Founded in 1898 by Louis O. Rozin, Loroco Industries is a family-owned paperboard manufacturer that shifted from die-cut leather shoe components to laminated and die-cut paperboard products in 1934. It continues to specialize in laminating and die cutting paperboard, with its Loroco plant in Blue Ash and Royal Pad Products plant in Evendale, Ohio.
Erdie IndustriesErdie 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.LORAIN, OH
N.A.L. Company, IncN.A.L. Company, Inc. is a family-owned paperboard packaging manufacturer founded in 1972 by a father and his sons. Based in Mt. Orab, Ohio, the company operates two facilities and has developed a packaging business centered on products such as corner protectors and other paperboard packaging. Its history spans three generations, with the company describing a workforce that includes employees with more than 20 years of service.MT ORAB, OH
Valley ConvertingFounded by Gino Biasi in 1973, Valley Converting is a family-owned paper mill that manufactures and converts 100% recycled paperboard. Still operated by the Biasi family, the Toronto, Ohio company produces 80 tons of paperboard a day and says its products ship across the United States and Canada.TORONTO, OH
A.J. Schrafel Paper CorpSince Alfred Schrafel founded it in 1941, A.J. Schrafel Paper Corp. has built its identity around specialized knowledge of paperboard packaging. The company serves commercial printers and packaging manufacturers, supplying paperboard and converting rolls into sheets through its West Haven operation, which has 110,000 square feet of storage space.FLORAL PARK, NY