Founded in 1971 as a one-extruder operation in Campbell, Ohio, West & Barker, Inc. manufactures custom plastic extrusions and has grown to an 11-line operation in Niles. For more than 50 years, it has supplied the RV, window, and construction industries with made-to-specification functional and decorative extrusions. The company also reports recycling and repurposing more than 100,000 pounds of plastic annually.
Profile Plastics, IncSince its founding in Hartville in 1993, family-owned Profile Plastics has made custom plastic profiles for manufacturers from its Canton, Ohio plant. Its 85,000-square-foot facility runs nine extrusion lines, while a team with more than 200 years of combined extrusion experience tackles parts ranging from straightforward tubes to complex, tight-tolerance profiles. Profile also supports customers from early design and material selection through tooling, fabrication, assembly and packaging, with two-thirds of its customers returning for more than a decade.CANTON, OH
Plastics-R-UniquePlastics-R-Unique is a family-owned manufacturer of recycled plastic products based in Wadsworth, Ohio, where it has operated since 1991. Owner Ken Boersma began recycling plastics in 1978, and the company says it was the first to produce plastic parking blocks and speed bumps. It manufactures products from recycled polyethylene, including parking blocks, at its Wadsworth facility.WADSWORTH, OH
Westlake DimexSince its founding as Dimex in 1991, Westlake Dimex has built its identity around American manufacturing with recycled plastics. The company processes discarded plastic into compounds and finished goods, using its own materials expertise to serve both its product lines and other manufacturers. Its more than 400,000-square-foot facilities keep tens of millions of pounds of plastic scrap out of landfills each year, and its recycled-content products are GreenCircle certified.MARIETTA, OH