Advanced Composites Inc

Employee Size

201-500

Organization Type

Privately Held

Headquarters

Sidney, OH

Founded

1986

Advanced Composites grew from two automotive compounders founded in Ohio and Tennessee in the mid-1980s, joining under Mitsui Chemicals in 2003. Nearly four decades later, the company develops thermoplastic materials for North American automakers and their suppliers, with its work recognized by a 2024 SPE Automotive Innovation Award for Rivian exterior cladding.

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