Baerlocher USA develops and manufactures additives for plastics, drawing on a group history dating to 1823 and more than 200 years of experience. The Baerlocher group says it has about 1,150 employees and a global presence, and identifies plastic additives as a long-standing specialty. Its U.S. locations include its Cincinnati headquarters and production site and a Dover production site.
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Baerlocher GmbHWith 200 years of company history, Baerlocher GmbH develops and manufactures additives for plastics, including customized one-pack systems for PVC and other polymers. The third-generation, family-owned business employs about 1,150 people and serves customers through a global network, combining long experience in additive technology with local market support.NW P.O. BOX 545 44622 DOVER, OH
SI GroupWith roots in varnish and rubber dating to the 1890s, SI Group has spent more than a century developing chemistry for industrial manufacturers. Today, its approximately 1,500 employees work across 18 manufacturing sites to supply performance additives and related chemical solutions to customers in more than 80 countries.SCHENECTADY, NY
Struktol Company of America, LLCFrom its Stow headquarters, Struktol Company of America manufactures specialty additives that help processors work with rubber, plastics, PVC and wood-plastic compounds. A member of the Schill+Seilacher group, the company pairs its manufacturing operations with in-house research, development, quality control and compound-laboratory testing to develop application-specific solutions. Struktol has manufactured at its Stow facility since 1979 and operates an additional manufacturing site in Villa Rica, Georgia, with ISO 9001:2015-certified operations.STOW, OH
Plastore, IncFounded in 1976 by Ingemar Lundh, Hudson, Ohio-based Plastore makes Plasticolor color and additive feeders for plastics processing equipment. Its rugged systems feed materials directly at the machine throat, with tool-less screw changes and options ranging from volumetric and gravimetric feeding to the ACLCC closed-loop color-control system. Plastore says thousands of units are installed for customers worldwide.HUDSON, OH