SIC 3089

Plastic Products, Nec

How the companies in this industry began, and the forces that shaped them.

50companies1881–1997founding years50still active0no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironmentHistory
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
1929
EconomyThe stock market crashes; the Great Depression spreads worldwide.
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long global expansion begins.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented.
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
1971
EconomyThe dollar leaves the gold standard; currencies float.
1973
EconomyThe OPEC oil embargo triggers a global shock.
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins.
1979
EconomyA second oil crisis drives inflation higher worldwide.
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
1987
EconomyBlack Monday: markets fall sharply around the world.
1989
HistoryThe Berlin Wall falls; global markets open up.
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
1995
TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.
1997
EconomyThe Asian financial crisis rattles global markets.
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
2000
EconomyThe dot-com bubble bursts.
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
2008
EconomyThe global financial crisis freezes credit worldwide.
2010
TechnologyCloud computing goes mainstream for business.
2015
EnvironmentThe Paris Agreement sets global climate targets.
2020
EconomyThe COVID-19 pandemic upends the global economy.
2022
EconomyInflation spikes; central banks raise rates sharply.
2023
TechnologyGenerative AI reaches mainstream business use.
§ 02

The companies

Metallgesellschaft AG
Active · founded 1881 · Germany
Metallgesellschaft AG (MG), based in the heart of Frankfurt since its foundation, is a conglomerate providing raw…
Sealright Co., Inc.
Active · founded 1883
Sealright Co., Inc.
Bemis Company, Inc.
Active · founded 1885
Bemis Company, Inc.
Robert Bosch GmbH
Active · founded 1886 · Germany
One of the ten largest companies in Germany, Robert Bosch GmbH is best known as a worldwide supplier of automotive…
Rexnord Corporation
Active · founded 1892
A wholly owned subsidiary of BTR PLC, an international holding company based in London, England, since 1994, the…
Borden, Inc.
Active · founded 1899
The Borden, Inc.
Sonoco Products Company
Active · founded 1899
Sonoco Products Co.
Moen Incorporated
Active · founded 1900
One of the world's largest manufacturers of faucets, sinks, and other plumbing products, Moen Incorporated ranks as the…
Gerber Products Company
Active · founded 1901 · Web wite: http://www.gerber.com
A longtime giant of the baby food industry, Gerber Products Company enjoys a solid reputation as the largest supplier…
Andersen Corporation
Active · founded 1903
Andersen Corporation is the world's largest wood window manufacturer and is believed to control roughly 15 percent of…
Ekco Group, Inc.
Active · founded 1903
Ekco Group, Inc.
Harley-Davidson, Inc.
Active · founded 1903
The only motorcycle manufacturer in the United States, Harley-Davidson, Inc.
Kerr Group Inc.
Active · founded 1903
Kerr Group Inc., formerly Kerr Glass Manufacturing Corp., is a nearly 100-year-old company that is a major producer and…
Brunswick Corporation
Active · founded 1907
Brunswick Corporation, the oldest and largest manufacturer of recreation and leisure-time products in the United…
Owens-Illinois, Inc.
Active · founded 1907
Owens-Illinois, Inc.
Owens-Illinois, Inc.
Active · founded 1907
Owens-Illinois, Inc.
Park-Ohio Industries Inc.
Active · founded 1907
Entering its 90th year of operation in 1997, Park-Ohio Industries Inc.
Viatech Continental Can Company, Inc.
Active · founded 1913
Viatech Continental Can Company, Inc.--since June 1998 a wholly owned subsidiary of Dallas-based dairy and packaging…
GenCorp Inc.
Active · founded 1915
As the parent corporation for three principal segments--Aerojet, GenCorp Automotive and GenCorp Polymer…
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Active · founded 1915
In 1912, four Smith brothers advertised for experienced manufacturing workers to help them set up a new business…
NCH Corporation
Active · founded 1919
NCH Corporation is a major international marketer of maintenance products, and one of the largest companies in the…
AlliedSignal Inc.
Active · founded 1920
AlliedSignal Inc., formed from the acquisition of Signal Companies, Inc.
Liqui-Box Corporation
Active · founded 1920
Liqui-Box Corporation pioneered the use of bag-in-box packaging in the United States in the 1960s and continued to lead…
Amcor Limited
Active · founded 1926 · Australia
Headquartered in Australia, Amcor Limited manufactures and sells a diverse assortment of paper, plastic, and metal…
Smith & Nephew plc
Active · founded 1937 · England
Smith & Nephew plc is the fifth-largest health care products supplier in a worldwide market worth £5 billion.
Aeroquip Corporation
Active · founded 1940
With operations on five continents, Aeroquip Corporation ranks among the world's largest producers of industrial hoses,…
Koch Industries, Inc.
Active · founded 1942
Koch Industries, Inc., a diversified petrochemical company, is the second-largest privately held firm in the United…
Maxco Inc.
Active · founded 1946
Maxco Inc., is a mini-conglomerate of four active subsidiaries and two divisions that has invested in three primary…
The Tranzonic Cos.
Active · founded 1946
The Tranzonic Cos.
Igloo Products Corp.
Active · founded 1947
Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 1997, Igloo Products Corp.
Owens Corning Corporation
Active · founded 1949
Owens Corning Corporation is the undisputed world leader in fiberglass products for industry and insulation for homes,…
Henkel Manco Inc.
Active · founded 1950
Headquartered in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, Henkel Manco Inc.
Zero Corporation
Active · founded 1952
Zero Corporation is a leading designer and manufacturer of enclosure, cooling, and other systems, primarily for the…
Myers Industries, Inc.
Active · founded 1955
By many accounts, Myers Industries, Inc.
Sheldahl Inc.
Active · founded 1955
Sheldahl Inc.
Worthington Industries, Inc.
Active · founded 1955
Worthington Industries, Inc., is the leading intermediate processor of flat rolled steel in North America, processing…
Burelle S.A.
Active · founded 1957 · France
Burelle S.A., based in Lyons, France, is a holding company for two principal businesses: Compagnie Plastic Omnium and…
Groupe Sidel S.A.
Active · founded 1965 · France
Groupe Sidel S.A.
Berry Plastics Corporation
Active · founded 1967
Berry Plastics Corporation is one of the leading U.S.
Quixote Corporation
Active · founded 1969
Quixote Corporation operates as a holding company for leading manufacturers in two specialized technology areas.
Starter Corp.
Active · founded 1971
Starter Corp.
Sommer-Allibert S.A.
Active · founded 1972 · France
Since the early 1990s, the European plastics giant Sommer-Allibert S.A.
Novacor Chemicals Ltd.
Active · founded 1981 · Canada
Novacor Chemicals Ltd.
Safety 1st, Inc.
Active · founded 1984
First known for its "Baby on Board" signs, Safety 1st, Inc.
Ultra Pac, Inc.
Active · founded 1987
Ultra Pac, Inc.
Playtex Products, Inc.
Active · founded 1988
Playtex Products, Inc.
Suiza Foods Corporation
Active · founded 1988
Suiza Foods Corporation has seemingly come out of nowhere to become one of the leading fresh milk and dairy food…
BWAY Corporation
Active · founded 1989
BWAY Corporation is a holding company whose principal subsidiaries are leading manufacturers of steel containers for…
Action Performance Companies, Inc.
Active · founded 1992
Action Performance Companies, Inc.
Fort James Corporation
Active · founded 1997
Fort James Corporation is one of the largest makers of tissues, napkins, and other paper products in the world.
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