Since 1985, Williamsport-based Suscon, Inc. has made plastic bottles and helped beverage owners bring private-label drinks from formulation through filling, packaging, and distribution. Its turnkey operation handles containers from 8 ounces to one gallon and serves nationally known brands as well as smaller beverage projects. Suscon also emphasizes recyclable resins and lower-waste manufacturing at its environmentally focused facilities.
Graham PackagingGraham Packaging has been making custom plastic bottles and containers since 1970, when it began by converting metal motor-oil cans to plastic. Headquartered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the company now operates more than 70 locations worldwide and produces millions of bottles each year, pairing bottle design and engineering with manufacturing close to customers’ filling facilities. Its York-based Graham Recycling Company has made bottle-to-bottle recycling part of the business since 1990, diverting more than 300 million plastic containers from landfills annually.LANCASTER, PA
Schless BottlesFrom its Allentown, Pennsylvania facility, Schless Bottles manufactures more than 500 million PET jars and bottles each year, combining stock containers with custom packaging shaped to a customer’s specifications. Its technical center and engineering team support designs from concept through production, while a secure inventory program helps keep packaging available when demand suddenly rises. The company’s bottles use 25% to 100% recycled resin and are fully recyclable, and Schless Bottles is SQF certified.ALLENTOWN, PA
PlastipakFounded in 1967 to replace heavy five-gallon water jugs, Plastipak designs and manufactures rigid plastic packaging while also turning used containers back into food-grade recycled resin. The family-owned company now operates more than 40 sites across North America, South America and Europe, with over 6,500 employees and more than 420 U.S. patents. Its bottle-to-bottle recycling work and in-house Creative Package Studio connect package design, manufacturing and circularity in one operation.TREVOSE, PA
Tim Plastics, IncFounded in 1985 in North East, Maryland by Sandy Patel, Tim Plastics manufactures plastic bottles and jars for industries ranging from pharmaceuticals to food and personal care. What began with one machine making HDPE prescription bottles has grown into a five-facility operation with more than 520,000 square feet of manufacturing and warehousing space. Its in-house design, engineering, and mold-making capabilities let the company develop custom containers alongside a large inventory of stock packaging.NORTH EAST, MD