG US and PICMG Europe organizations. PICMG stands for PCI Industrial Computers Manufacturers Group...

    , ETX
    ETX
    ETX can refer to the following:* ETX , the Embedded Technology eXtended computer-on-module specification* ETX telescope, a popular line of compact Maksutov-Cassegrain telescopes made by Meade Instruments Corporation...

    , COM Express
    COM Express
    COM Express, a computer-on-module form factor, is a highly integrated and compact PC that can be used in a design application much like an integrated circuit component. Each COM Express Module COM integrates core CPU and memory functionality, the common I/O of a PC/AT, USB, audio, graphics , and...

    , and PCI/ISA form factors.
  • Crafco, Inc. is an Ergon company which manufactures pavement maintenance products and equipment including hot pour asphalt crack sealants.
  • Tricor Refining, LLC is owned by a partnership of Ergon and San Joaquin Refining, Inc.
  • Lion Oil
    Lion Oil
    Lion Oil Company was established in 1922. Thomas Harry Barton was instrumental in the development of the company.In 1955, Lion Oil was sold to the Monsanto Company along with what is now El Dorado Chemical Company. Lion Oil is the only oil refinery Monsanto has owned...

     has been an affiliate of Ergon since 1985 and owns a refinery located near Smackover crude oil field and in El Dorado, Arkansas
    El Dorado, Arkansas
    El Dorado , a multi-cultural arts center: South Arkansas Arts Center , an award-winning renovated downtown, and numerous sporting, shopping, and dining opportunities. El Dorado is the population, cultural, and business center of the 7,300 mi² regional area...

    .
  • Lampton-Love, Inc., Ergon's subsidiary, serves liquid petroleum gas (LPG) retail and wholesale customers across the mid-South.

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