Erdie Industries is a family business founded in Lorain in 1983 by John Stephen Erdie and his son, Jason Stephen Erdie. It grew from a small job shop into a two-building manufacturing complex more than eight times its original size, with innovation at the center of its patented Twist-n-Pull® mailing tube. The company uses recycled paperboard and serves industrial, retail, and shipping customers across Northeast Ohio and the greater Midwest.
Ace Paper TubeFamily-owned and operated since 1966, Cleveland’s Ace Paper Tube manufactures custom paper tubes and cores for packaging, shipping, and industrial winding applications. Its tubes and cores are made from 100% recycled material, with custom dimensions and finishes available for uses ranging from tape and labels to steel and textiles. The company also makes specialty closures and precut tubes, including those used in the fireworks industry.CLEVELAND, OH
Midwest Specialty Products Co., IncSince 1965, family-owned Midwest Specialty Products has manufactured spiral-wound paper tubes and cores in Fairfield, Ohio, tailoring them to customers across the Midwest and beyond. Now in its third generation, the company makes its cores from 100% recycled paper with recyclable adhesives and supports customers with both stock inventory and custom sizing. Its own trucks and flexible order quantities reflect a practical, service-oriented operation built around regional customers.FAIRFIELD, OH
Newman PaperboardPhiladelphia’s Newman Paperboard has manufactured 100% recycled paperboard since 1918, when the Newman family opened its first mill after beginning in the scrap-paper trade. Today, the fifth-generation, family-owned and operated company continues that work with a closed-loop approach to recovered fiber and a 30,000-square-foot warehouse that supports just-in-time delivery. Its paperboard finds practical second lives in products such as rigid boxes and game boards.PHILADELPHIA, PA
Ox IndustriesSince opening in Hanover in 1996, Ox Industries has grown from a small tube-and-core operation into an independently owned paper manufacturer with more than 600 employees. Its distinctive strength is vertical integration: Ox has made its own recycled paperboard since acquiring the Halltown mill in 2007, controlling the process from recovered paper through converted products. Halltown itself has operated continuously since 1869, giving Ox a notably long industrial history alongside its nationwide network of mills and facilities.CARTHAGE, NY