Sterilite 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.
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
IRIS USA, IncFounded in 1994 under the parent company IRIS Ohyama of Japan, IRIS USA manufactures and sells consumer goods, and says it was the first company to introduce clear plastic storage containers to the U.S. market. It operates four U.S. factories, with manufacturing and distribution facilities in Surprise, Arizona; Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin; Mesquite, Texas; and Hazleton, Pennsylvania.HAZLE TOWNSHIP, PA
Edge Plastics, IncEdge Plastics, Inc. manufactures polymer storage products using injection molding at its Mansfield, Ohio facility. Founded in 1975 as D&M Plastics by Marilyn and David Eckstein, the company remains family-owned and operated; Shelley Fisher took over in 2005. Its facilities include 36 injection molding machines and a substantial distribution center serving shipments across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.MANSFIELD, OH
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