From its New Philadelphia base, Lauren International operates a family of companies spanning polymer products, industrial valves, retail solutions, hobby aircraft and wireless internet services. The company’s distinctive lean-thinking culture emphasizes employee-led experimentation, collaboration and continuous improvement across businesses serving markets around the world. Lauren also puts that local, long-term outlook into practice through community partnerships in Tuscarawas County.
Nylacast Engineered Products LtdFounded in Leicester in 1967, Nylacast Engineered Products makes low-weight, low-friction polymer materials and machined components that solve demanding engineering problems. Its six-site international operation combines polymer production, CNC machining and application consultancy, supplying more than 50 countries and supporting safety-critical equipment such as crane systems and warehouse infrastructure. The company employs more than 600 people and operates quality systems certified to ISO 9001:2015, ISO 29001:2020 and ISO 14001:2015.PA, PA
Queen City PolymersStarted by 24-year-old James Powers Jr. on the porch of his Cincinnati home in the early 1980s, Queen City Polymers has grown into a family-built plastics manufacturer and distributor serving North America since 1980. Headquartered in Cincinnati with plants in Dayton, Pharr and Reynosa, QCP supplies industrial plastic stock and turns it into custom-cut, machined and fabricated parts, with 17 CNC routers and six CNC panel saws supporting high-volume work. Its reach has expanded, but the company says its front-porch loyalty to customers and employees remains central to how it operates.WEST CHESTER, OH
Polymar-ASMSince its 1979 founding as ASM Industries, Polymar-ASM has grown from a captive supplier for Pacer Pumps into a custom molder serving demanding industrial customers. Based in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, it operates a 33,000-square-foot facility around the clock, with production and quality functions under one roof. The company has also made TLD dosimetry badge holders for nuclear, medical, and military users since 1983.LEOLA, PA
National PolymerSince 2005, Chagrin Falls-based National Polymer has developed and manufactured custom polymers, adhesives and coatings for applications where an off-the-shelf material will not do. Its senior-level chemists and engineers can take a project from deformulation or a new formulation through pilot coating, scale-up and production, including roll-to-roll work. National Polymer operates under ISO 9001:2015 systems and received the 2022 Excellence in Manufacturing Award from MAGNET and the Geauga Growth Partnership.CHARLEROI, PA