Founded in 1973 by President and Chief Engineer Abraham Abdi, family-operated Merrick International makes plastic hangers and home-organization goods for major retailers across North America and beyond. Its U.S. manufacturing centers on in-house product design, tooling, and high-cavitation injection molding, with machines capable of producing parts from 96 cavities. Merrick operates facilities in California, Texas, and West Virginia and continues to make quality products in the United States.
Uniplast Industries IncFounded in 1973 by brothers Joel, Larry and Bert Goldman, Uniplast Industries makes apparel hangers for clothing manufacturers and retailers. Now led by second-generation co-owner Stuart Goldman, the family business has built a global network of more than 20 manufacturing and distribution locations, with a particular focus on reusable hanger programs and reducing plastic waste. Its research and development work includes automation, 3D printing and designs that incorporate recycled material.MEADVILLE, PA
Dial Industries, IncFor more than five decades, Dial Industries has designed and manufactured plastic housewares and storage products from its California base, with most of its products made in its Los Angeles factory. The company works with designers and industry partners worldwide while retaining a close-knit workforce that includes staff who have been with Dial for decades. Its products are designed in the United States and sold through regional, national, and international retailers and wholesalers.JAMAICA, NY
Novelty Manufacturing CoSince 1911, Lancaster-based Novelty Manufacturing Co. has grown from a small trinket maker into an American manufacturer of plastic consumer goods, including gardening products and home-improvement solutions. Its NMC Contract Molding operation also helps customers take plastic products from industrial design and pre-production through molding, assembly, and distribution. The company’s long history includes the Countryside planter line, developed by Melinda Winger and her father in the early 1990s.LANCASTER, PA
Sterilite CorporationSterilite Corporation manufactures plastic housewares and storage products, and says it has been making them in the United States for more than 85 years. Founded in 1939 as a small family-owned partnership, the company has grown to seven manufacturing plants and more than 12 million square feet of production space. Its history includes early injection-molded products and a later focus on practical household organization.MASSILLON, OH