Family-owned since George C. Gartner founded it in 1938, General Color Chemical Co. remains guided by the founder’s grandson and his customer-service roots. The Minerva manufacturer supplies colorants for plastics and develops custom solutions for processors using molding or extrusion. Its quality system has been ISO certified since 2003.
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Buckeye Color & Chemical L.L.CFounded in January 1990 by Lynn Bente, a pioneer in coloring plastics, Buckeye Color & Chemical has built its identity around helping plastics customers bring color into polymer products. The company began by importing TR-354 Channel Black from the Soviet Union, later expanded to offices in Dover, Ohio, and achieved ISO certification in 2004.DOVER, OH
Chroma Color CorporationFor more than 50 years, Chroma Color Corporation has made specialty color concentrates and masterbatch for plastics processors and brand owners. Its patented G2 and G3 pellet technologies are built around high pigment, dye and additive loadings, while the company also develops light-management and sustainability-focused color solutions. Chroma Color operates multiple U.S. facilities, all meeting ISO 9001:2015 standards, with its Asheboro, North Carolina laboratory accredited to ISO/IEC 17025.DELAWARE, OH
Mason Color Works IncFive generations of the Mason family have carried Mason Color Works from its 1842 founding in Stoke-on-Trent to its present-day plant in East Liverpool, where the family-owned company continues a pigment-making tradition established in Ohio in 1902. Its deep ceramic expertise is matched by a history of technical innovation, including the development of cobalt-nucleating compounds for investment casting. The company serves manufacturers worldwide while retaining the personalized approach of a small business.EAST LIVERPOOL, OH
WinSell IncorporatedFounded by plastics engineer Fred Shockey in 2009, Medina-based WinSell Incorporated makes granite-effect colorants specifically for plastic rotational molding. Shockey draws on more than two decades in plastics engineering, processing and material development, backed by a family polymer-industry heritage spanning more than 100 years. The company’s narrow focus is helping molders achieve consistent granite finishes while solving processing and color-matching problems.MEDINA, OH