Since 1926, family-owned Cottrell Paper Company has made electrical insulation and specialty papers for motors, transformers, and other demanding electrical equipment. Now in its fourth generation, the Upstate New York manufacturer operates a 100,000-square-foot plant at the foothills of the Adirondacks and is known for its Copaco rag paper and transformer insulation materials. Cottrell also builds sustainability into its mill operations, using post-industrial waste, hydroelectric power, and internal recycling to reduce manufacturing waste.
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Custom Materials, IncSince opening its doors in 1964, family-owned Custom Materials, Inc. has fabricated electrical insulation and components for power-generation, distribution and controls equipment. The Chagrin Falls manufacturer combines in-house engineering with a broad fabrication operation, with particular depth in insulating components for motors, generators and transformers. Its history includes developing transformer spacer sticks and becoming the only independent North American supplier of paper spacer sticks for distribution transformers, while its ISO 9001-registered quality system supports work in demanding industries.CHAGRIN FALLS, OH
Cindus CorporationSince 1923, Cincinnati-based Cindus Corporation has converted paper into specialized creped and calendered materials, with electrical insulation for transformers and cable wrap at the center of its business. The company is the exclusive manufacturer of X-Crepe, an all-direction stretch paper developed as a cloth and nonwoven alternative, and also provides custom substrate development and converting for industrial applications. Its Performance Transformer Products division extends that work into insulated lead cable and related transformer components.CINCINNATI, OH
Finch Paper LLCFounded in 1865, Finch Paper makes uncoated printing, converting and specialty papers at its long-running mill in Glens Falls, New York. The privately held American manufacturer employs approximately 600 people and operates an unusually broad paper platform from one facility, including four paper machines, on-site sheeting and a cogeneration power plant. Finch’s 160-year history is closely tied to environmental stewardship, with two-thirds of its mill energy generated on site from renewable hydropower and biomass.GLENS FALLS, NY
Monadnock Non-Wovens LLCFor more than 25 years, Monadnock Non-Wovens has made meltblown nonwoven materials for technical applications, pairing seven in-house-designed production lines with an applications lab that helps take new media from pilot scale to production. Founded by Monadnock Paper Mills, established in 1819, the Mount Pocono manufacturer supplies roll and sheet goods worldwide and is especially distinctive for its fine-fiber filtration expertise. Its ISO 9001-certified operation runs on wind- and hydro-powered electricity, recycles all polypropylene waste, and develops products with sustainability in mind.MOUNT POCONO, PA