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Community & Economic Development Power

July 2002

©Georgia Power Company, Inc. 2002 Resources Used In This Report: Georgia Department of Industry, Trade and Tourism Georgia Department of Labor The Society of the Industry American Plastics Council Bureau of Labor Statistics Bureau of Economic Analysis Plastics News 2001 Georgia Manufacturing Directory

Special thanks to Moore Associates Consulting, Ltd. & Georgia Department of Technical & Adult Education TTaabbllee ooff CCoonntteennttss

Executive Summary 1

Introduction 2

Plastics Shipments 4

Plastics Employment 8

Plastics Wages 10

Unionization 11

Plastics Growth 12

Support Services & Resources 16

Georgia Plastics Companies 20

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The is becoming increasingly important to Georgia’s economy. Currently, there are over 470 production facilities in the state. Growth in Georgia’s plastics industry has outpaced that of the U.S. overall. Since 1991, plastics shipments in Georgia have increased by 112 percent. Employment has grown by 88 percent. By comparison, plastics shipments in the U.S. grew by 86 percent since 1991 while employment grew by 42 percent. Additionally, plastics industry capital investment in Georgia grew at a faster rate than that of the U.S. overall. Between 1994 and 1999, Georgia’s plastics industry capital investment grew by 59 percent. U.S. capital investment grew by 57 Defining the plastics industry is a challenge percent. due to the way plastic products and Plastics shipments in Georgia reached $10.7 billion in 2000, components have entrenched themselves into th the fabric of our everyday lives. Market making the state the 11 largest in value of shipments in the categories ranging from packaging to building nation. Georgia ranks 3rd nationally in shipments growth. and construction to transportation to consumer and institutional products are Over 39,000 Georgians work in the plastics industry. From inundated with plastic components and 1996 to 2000, Georgia was the 4th fastest growing state in the additives. nation in terms of plastics industry employment. In 2000, the Georgia’s National Rankings state ranked 14th nationally for plastics industry employment. • 3rd in value of shipments Georgia’s average weekly wage for the plastics industry is 8.3 growth percent below the national average. • 4th in plastics industry employment growth Membership in Georgia’s three active unions that have • 11th in value of shipments plastics manufacturing workers continues to shrink, th • 14 in industry employment decreasing by 34 percent over the past ten years. Overall, nd • 2 in number of Georgia’s union membership levels are the 11th lowest in the compounding machines th country. • 6 in number of film & sheet extrusion machines The plastics industry in Georgia is supported by a number of th • 10 in number of organizations and programs. The Georgia Department of Rotomolding machines Technical and Adult Education offers a variety of training • 6th in number of Rotomolding facilities opportunities for workers. Georgia’s award-winning Quick • 8th in number of Start program offers customized training at no cost to new or Compounding facilities expanding companies. World-class research and development programs at the Georgia Institute of Technology focus on bringing cutting-edge technology to real world applications.

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Some view the rise of polymer technologies as one of the most important innovations of the twentieth century. Certainly our everyday lives have been transformed by the use of plastics in everything from orange juice containers to components in airplanes.

Increasing product shipments and employment trends exceeding those of overall manufacturing attest to the growing demand for plastic products.

Georgia’s 1999 rubber and plastics industry Gross State Product (GSP) contribution of $1.5 billion Plastics are polymers – mostly represented 3.3 percent of total manufacturing thermoplastics, which can be heated and GSP – up from 2.5 percent in 1980. Nation- reformed over and over again. Polymers’ wide, rubber and plastics contributed $55 billion resistance to chemicals, thermal and electrical insulating properties, light weight, and to Gross Domestic Product in 1999 compared to processing flexibility give them unique appeal a $17 billion contribution in 1980. and the capability to be manufactured to meet very specific needs. While U.S. employment in manufacturing declined by 0.5 percent annually between 1980 and 2000, employment in plastics increased by 2.1 percent. In Georgia, rubber and plastics employment increased by 4.3 percent annually, far outpacing the state’s 1.1 percent manufacturing employment increase.

The number of plastics-producing facilities is also on the rise. Since 1991, the number of plastic producers in Georgia grew from 368 to 474, a 29 percent increase. Many of the top plastics processors in the country, such as Pactiv Corporation, Sweetheart Cup, and Owens-Illinois have facilities in Georgia.

The data in this report reflect numbers from both the primary and captive plastics industries. The primary plastics industry includes Standard Industrial Classifications (SICs) 2671, Plastic Packaging, 2673, Plastic Bags, 2821, Plastics

2 Materials and Resins, and 308-, Miscellaneous whole, SIC 308- accounts for 88 percent of Plastics Products. Plastics industry NAICS jobs in U.S. primary plastics manufacturing. codes (North American Classification System), adopted in the most recent Since 1991, Georgia’s employment in these Economic Census data from the Census classifications has increased 88 percent while Bureau, include all the 3261 segments (Plastics shipments have increased 112 percent. Product Manufacturing) as well as 325991 Between 1994 and 1999, capital investment (Custom Resins). grew by 59 percent. With such substantial growth, Georgia’s plastics industry will remain The captive plastics industry includes those competitive at the national level and offer a activities related to the primary industry but wealth of opportunity for investment in the performed in plants classified in other future. industries. The most obvious example would be the production of plastic milk bottles taking place in a milk processing plant.

More specific primary industry information will be given for nine separate four-digit classifications in SIC 308 – (NAICS 3261 and 325991) shown in the following table. As a

Primary Plastics SICs/NAICS Codes

Industry Description SIC NAICS Packaging paper and plastic 2671 326112 film Plastics bag 2673 326111 Plastics film and sheet 3081 326113 Plastics profile shapes 3082 326121 Growth of Georgia’s Laminated plastics plate, sheet 3083 32613 Plastics Industry and profile shapes between 1991 and Plastics pipe 3084 326122 1999 Plastics bottles 3085 32616 Plastics foam products 3086 32615/32614 Employment: + 88% Custom resins 3087 325991 Shipments: +112 % Plastics plumbing fixtures 3088 326191 Plastics products, not 3089 326122/326121 elsewhere classified

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Georgia is the 11th largest plastics producer nationally in terms of primary and captive plastics industry shipments. With shipments Shipments totaling $10.7 billion, Georgia is one of only Rank State ($ billion) two southeastern states in the top eleven. The 1 35.3 state alone generated over 3 percent of the 2 27.6 nation’s total industry shipments. Combined, 3 Ohio 23.2 the top eleven states for plastics 4 Illinois 22.8 manufacturing make up 63 percent of the 5 22.7 nation’s $330 billion plastics industry 6 Pennsylvania 16.4 shipments. 7 13.8 9 North Carolina 12.7 8 New Jersey 12.1 Georgia’s Shipments Summary 10 New York 11.6 Shipments in 2000: $10.7 billion 11 Georgia 10.7 Shipments in 1991: $5 billion Growth ’91 – 2000: 112% Additionally, Georgia’s value of shipments has grown faster than the value of shipments for the U.S. overall – as illustrated by the graphs below.

Value of Shipments Continues to Increase

U.S. Shipments Increased 86 Percent Georgia Shipments Increased 112 Percent

$400 $12 $10.3 $10.7 $350 $330 $10 $300 $274 $8.2 $8 $250 $225 e e $200 $177 se $6 as rea $5.0 cre Billions nc Billions In $150 InI % 86% $4 12 $100 1 $2 $50 $0 $0 1991 1994 1996 2000 1991 1994 1996 2000

4 11 States Account for 62 Percent of All U.S. Plastics Shipments

New York Michigan $11.6 $22.7 Pennsylvania $16.4 New Jersey Ohio Illinois $12.1 $23.2 $22.8 Indiana $13.8 California North Carolina $27.6 $12.7

Georgia $10.7

Texas Source: Society of the Plastics $35.3 Industry, 2000

Over 470 plastics facilities, most of which are Approximately 75 percent of the plastics classified in SIC 308-, contributed to manufacturing companies in Georgia are Georgia’s high level of production. The 308 classified in one of three SICs; 3089, 3086 or and 2671/2673 SIC subcategories (or 3261 & 3081. 325991 NAICS) made up over $4.2 billion of Georgia’s plastics shipments in 1999. Larger Georgia companies manufacturing products that fall within SIC 3089, 3086 or The value of shipments from the largest four- 3081 are listed in the table on the following digit SICs, Miscellaneous Products, Foam pages. Products, and Film, totaled $2.5 billion.

Major Plastics Markets

Packaging, building and construction, and consumer and institutional markets are the major end-use destinations for plastic products.

5 Major Categories of Georgia Plastics Production (Value of Shipments)

Miscellaneous Plastic Plastic Bags (2671) $254 Products – SIC 3089 Plastic Packaging (2673) $384 295 companies in Georgia Film (3081) $677 make products included in the 3089 SIC category. Profile Shapes (3082) $57 Source: Society of the This category is by far the Plate & Sheet (3083) $25 Plastics Industry, 1999 biggest in terms of Pipe (3084) $266 shipments. Products Data Bottles (3085) $200 included in the 3089 SIC range from acrylic block Foam Products (3086) $592 windows to baby care Custom Resins (3087) $397 accessories to mannequin Plumbing (3088) $140 parts to truck bed liners. Misc Products (3089) $1,224

$0 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1,000 $1,200 $1,400

Selected Companies Representing Georgia’s Largest Plastics SICs

SIC 3089: Miscellaneous Plastic Products Company Location Products Goody Products Inc. Manchester Hair curlers, hair brushes, combs, barrettes

Textron Automotive (now Americus Fascia Collins & Aikman) Mohawk Industries, Inc. Armuchee PET fiber and pellets Sweetheart Cup Company Conyers Plastic food containers

Mohawk Industries, Inc. Summerville PET bottle flakes Georgia Duck & Cordage Scottdale PVC conveyor belting

SIC 3086: Foam Products Company Location Products Mohawk Industries, Inc. Dalton Carpet padding Pactiv Corporation Covington Polystyrene foam padding, plastic containers Middle Georgia Easter Seal Dublin Foam fabrication Flexible Products Company Marietta Polyurethane foam Sweetheart Cup Company Augusta Foam cups

6 Selected Companies Representing Georgia’s Largest Plastics SICs

SIC 3081: Film Company Location Products SKC, Inc. Covington Polyester Film Winpak Films, Inc. Senoia Polyethylenes/co-extruded films Pliant Corporation Washington Light gauge polyethelene film, converted film products Huntsman Packaging Corp. Dalton Plastic film Mobil Chemical Company LaGrange Bottle label film, oriented polypropylene film

The plastics industry in Georgia is quite diverse with a variety of companies, both large and small, making a variety of products.

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The rapid expansion trend for plastics Georgia’s employment numbers are even industry shipments is paralleled by the equally more impressive. Currently 39,400 Georgians exceptional growth in plastics employment. work in the primary and captive plastics Over 1.5 million U.S. workers were employed industry. in primary or captive plastics manufacturing in 2000. Over 18,400 of these plastics employees have been added to Georgia’s workforce since Nearly 440,000 of these jobs have been added 1991. This 88 percent increase substantially since 1991, representing a 42 percent increase exceeded national plastics industry growth of over the past nine years. 42 percent.

Plastics Employment on the Rise 42 Percent Increase for U.S. 88 Percent Increase for Georgia

1.60 1.50 45,000 Source: Society of the Source: Society of the 39,400 40,000 Plastics Industry, 2000 1.40 Plastics Industry, 2000 1.34 35,500 Data Data 1.23 35,000 33,100 1.20 30,000 1.06 ase se crea crea 1.00 In 25,000 Inc % 21,000 % I

Millions of jobs 2 42 of jobs Number 20,000 88 0.80 15,000

0.60 10,000 1991 1994 1996 2000 1991 1994 1996 2000 Georgia’s Rubber & Plastics Employment Grows Faster than U.S. In Georgia, employment in the Rubber and 2 Plastics SIC segment 30 has grown at 3.2 percent annually since 1980, exceeding annual 1.8 20 year Annual Growth in growth in U.S. employment by 1.8 percent. 1.6 Georgia’s Rubber & Plastics Industry overall (SIC 30) = 3.2% While SIC 30 is not the definitive category for 1.4 the plastics industry (it contains some products not considered part of the plastics 1.2 family and excludes others) data for this SIC Index, 1980 = 1 1980 = Index, 1 20 year Annual Growth in U.S. is more widely available and captures a large Rubber & Plastics Industry overall portion of plastics products. 0.8 = 1.4%

84 86 94 96 1980 1982 19 19 1988 1990 1992 19 19 1998 2000 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Georgia Department of Labor

8 Employment in Georgia’s primary plastics manufacturing (excluding Georgia’s SIC 3089 is Largest Plastics captives) totaled almost 25,000 workers Employer in 2000. Plastic Pkg. Film (2671) 1,464 Over 400 companies in Plastic Bags (2673) 2,655 Source: Georgia SICs 308-, 2671 and Department of Labor, Plastic Resin (2821) 1,698 2673 account for 77 2000 Data percent of Georgia’s Film (3081) 2,446 primary plastics Profile Shapes (3082) 463 employment. More 336 specifically, Plate & Sheet (3083) Miscellaneous Plastics Pipe (3084) 1,434 Products (SIC 3089) Bottles (3085) 1,665 accounted for over 33 Foam Products (3086) 1,858 percent of Georgia’s primary plastics Custom Resins (3087) 849 employment in 2000. Plumbing (3088) 1,858 Misc Products (3089) 8,393

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Georgia’s Employment Growth

For the four-year period from 1996 to 2000, Georgia was the fourth fastest growing state in plastics industry employment. Georgia ranked 14th in the nation for plastics employment in 2000.

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Georgia’s average weekly wage for the At a finer level of detail, wage comparisons primary plastics industry (SICs 2671, 2673, for four-digit SICs show Georgia’s weekly 2821 and 308-) is 8.3 percent below the rates are below the national averages in all but national average. Weekly wage rates for the two of twelve classifications. plastics industry in Georgia averaged $687 in 2000 versus $750 nationally.

Georgia’s Plastics Wage Rates Lower than U.S. $800 Georgia US $750 Growth in Wage Rates $750 Between 1997 and 2000, Georgia’s average wage rate $700 $687 for SIC 308- workers increased by 3.1 percent $650 $629 annually versus a 3.5 percent increase for the U.S. overall. $600 $574

$550

$500 1996 2000 Georgia Average Weekly Wages Below U.S. in 10 of 12 SICs

Plastic Pkg. Film (2671) $814 $954

Plastic Bags (2673) $856 $639 Plastic Resin (2821) $1,222 $1,070

Film (3081) $784 $691 $710 Profile Shapes (3082) $712

Plate & Sheet (3083) $727Source: Bureau of Labor $551 Statistics Web Site Pipe (3084) $633 $564 Bottles (3085) $658 $642 Foam Products (3086) $657 $571 U.S. Custom Resins (3087) $783 Georgia $780 Plumbing (3088) $542 $484 Misc Products (3089) $616 $665

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According to the Bureau of National Affairs, Total union membership for all three unions overall union membership in Georgia is is only 1,421. Membership has been steadily shrinking. From 1987 to 2001, total union declining, decreasing by 834 or 34 percent membership for all private manufacturing over the past ten years. dropped from 15.1 percent to 8.3 percent.

Georgia’s union membership level (8.3 Union 1992 2002 percent) is the 11th lowest in the country and Glass/Pottery/ Plastics 1,733 1,002 well below the U.S. average of 14.6 percent (GPPAW) for private manufacturing. Glass/Molder/Pottery/Pla 355 406 There are currently three active unions in stics (GMP) Georgia that may have plastics manufacturing workers as part of their membership. The Molders (IMAW) 167 13 largest union, Glass/Pottery/Plastics, currently has 1,002 members. Total 2,255 1,732

Georgia Plastics-Related Union Membership on the Decline 2,000 1,773 1,773 Source: Georgia Department of 1,750 Industry, Trade & Tourism 1,497 1,532 1,500

1,250 1,166 1,002 1,000

750 534 534 544 544 500 406 355

250 167 167 155 13 13 13 0 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 2002

Glass/Pottery/Plastics (GPPAW) Glass/Molder/Pottery/Plastics (GMP) Molders (IMAW)

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Throughout the nation, plastics industry Employment shipments and employment numbers have historically increased more rapidly Employment in Georgia’s rubber and plastics than that of other manufacturing industry experienced a surge during the 90s. From groups. Georgia is no exception. 1991 to 2000, the number of workers in rubber and plastics increased by 68 percent or 5.8 percent annually. As mentioned earlier, employment in Georgia’s Rubber and Plastics Employment Growth plastics alone grew by 88 percent or 7.2 percent annually for the Rate to Exceed Manufacturing Growth Rate same period. 1.6 C.A.G.R. = C.A.G.R. = 5.8% 0.17% 2001 - After a brief decline in 2001, 1991 - 2000 1.4 2015 Georgia’s rubber and plastics employment forecast calls for 1.2 resumed growth starting in 2003. Georgia’s manufacturing 1 C.A.G.R. = employment will grow by 0.41 0.41% 2001 - percent annually between 2001 C.A.G.R. = 0.8% 2015 Index, 1980 = 1 0.8 1991 - 2000 and 2015 while rubber and plastics will grow by 0.17 Source: Economy.com 0.6 Source: Economy.com percent yearly over the same Manufacturing Rubber & Plastics period. Given the robust 0.4 expansion of the 90s, these 6 8 980 982 984 98 990 992 994 996 998 000 002 004 006 00 012 014 growth rates seem somewhat 1 1 1 1 1988 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2010 2 2 tame. Georgia’s Rubber and Plastics Employment Growth Rate to Exceed U.S. Rubber and Plastics Growth Rate The U.S. is expected to experience a slight decline in 1.6 GA C.A.G.R. = Rubber and Plastics industry GA C.A.G.R. = 5.8% 0.17% 2001 - 2015 employment of –0.44 1991 - 2000 1.4 percent annually between 2001 and 2015. 1.2 U.S. C.A.G.R. = 1.8% U.S. C.A.G.R. = -0.44% 1991 - 2000 1 2001 - 2015

Index, 1 1980 = 0.8 Source: Economy.com 0.6 U.S. SIC 30 GA SIC 30 0.4

80 82 84 86 8 0 98 00 02 04 6 12 14 19 19 19 19 198 199 1992 1994 1996 19 20 20 20 200 2008 2010 20 20

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1980 2000 2001 2015 Historical Forecasted C.A.G.R. 1980 - C.A.G.R. 2001 - 2000 2015

Georgia 14,680 27,732 24,830 25,410 3.2% 0.17%

U.S. 764,000 1,010,000 953,750 897,000 1.4% -0.44%

In recent years several plastics companies have chosen to establish new manufacturing have contributed to and capitalized on facilities in Georgia creating over 1,700 new Georgia’s extensive growth in the plastics jobs. Some of the announcements include: industry. Since 1998, 24 plastics companies

Company Location Product Number of Employees Ring Can Corporation Valdosta, Georgia Blow Molding 35 Engineering Quality Plastics Elberton, Georgia Molded Plastic Parts 150 Step 2 Corporation Fort Valley, Georgia Plastic Products 180 U.S. Can Company Newnan, Georgia Plastic Containers 250 Thistle Manufacturing LLC Midway, Georgia Plastic Pockets and 150 Pouches Aero Plastics , Georgia Blow Molding 300 J-M Manufacturing Adel, Georgia PVC Pipe 150

13 Shipments Historical U.S. Rubber and Plastics Shipments Outpace Since 1980, nominal Manufacturing Shipments Overall value of shipments for 4 the rubber and plastics industry has grown at a 3.5 6.47 percent rate Plastics Industry Annual Growth: 6.47% annually. Value of 3 shipments for all manufacturing has only 2.5 grown by 4.56 percent 2 annually. 1.5 The U.S. production = 1 Index, 1980 index for rubber and 1 plastics grew by 5.1 All Manufacturing Annual Growth: 4.56% percent annually from 0.5 Source: Economy.com 1980 to 2000. The 0 production index for 1 2 83 4 5 86 7 8 89 0 1 2 4 5 7 8 99 0 1 manufacturing overall 1980 198 198 19 198 198 19 198 198 19 199 199 199 1993 199 199 1996 199 199 19 200 200 only grew at 3.5 percent annually.

Historically, plastics Rubber and Plastics Production in the U.S. Will Continue production has managed to to Grow outpace that of 250.4 manufacturing overall. In the future, plastics will US SIC 30 US Mfg. continue to grow, but at a 200.4 Projected slower rate. Georgia, as Manufacturing one of the country’s C.A.G.R. 2% Historical leading plastics producers, 150.4 Manufacturing will continue to contribute C.A.G.R. 3.5% to this anticipated growth, Projected Rubber & both in terms of 100.4 Plastics C.A.G.R.

Index,1 1980 = production and in terms of 1.8% demand. 50.4 Historical Rubber & Plastics C.A.G.R. 5.1% Source: Economy.com 0.4

80 84 86 90 94 96 00 02 06 08 12 14 19 1982 19 19 1988 19 1992 19 19 1998 20 20 2004 20 20 2010 20 20

14 While the nation’s plastics industry is hot, More specifically, from 1997 – 1999 the Georgia’s is even hotter. As mentioned Georgia growth rates for shipments in eight earlier, plastics shipments in Georgia were up of nine subcategories in SIC 308- exceeded from $5 billion in 1991 to $10.6 billion in those for the U.S. overall. 2000, making Georgia the third fastest growing state.

Georgia Shipments Growth Exceeds U.S. in Eight of Nine Segments (1997 – 1999) Georgia is the third Plastic Packaging (2671) 7.6% fastest growing 13.7% plastics producing Plastic Bags (2673) 8.6% 10.4% state in terms of 4.0% Film (3081) shipments. In 2000, 5.0% Georgia’s value of 4.2% Profile Shapes (3082) shipments reached 7.0% $10.6 billion. Pipe (3084) 9.5% 11.1% Bottles (3085) -7.0% -5.3% Source: Society of the Foam Products (3086) -2.1% 0.4% Plastics Industry, 2000 Custom Resins (3087) 3.8% U.S. 5.1% Georgia Pluming (3088) 9.9% 10.3% -10% -5% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%

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Plastics companies in Georgia have access to a number of resources for improving their Recent Workforce Training Success Stories competitive position and productivity. Piolax Corporation: “We were badly in need of mold The Georgia Department of Technical makers and other skilled workers … We went to and Adult Education (DTAE) Appalachian Technical College and presented our problem. Since then, with the help of the wonderful people www.dtae.org and Georgia’s Quick Start at Appalachian Tech, we’ve been able to grow, knowing Program that a pool of trained workers is being created. We have, Because of the importance of the plastics traditionally, a low turnover rate thanks to this training” -- industry to the state's economy, the Georgia Gary Gray, Manager, Human Resources. Department of Technical and Adult Wilden Plastics: Through Griffin Tech, the company Education’s Quick Start Program has focused established an apprenticeship program in mold making. its efforts on meeting the training needs of the Currently, five companies arrange apprenticeships through industry. Griffin Tech. The success of the program has prompted Griffin Tech to expand its curriculum to include a full Through DTAE's network of 34 technical plastics technology program. Wilden expects to expand its colleges, a wide range of training programs is Georgia location in the near future. available. At selected technical colleges, NACOM Corporation: “The training available through Plastics Technology is available in both degree Quick Start has been an important part of our growth and and diploma programs. A three-year Mold- expansions. Its customized training has allowed us to Making Apprenticeship Program provides focus on implementing new technologies with a highly technical training combined with hands-on trained workforce” -- Brian Burk, Manager of Training. experience. Operator Training is available for a variety of processes including injection Quick Start, Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education Newsletter, Fall 2001 molding, extrusion molding, blow molding and thermoform molding. opportunities through specialized training in At each of Georgia's technical colleges, a supervisory skills. Customized training to Certified Manufacturing Specialist Program meet specific company requirements is provides certification in manufacturing skills. available through each technical college. All Applied Manufacturing Technology, programs qualify for HOPE grants or Electronics Technology, Industrial scholarships, making training affordable and Maintenance Technology, Machine Tool accessible. A 91 percent job placement rate Technology, Quality Control Technology and points to the effectiveness of DTAE’s many more programs help meet the training programs. needs of the industry. Management and Supervisory Training offers career growth Quick Start provides high-quality training at no cost to qualified new or expanding In October, 2001, Expansion companies. By partnering with local technical Management Magazine named colleges and the company, Quick Start’s Georgia the nation’s top state for approach to training gives employers the work force training – an honor largely prepared workforce they need to be due to the success of Quick Start successful. programs.

16 The next step in extending training Georgia Institute of Technology opportunities for the industry will be the Plastics Training Center, part of Griffin A number of facilities involved extensively in Technical College's expansion plan. plastics research are located in Atlanta, on the Scheduled to open in 2003, the Center Georgia Tech campus. The following will provide entry-level training as research centers and laboratories combine well as career enhancement expertise from a variety of disciplines and opportunities. Designed with provide world-class research capabilities for industry input, programs will the plastics industry here in Georgia and include introduction to globally. manufacturing and introduction to plastics for new employees; operator Composites Education and Research Center training in injection, extrusion, www.cerc.gatech.edu (CERC) promotes thermoform and blown film; technical multidisciplinary education and research training in plastics technology and industrial opportunities in the areas of materials and maintenance; and apprenticeship programs in structures among six participating schools at mold-making and set-up technician. The Georgia Tech (Aerospace, Civil/ESM, Center also will accommodate specialty Chemical, Mechanical, Textile and Fiber, and programs such as ISO/QS 9000, as well as Materials Engineering). CERC also works to seminar presentations on timely topics. develop close relationships with industrial users and manufacturers of composite DTAE and Quick Start are committed to materials and with government agencies. ensuring the growth and expansion of the Short courses are offered for industrial industry within the state. Quick Start works participants. With 29 faculty member closely with the Georgia Plastics Industry affiliates, Georgia Tech’s CERC is unique Council, Society of Plastics Engineers, Society among universities around the world and of Plastics Industries, and American Plastics gives the program the depth required to fully Council. explore complex composite technology. For information on the CERC, contact Professor For more information about DTAE or Quick Charles Ueng, School of Civil and Start, contact Bill Theilemann, Director, Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute Plastics Training, Georgia Department of of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332 (404- Technical and Adult Education (404) 679- 894-2769). 2950.

17 Research contracts with industry and industrial production capabilities. In addition, the government are regularly undertaken Center provides a “critical measurements” service to through the Composites Manufacturing industry using research facility equipment and offers Research Program (CMRP) which operates short courses. For more information contact A.S. the Polymer Composites Processing Abhiraman, Director Polymer Education and Laboratory in the Manufacturing Research Center, Georgia Tech (404-894-9349). Research Center at Georgia Tech. The lab conducts research in composites High Performance Fiber Formation Laboratory includes a manufacturing and testing covering the broad range of facilities for formation of carbon and span between polymer synthesis ceramic fibers from polymer derived precursors through compounding, prepreg exists in the School of Textile and Fiber formation to product manufacture and Engineering. mechanical and non-destructive testing. Lab facilities include a 3,500 square foot Ceramic Composites Processing Laboratory high-bay area which houses industrial contains equipment for fabrication of ceramic polymer and composites processing composites and measurement of their physical equipment and an 800 square foot properties. A UNIX-based DEC 3100 workstation chemistry and non-destructive testing is used for process modeling and simulation. laboratory. For more information, Extensive networking within and beyond the contact Professor Jonathan Colton, Georgia Tech campus provides access to additional School of Mechanical Engineering, mainframe and supercomputer facilities. State-of- Georgia Tech (404-894-7407) or the-art visual data analysis software allows effective Professor John Muzzy, School of display and presentation of multi-dimensional and Chemical Engineering, Georgia Tech multi-variate model results. (404-894-2882). The Mechanical Properties Research Laboratory is the Polymer Education and Research Center nucleus of all-experimental fracture, fatigue, creep coordinates multidisciplinary education and deformation behavior research at the Georgia and research opportunities in polymer Institute of Technology. science and engineering at Georgia Tech. The Center is also strongly The Advanced Composite Structures Laboratory is located committed to providing assistance to in the School of Aerospace Engineering. Facilities polymer and related industries, assisting include an autoclave, a hot compression molding 40 to 50 companies per year. Examples press, a filament-winding machine for manufacture of joint research projects with industries of composites, two servohydraulic materials testing include investigation of the role of machines, and a miniature tensile tester with polymer additives in making rubber acoustic emission. Other capabilities include x-ray gloves more puncture resistant and radiography, acousto-ultrasonics, ultrasonic c-scan improving the quality of valves used in and microscope-videoscope systems. heart transplants.

Faculty and graduate students offer consulting assistance to improve

18 Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation of Composites materials, products and equipment. A student has extensive facilities for x-ray computed chapter operates from the Georgia Institute of tomography. It is located in the School of Technology in Atlanta. For more information Materials Science and Engineering. contact Section Representative William Smith (770-483-6977) www.spesouthern.org. The Optics Laboratory for Nondestructive Evaluation is located in the School of Civil Engineering. Georgia Plastics Industry Council (GPIC) Its facilities allow investigation of both the (Affiliated with the American Plastics optical generation and detection of elastic Council) waves in solids. GPIC is a trade association representing The Southern Section of the Society of Georgia businesses involved in the plastics Plastics Engineers industry to the Georgia General Assembly through issue advocacy, community outreach, The local chapter of this national professional workforce development and continuing association meets monthly from August education. The association is involved in a through May in the Atlanta area. The group number of activities including improving focuses on the technological developments in government’s understanding of the plastics the plastics industry and promotes education industry, promoting environmental and in plastics. Active members include economic benefits of the industry and individuals, scientists, engineers, sales enhancing the growth of the plastics industry professionals, educators, students, and others in Georgia. For more information call 770- interested in the design, development, 421-2991, www.georgiaplastics.org. production and utilization of plastics

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Appendix A contains listings of Georgia’s primary plastics industry companies which employ 50 or more workers. Listings were taken from the 2001 Manufacturing Directory published by the Georgia Department of Industry, Trade and Tourism. The following SICs and number of companies are represented:

SIC Industry Description Number of Companies

2671 Plastics film and sheet 16

2673 Plastics bag 16

2821 Plastics materials and resins 17

3081 Plastics film and sheet 30

3082 Plastics profile shapes 4

3083 Laminated plastics plate, sheet 1 and profile shapes 3084 Plastics pipe 8

3085 Plastics bottles 10

3086 Plastics foam products 24

3087 Custom resins 5

3088 Plastics plumbing fixtures 16

3089 Plastics products, not elsewhere 149 classified

A statewide map of all 188 locations is on the following page. Note that some companies manufacture products in more than one SIC grouping.

20 Georgia Plastics Companies with 50 or More Employees

Source: Georgia Manufacturing Directory, 2001, Georgia Department of Industry, Trade & Tourism

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23 2001 Georgia Plastics Industry Companies With 50 or More Employees, by SIC

2671 Paper coated & laminated, packaging General Box Co. Trinidad Benham Corp. AEP Industries Inc., Resinite Div. 710 Haines Ave. 100 Pegasas Pkwy. Waycross, GA. LaGrange, GA 30240 1201 S. Pine Hill Road Jane F. Cline, C.E.O. Paul Shaver, V.P. Griffin, GA. 30224 2671: Paperboard Packaging 2671: Aluminum Foil Packaging Richard M. Boyette, Mfg. V.P. Phone: 912-283-5716 Phone: 706-812-2100 2671: Packaging Film # of Employees 80 # of Employees 95 Phone: 770-228-4600 # of Employees 227 General Paper Goods Co., Inc. 2673 Bags: plastics, laminated, & coated All American Poly of Georgia 3601 Southside Ind. Pkwy, S.E Atlanta, GA. Cady Industries, Inc. 135 Industrial Park Cir. Kevin M. Florence, C.E.O. Lawrenceville, GA 30045 2671: Packaging Materials 509 N. King St. George Pscherhofer, Owner Pearson, GA. 31642 3089: Disposable Plastics 2671: Polyethylene Packaging Goods Dale Heidt, Pres. Phone: 404-361-5500 Phone: 770-338-8536 2673: Polypropylene Feed Bags # of Employees 66 # of Employees 51 Phone: 912-422-3298 # of Employees 500 Huntsman Packaging Corp. Atlanta Thermoplastic Products 1655 U.S. 41 S.W. 5032 N. Royal Atlanta Dr. Colonial Bag Co., Inc. Calhoun, GA 30701 Tucker, GA 30084 1 Ocean Pond Ave. Jerry Barton, Plt. Mgr. Sonny Moon, C.E.O. Lake Park, GA 31636 2671: PVC Packaging Film 2671: Disposable Plastic Packaging David V. Drumheller, Pres. Phone: 706-602-7300 3089: Thermoformed Plastic Container 2673: Polypropylene Bags # of Employees 61 Phone: 770-938-1900 Phone: 229-559-8484 # of Employees 155 # of Employees 80 Printpack, Inc. Bunzl 297 Andrew Way ExoPack Villa Rica, GA 30180 1304 Arthur K. Bolton Pkwy. 825 Maxham Rd., #400 Tom Owens, Plt. Mgr. Griffin, GA 30223 Lithia Springs, GA 30122 2671: Flexible Packaging Earl Engleman, Gen. Br. Mgr. Bob Fein Phone: 770-459-1641 2671: Plastic Food Packaging Paper 2671: Printed Plastic Film # of Employees 208 Phone: 770-745-6445 2673: Printed Plastic Bags # of Employees 65 Printpack, Inc. 3081: Shrink Film Phone: 770-227-4573 4335 Wendell Dr., S.W. Cadillac Products Packaging Co. # of Employees 152 Atlanta, GA. 303361622 271 Cadillac Pkwy. Dennis M. Love, Pres. Glad Manufacturing Co. Dallas, GA 30157 2671: Packaging Paper/Plastics Film Scott Burch, Plt. Mgr. 2673: Plastics, Foil & Coated Paper Bags 101 Old Mill Rd. 2671: Flexible Packaging Materials Cartersville, GA. 30120 Phone: 404-691-5830 Phone: 770-445-0015 J. J. Brubaker, Plt. Mgr. # of Employees 850 # of Employees 75 2673: Plastic Film Bags Star Packaging Corp. Phone: 770-382-2330 Design Packaging, Inc. # of Employees 576 453 85 Circle 6479 Chupp Rd. College Park, GA. 30349 Lithonia, GA. 30058 Hood Flexible Packaging Michael B. Wilson, Exec. V.P. Earl Williams, Owner 2671: Laminations 5383 Truman Dr. 2671: Packaging Materials Decatur, GA. 30035 2671: Roll Stock Phone: 770-482-5012 Anthony Alvarez, Gen. Mgr. 2673: Polyethylene Bags # of Employees 97 2673: Plain/Printed Plastic Bags Phone: 404-763-2800 Phone: 770-981-5400 # of Employees 80 ExoPack # of Employees 80 1304 Arthur K. Bolton Pkwy. The Colad Group, Inc. Griffin, GA 30223 Hysil Mfg. Co., Inc. d/b/a The Gift W 260 Chastain Manor Dr. Bob Fein 338 Industrial Blvd. Norcross, GA. 30071 2671: Printed Plastic Film Midway, GA 31320 Bill Brosnahan, Pres. 2673: Printed Plastic Bags Lawrence J. Louis, Pres. 2671: Direct Mail Packaging 3081: Shrink Film 2673: Gift Bags Phone: 770-446-8335 Phone: 770-227-4573 Phone: 912-884-9727 # of Employees 195 # of Employees 152 # of Employees 234

24 2001 Georgia Plastics Industry Companies With 50 or More Employees, by SIC

Pactiv Corp. Tyco Armin Plastics Chemtall Incorporated 9172 Industrial Dr. 3001 Buena Vista Rd. Chemical Plant Rd. Covington, GA. 30014 Columbus, GA. 31906 Riceboro, GA. 31323 Mitch Brehm, Plt. Mgr. Steven Martin, Plt. Mgr. P. Nichols, V.P. 2673: Plastic Trash Bags 2673: Poly Bags on Rolls 2821: Polyacrylamides 3085: Plastic Bottles 3081: Polyethylene Film Phone: 912-884-3366 3086: Plastic Containers Phone: 706-689-9337 # of Employees 158 3086: Polystyrene Foam Packaging # of Employees 64 Phone: 770-786-5372 Dow Chemical Co. # of Employees 746 United Plastic Films, Inc./UPF 1468 Prosser Dr., S.E. 420 S. Erwin St. & 10 Ind. Dr. Dalton, GA. 30720 Printpack, Inc. Cartersville, GA. Greg Dickson, Site Mgr. 2821: Styrofoam 4335 Wendell Dr., S.W. Evelyn Hanson, Pres./C.E.O. Atlanta, GA. 303361622 2673: Polyethylene Can Liners Phone: 706-277-2200 Dennis M. Love, Pres. Phone: 770-386-0400 # of Employees 100 2671: Packaging Paper/Plastics Film # of Employees 175 2673: Plastics, Foil & Coated Paper Bags FiberVisions Phone: 404-691-5830 Winpak Films Inc. 1885 Olympic Dr. # of Employees 850 219 Andrews Pkwy. Athens, GA 30601 Senoia, GA. 30276 Per Revsbaek, Mng. Dir. Rexam Mulox Inc. Kevin M. Byers, Pres. 2821: Polypropylene Fibers 2673: Polyethylene/Co-Extruded Bags Phone: 706-357-5100 7592 N.E. Ind. Blvd. # of Employees 80 Macon, GA. 3081: Polyethylene Film John H. Gaymon, Pres. 3081: Polyethylene/Co-Extruded Film 2673: Flexible Bulk Containers Phone: 770-599-6656 Georgia-Pacific Resins, Inc. Phone: 478-784-9040 # of Employees 190 7th St., S. # of Employees 190 Vienna, GA. 31092 Wright Plastics Co. Mallory McKinney, Plt. Mgr. 2821: Resins Star Packaging Corp. 3315 McGaw Dr. Phone: 229-268-4181 453 85 Circle Chamblee, GA. 30341 # of Employees 57 College Park, GA. 30349 Winton M. Blount, IV, Pres. Michael B. Wilson, Exec. V.P. 2673: Polyethylene Bags 2671: Laminations 3081: Polyethylene Film Hercules Incorporated 2671: Roll Stock Phone: 800-874-7659 3000 Old Louisville Rd. 2673: Polyethylene Bags # of Employees 152 Savannah, GA. 31415 R. Malnight, Plt. Mgr. Phone: 404-763-2800 2821: Wet Strength Resins # of Employees 80 2821 Plastics materials and resins Phone: 912-964-2121 # of Employees 115 T M Poly Film, Inc. Applied Thermoplastic Resources 503 Industrial Blvd. 707 S. Erwin St. Hercules Incorporated Valdosta, GA. 31601 Cartersville, GA W. Guy Tittle, Jr., Owner 2801 Cook St. David Holt, Pres. 2673: Plastic Bags Brunswick, GA. 31520 2821: Nylon Pellets Thomas H. Strang, Plt. Mgr. 3081: Plastic Film Phone: 770-382-0336 2821: Plastic Materials, Synthetic Resins 3081: Plastic Sheeting & Tubing # of Employees 80 Phone: 912-265-3550 Phone: 229-247-7734 # of Employees 394 # of Employees 101 Arizona Chemical E. Hill Ave. Hickory Springs Mfgr. Co. Tara Plastics Corp. Valdosta, GA. 31601 122 Basket Factory Dr. 175 Lake Mirror Rd. Lee R. Crowder, Mgr. Americus, GA. Forest Park, GA 30050 2821: Synthetic Resins Rick Luten, Plt. Mgr. Ollie B. Wilson, Pres. Phone: 229-333-8440 2821: Polyurethane Foam 2673: Plastic Bags # of Employees 77 Phone: 229-924-4046 3081: Plastic Film # of Employees 105 3081: Plastic Sheeting Phone: 404-366-4464 # of Employees 60

25 2001 Georgia Plastics Industry Companies With 50 or More Employees, by SIC

L. M. Scofield Co. 3081 Unsupported plastics film & sheet Packaging Specialties of Ga., Inc. 4155 Scofield Rd. Atlantis Plastics 2390 Murphy Blvd. Douglasville, GA 30134 Gainesville, GA. 30504 Phil Arnold, Pres. 434 Ind. Park Rd. David C. Hodges, Plt. Mgr. 2821: Polyurethane Imprinting Tools Cartersville, GA 30121 3081: Plain & Printed Plastic Film Jerry Roberts, Gen. Mgr. Phone: 770-920-6000 Phone: 770-534-2200 3081: Plastic Film # of Employees 80 # of Employees 50 Phone: 770-386-7717 Life-Like Products # of Employees 57 Pliant Corp. 17 Douglas St. ExoPack 199 Edison Dr. Rome, GA 30161 Washington, GA. 30673 1304 Arthur K. Bolton Pkwy. Martin C. Karpie, Plt. Mgr. 2821: Expanded Polystyrene Griffin, GA 30223 3081: Converted Film Products Bob Fein Phone: 706-235-5832 3081: Light Gage Polyethylene Film 2671: Printed Plastic Film # of Employees 50 Phone: 706-678-1581 2673: Printed Plastic Bags # of Employees 187 M A Industries, Inc. 3081: Shrink Film Phone: 770-227-4573 303 Dividend Dr. Primex Plastics Corp. # of Employees 152 Peachtree City, GA. 3435 Old Oakwood Rd. Bobbie D. Peacock, Pres. Oakwood, GA. 30566 Huntsman Packaging Corp. 2821: Plastic Resins Mark Preston, Gen. Mgr. 3089: Manhole Steps 109 Poly Pac Dr. 3081: ABS Sheets 3089: Plastic Disposable Cylinders Dalton, GA. 30720 3081: Sheet Plastic-Polyethylene Dean Baker, Plt. Mgr. Phone: 770-487-7761 3081: Sheet Plastic-Polypropylene 3081: Plastic Film # of Employees 163 3081: Sheet Plastic-Polystyrene Phone: 706-259-9471 Phone: 770-534-0223 # of Employees 175 McWhorter Technologies, Inc. # of Employees 150 71 Barnett Rd. ITW Mima Forest Park, GA. 30297 SKC, Inc. 1320 Leslie Dr. Diane Loria, Site Mgr. 1 SKC Dr. Douglasville, GA 30134 2821: Alkyd Resins Covington, GA 30014 Jim Farrell, C.E.O. 2821: Polyester Resins Bill Lucey, Plt. Mgr. 3081: Plastic Stretch Film Phone: 404-362-4000 3081: Polyester Film Phone: 770-489-7510 # of Employees 72 Phone: 678-342-1000 # of Employees 69 # of Employees 300 Union Carbide, Southeast Latex Plant Kimoto Tech, Inc. 2043 Steel Dr. Spartech Plastics 601 Canal St. Tucker, GA. 30084 1390 Airport Rd. Cedartown, GA. Cleo Bolen, Plt. Mgr. Greensboro, GA. 30642 Yutaka Arita, Pres. 2821: Latex Polymers Tim Fleming, Gen. Mgr. 3081: CAD Masking Film Phone: 770-496-7100 3081: Plastic Sheet 3081: Digital Output Films # of Employees 60 3082: Plastic Profiles 3081: Graphic Arts Masking Film Phone: 706-453-2393 3081: Industrial Coated Film Vulcan Performance Chemicals, Ben H. J # of Employees 52 Phone: 770-748-2643 1136 Chumar St. # of Employees 88 Columbus, GA. 31902 T M Poly Film, Inc. Tom Pape, Mfg. Mgr. Mobil Chemical Co. 503 Industrial Blvd. 2821: Polymer Chemicals Valdosta, GA. 31601 2821: Textile Finishing Chemicals 111 Pegasus Pkwy. W. Guy Tittle, Jr., Owner Phone: 706-576-2000 LaGrange, GA 30240 2673: Plastic Bags Paul Urick, Plt. Mgr. # of Employees 70 3081: Plastic Film 3081: Bottle Label Film 3081: Plastic Sheeting & Tubing 3081: Oriented Polypropylene Film Phone: 229-247-7734 Phone: 706-883-1901 # of Employees 101 # of Employees 167

26 2001 Georgia Plastics Industry Companies With 50 or More Employees, by SIC

Tara Plastics Corp. 3082 Unsupported plastics profile shapes Centek Industries, Inc. 175 Lake Mirror Rd. Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. 116 Plantation Oak Dr. Forest Park, GA 30050 Thomasville, GA 31792 Ollie B. Wilson, Pres. Hwy. 90 South Warren Kaye, Pres./C.E.O. 2673: Plastic Bags Montezuma, GA. 31063 3082: FRP Tubing David L. Davis, Plt. Mgr. 3081: Plastic Film 3084: FRP Pipe 3082: Plastic Drainage Tubing 3081: Plastic Sheeting 3084: Wet Marine Exhaust Mufflers 3089: Plastic Drainage Fittings Phone: 404-366-4464 3089: FRP Parts Phone: 478-472-7556 # of Employees 60 Phone: 229-228-7653 # of Employees 59 # of Employees 65 Tredegar Industries, Inc. Centek Industries, Inc. Tredegar Film Products CertainTeed Corporation 116 Plantation Oak Dr. LaGrange, GA. 200 Ronthor Dr. Thomasville, GA 31792 Elizabeth Poythress, H.R. Mgr. Social Circle, GA. 30025 Warren Kaye, Pres./C.E.O. 3081: Polyethylene Film Don Partee, Plt. Mgr. 3082: FRP Tubing Phone: 706-882-1495 3084: PVC Plastic Pipe 3084: FRP Pipe # of Employees 85 3089: Vinyl Fence 3084: Wet Marine Exhaust Mufflers 3089: Vinyl Siding 3089: FRP Parts Tyco Armin Plastics Phone: 770-464-3343 Phone: 229-228-7653 3001 Buena Vista Rd. # of Employees 280 # of Employees 65 Columbus, GA. 31906 Steven Martin, Plt. Mgr. Diamond Plastics PVC 2673: Poly Bags on Rolls Eaton Aeroquip Corp. 7614 Industrial Hwy. 381 Benjamin H. Hill East 3081: Polyethylene Film Macon, GA. Fitzgerald, GA 31750 Phone: 706-689-9337 David Dear, Oprs. Mgr. Tommy White, Plt. Mgr. # of Employees 64 3084: PVC Pipes 3082: Plastic Profile Extrusions Phone: 478-788-3300 Phone: 229-423-9376 Western Plastics, Inc. # of Employees 142 # of Employees 50 2399 U.S. 41, S.W. Calhoun, GA. 30701 Georgia Pipe Co. Spartech Plastics Thomas Cunningham, Pres. 1206-08 Sunset Dr. 1390 Airport Rd. 3081: Pallet Stretch Films Thomasville, GA. Greensboro, GA. 30642 3081: PVC Films Jaakko Uuranniemi, Pres. Tim Fleming, Gen. Mgr. Phone: 706-625-5260 3084: PVC Pipes 3081: Plastic Sheet # of Employees 70 Phone: 229-226-7337 3082: Plastic Profiles # of Employees 135 Winpak Films Inc. Phone: 706-453-2393 # of Employees 52 219 Andrews Pkwy. J M Manufacturing Co., Inc. Senoia, GA. 30276 2101 JM Dr. Kevin M. Byers, Pres. 3083 Laminated plastics plate & sheet Adel, GA 2673: Polyethylene/Co-Extruded Bags Brian Wang, Plt. Mgr. 3081: Polyethylene Film Spartech Plastics 3084: PVC Pipe 3081: Polyethylene/Co-Extruded Film 10 Enterprise Blvd. Phone: 229-896-8208 Phone: 770-599-6656 Atlanta, GA. 30336 # of Employees 202 # of Employees 190 Chuck Lairsey, Plt. Mgr. 3083: Custom Extruded Plastic Sheet National Pipe and Plastic Wright Plastics Co. Phone: 404-696-4280 200 Mississippi Ave. 3315 McGaw Dr. # of Employees 65 Thomasville, GA 31792 Chamblee, GA. 30341 Jim Groff, Plt. Mgr. Winton M. Blount, IV, Pres. 3084: PVC Pipes 2673: Polyethylene Bags 3084 Plastics pipe Phone: 229-228-7100 3081: Polyethylene Film # of Employees 93 Bristolpipe Phone: 800-874-7659 1260 Airport Rd. # of Employees 152 Greensboro, GA 30642 John Minelli, Pres. 3084: Plastic Pipes Phone: 706-453-7395 # of Employees 61

27 2001 Georgia Plastics Industry Companies With 50 or More Employees, by SIC

3085 Plastics bottles Pactiv Corp. Cellofoam North America, Inc. CKS Packaging, Inc. 9172 Industrial Dr. 1961 Industrial Dr. Covington, GA. 30014 Conyers, GA. 5515 Tulane Dr., S.W. Mitch Brehm, Plt. Mgr. Gregory R. Bontrager, Pres. Atlanta, GA 30336 2673: Plastic Trash Bags 3086: Flotation Billets John R. Sewell, Pres. 3085: Plastic Bottles 3086: Packaging Foam 3085: Plastic Bottles 3086: Plastic Containers 3089: Dock Flotations Phone: 404-691-8900 3086: Polystyrene Foam Packaging 3089: Expanded Polystyrene # of Employees 400 Phone: 770-786-5372 Phone: 770-483-4491 Constar Inc. # of Employees 746 # of Employees 225 5375 Drake Dr. Plastipak Packaging, Inc. Dalton Foam Div. of N.C. Foam Ind. Atlanta, GA. 30336 Bob Martin, Eng. Dir. 6220-C Duquesne Dr. 4959 S. Dixie Hwy. 3085: Plastic Beverage Bottles Atlanta, GA 30336 Dalton, GA Rich Nichols, Mgr. Swanson Snow, Pres. 3085: Plastic Chemical Bottles 3085: Rigid Plastic Bottles 3086: Urethane Bonded Carpet Cushion 3089: Plastic Food Containers Phone: 404-346-0446 Phone: 706-277-1003 3089: Plastic Specialty Containers # of Employees 70 # of Employees 70 Phone: 404-691-4256 # of Employees 200 Rehrig Pacific Company Dolco Packaging Corp. Evenflo Co., Inc. 1000 Raco Ct. 252 Hosea Rd. Lawrenceville, GA. 30045 Lawrenceville, GA. 30045 1000 Evenflo Dr. John H. Tienken, Dir. E. Oprs. Bob Lawson, Gen. Mgr. Canton, GA 30114 3085: Soft Drink Containers 3086: Various Foam Trays Richard Frank, C.E.O. 3089: Dairy Crates Phone: 770-963-6191 3085: Plastic Baby Bottles 3089: Recycling Containers # of Employees 153 3089: Baby Care Accessories 3089: Roll-Out Carts Phone: 770-704-2000 Phone: 770-339-9888 Flexible Products Co. # of Employees 300 # of Employees 100 1881 W. Oak Pkwy. Marietta, GA. 30062 Gimborn Pet Specialties, LLC J. P. Henson, C.E.O. 4280 Northeast Expressway 3086 Plastics foam products 3086: Polyurethane Foam Atlanta, GA 30340 Phone: 800-735-3129 Joe Hough, Pres. Atlas Roofing Corp. # of Employees 350 3085: Pet Water Bottles 1303 Orchard Hill Rd. Phone: 770-454-3200 LaGrange, GA. 30240 Foamex # of Employees 60 Dan Davidson, Plt. Mgr. 665 Selig Dr. 3086: Roof Insulation Atlanta, GA. 30336 Johnson & Johnson Consumer Prdts. Co Phone: 706-882-9355 Pete Wallace, Gen. Mgr. 545 Old Elbert Rd. # of Employees 77 3086: Foam Products Royston, GA. Phone: 404-505-1118 Jeff R. Blom, Plt. Mgr. Austin Urethane, Inc. # of Employees 90 3085: Healthflow Baby Bottles Souther Field Rd. Phone: 706-245-7353 Americus, GA. H. P. Pelzer # of Employees 428 W. Harold Austin, Pres. 1884 Warrenton Hwy. 3086: Flexible Polyurethane Foam Thomson, GA 30824 Lee Container Corp. 3086: Packaging Foam Kevin Logan, Plt. Mgr. 100 Chambers Blvd. 3086: Seating Foam 3086: Automotive Insulation Homerville, GA 31634 Phone: 229-924-0316 Phone: 706-595-5105 J. Donald Lee, Pres./C.E.O. # of Employees 63 # of Employees 160 3085: Plastic Bottles Phone: 912-487-3632 Kids II, Inc. # of Employees 155 1015 Windward Ridge Pkwy. Alpharetta, GA. 30005 T.E. Gunnigle, C.E.O. 3086: Foam Fabrication Phone: 770-751-0442 # of Employees 124

28 2001 Georgia Plastics Industry Companies With 50 or More Employees, by SIC

Leggett & Platt, Inc./Textile & Fiber Sweetheart Cup Co., Inc. Universal Dispersions, Inc. 100 Leggett Dr. 1550 Wrightsboro Rd. 302 Ed Ward Rd. Villa Rica, GA Augusta, GA 30904 Fitzgerald, GA. Jerry Satterfield, V.P. Brett McGuire, Plt. Mgr. Janos Kozma, Pres. 3086: Synthetic Carpet Cushion 3086: Foam Cups 3087: Custom Compounding Phone: 770-459-1800 3089: Plastic Lids 3089: Carbon Black Concentrate Comp. # of Employees 117 Phone: 706-737-7000 3089: Flame Retardant Compounds # of Employees 249 3089: White Plastic Compounds Middle Georgia Easter Seal Phone: 229-423-9141 602/604 Kellam Rd. WinCup # of Employees 85 Dublin, GA 4640 Lewis Rd. Eloyce Hooks, Pres./C.E.O. Stone Mountain, GA. 30083 3086: Foam Fabrications Pat Collins, Plt. Mgr. 3088 Plastics plumbing fixtures 3089: Parts Assembly 3086: Printed Styrofoam Cups Americo Mfg. Co. Phone: 478-275-8850 3086: Styrofoam Cups # of Employees 362 3089: Thermoformed Plastic Lids 6224 North Main St. Acworth, GA. 30101 Phone: 770-938-5281 Richard Rones, Pres. Mohawk Industries, Inc. # of Employees 210 3088: Urinal Screens 2001 Antioch Rd. Phone: 770-974-7000 Dalton, GA. # of Employees 101 Jeffrey Lorberbaum, Pres. & COO 3087 Custom compound purchased resins 3086: Carpet Padding Ampacet Corp. Hansgrohe, Inc. Phone: 706-277-1100 # of Employees 4E+ 100 Ampacet Dr. 1490 Bluegrass Lakes Pkwy., #200 Cartersville, GA 30120 Alpharetta, GA 30004 Pactiv Corp. Donnie Bagwell, Plt. Mgr. Chris Marshall, Pres. & C.E.O. 3087: Resins & Color Concentrates 3088: Bath & Kitchen Fixtures 9172 Industrial Dr. Phone: 770-387-0060 Phone: 770-360-9880 Covington, GA. 30014 # of Employees 71 # of Employees 217 Mitch Brehm, Plt. Mgr. 2673: Plastic Trash Bags Container Waste Services Lasco Bathware Inc. 3085: Plastic Bottles 3086: Plastic Containers 717 Flint Ave. 210 S. Harris St. Albany, GA Cordele, GA. 31015 3086: Polystyrene Foam Packaging Sam Farkas, Jr., C.E.O./Pres. Craig M. Nyenhuis, Plt. Mgr. Phone: 770-786-5372 3087: Recycled HDPE Plastic Resin 3088: Fiberglass Tubs & Showers # of Employees 746 Phone: 800-535-6691 Phone: 229-273-8515 # of Employees 50 # of Employees 175 Pak-Lite, Inc. 2775-A Bankers Ind. Dr. Cycle-Tex, Inc. Maax Southeast Doraville, GA 30360 111 W. Westcott Way 1625 James P. Rodgers Dr. Paul Dooley, Oprs. Dir. Dalton, GA 30721 Valdosta, GA. 31603 3086: Custom Foam Packaging H. Phillip Neff, Pres. Martin Joines, Gen. Mgr. 3086: Loose-Fill Cushioning 3087: Plastics Recycling 3088: Acrylic Bath Fixtures Phone: 770-447-5123 Phone: 706-226-1116 3088: Acrylic Whirlpools # of Employees 50 # of Employees 56 3088: Fiberglass Bath Fixtures PermaTherm, Inc. Phone: 229-247-2364 PGI Nonwovens # of Employees 125 269 Ind. Pk. Rd. 2100 Atlanta Hwy. Monticello, GA 31064 Gainesville, GA. 30504 MTI Whirlpools Milton Swords, Owner David Bye, Plt. Mgr. 3086: Cold Storage Insulated Panels 670 N. Price Rd. 3087: Cast Plastic Film Sugar Hill, GA 30518 Phone: 706-468-7500 Phone: 770-503-8351 J.C. Henry, C.E.O. # of Employees 51 # of Employees 103 3088: Acrylic Kitchen Sinks S & S Mills Inc. 3088: Acrylic Shower Bases 3088: Acrylic Whirlpool Bathtubs 200 Howell Dr. Phone: 770-271-8228 Dalton, GA 30721 # of Employees 98 Dan Simmons, Pres. 3086: Carpet Padding Phone: 800-241-4013 # of Employees 124

29 2001 Georgia Plastics Industry Companies With 50 or More Employees, by SIC

NIBCO Inc. Greensboro Plant Amoco Polymers Business Group BathCraft, Inc. 1900 Old Union Point Rd. 5300-A Fulton Ind. Blvd. 1610 James P. Rodgers Dr. Greensboro, GA 30642 Atlanta, GA 30336 Valdosta, GA John A. Rouch, Plt. Mgr. Daryl R. Brace, Bus. Mgr. H. Lynwood Davis, C.E.O. 3088: Plastic Plumbing Fixtures 3089: High Performance Plastic Parts 3089: FRP Bath Products Phone: 706-453-2372 Phone: 404-344-2006 Phone: 229-333-0805 # of Employees 104 # of Employees 55 # of Employees 211

Spurlin Industries, Inc. Amtico International Beaver Manufacturing Co. 625 Main St. 5079 Chatooga Dr. 12 Ed Needham Dr. Palmetto, GA 30268 Lithonia, GA 30038 Mansfield, GA. 30055 Todd Spurlin, Pres. Jamie Rivera, Plt. Mgr. E. W. Needham, Pres./C.E.O. 3088: Whirlpool Tubs 3089: Cut Tile 3089: Hose Reinforcement Phone: 770-463-1644 Phone: 770-286-4332 Phone: 770-786-1622 # of Employees 280 # of Employees 65 # of Employees 120

Universal Rundle Corp. Apache Mills, Inc. Bell-View, Inc. Industrial Blvd. 417 River St. 150 Industrial Blvd. Union Point, GA. 30669 Calhoun, GA. 30701 Wrightsville, GA. 31096 Michael A. Nuhfer, Plt. Mgr. Thomas W. Bell, Pres. 3088: Acrylic Tubs 3089: Vinyl Anti-Fatigue Mats 3089: Vinyl Windows 3088: Fiberglass Tub & Shower Encls. 3089: Vinyl Utility Runner Matting Phone: 478-864-2227 3088: V. F. Wall Surrounds/Showers Phone: 706-629-7791 # of Employees 72 3088: Whirlpool Tubs # of Employees 226 Phone: 706-486-4133 Bo-Tex Sales Corp. # of Employees 139 Astro Plastics 175 Industrial Dr. 14101 Ind. PK. Blvd., N.E. Hogansville, GA Water World, Inc. Covington, GA. Buck Bowen, Pres. 3089: Fabric Fencing 8993 Tara Blvd. Robert T. Ellingson, Pres. Jonesboro, GA 30236 3089: Thermoplastic Extrusions 3089: Flourescent Safety Vest Fabric Al Tallman, Pres. Phone: 770-786-2703 3089: Industrial Vinyl Mesh Fabrics 3088: Acrylic Spas # of Employees 60 3089: Tennis Wind Screens Phone: 770-603-0058 Phone: 706-637-4599 # of Employees 50 Atlanta Thermoplastic Products # of Employees 50 5032 N. Royal Atlanta Dr. Tucker, GA 30084 Burgess Mfg. Corp. 3089 Plastics products, n.e.c. Sonny Moon, C.E.O. 3600 Windsor Park Dr. 2671: Disposable Plastic Packaging Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. Suwanee, GA 30024 3089: Thermoformed Plastic Container Mark T. Burgess, Gen. Mgr. Hwy. 90 South Phone: 770-938-1900 3089: Plastic Extrusions Montezuma, GA. 31063 # of Employees 80 3089: Plastic Injection Molding David L. Davis, Plt. Mgr. Phone: 770-932-1111 3082: Plastic Drainage Tubing Avery Dennison-Highway Safety Div. # of Employees 72 3089: Plastic Drainage Fittings 1855 Plymouth Rd., N.W. Phone: 478-472-7556 Atlanta, GA. 30318 Cellofoam North America, Inc. # of Employees 59 Michael Dean, Oprs. Mgr. 1961 Industrial Dr. 3089: Preformed Lines/Symbols Amitech, Inc. Conyers, GA. 3089: Thermoplastic Hwy Marking Mtls Gregory R. Bontrager, Pres. 1040 Cobb Ind. Dr. Phone: 404-351-9780 3086: Flotation Billets Marietta, GA. 30066 # of Employees 106 3086: Packaging Foam Jerry Ruhl, Pres. 3089: Dock Flotations 3089: Contract Assembly Ball Plastic Container Operations 3089: Expanded Polystyrene 3089: Precision Plastic Components 4300 Highlands Pkwy., S.E. Phone: 770-483-4491 Phone: 770-425-2704 Smyrna, GA 30082 # of Employees 225 # of Employees 170 Larry Green, Pres. 3089: Plastic Containers Phone: 770-435-5110 # of Employees 50

30 2001 Georgia Plastics Industry Companies With 50 or More Employees, by SIC

Centek Industries, Inc. Continental PET Technologies Enplas (U. S. A.), Inc. 116 Plantation Oak Dr. 280 Ind. Pk. Rd., N.E. 1901 West Oak Cir. Thomasville, GA 31792 Cartersville, GA 30121 Marietta, GA. 30062 Warren Kaye, Pres./C.E.O. Joe Lamieux, C.E.O. Daisuke Yokota, Pres. 3082: FRP Tubing 3089: Plastic Containers 3089: Precision Plastic Comp. Parts 3084: FRP Pipe Phone: 770-386-9944 Phone: 770-795-1100 3084: Wet Marine Exhaust Mufflers # of Employees 200 # of Employees 82 3089: FRP Parts Phone: 229-228-7653 Conwed Plastics Evco Plastics # of Employees 65 1755 Olympic Dr. 100 Evco Dr. Athens, GA. 30601 Calhoun, GA. 30701 CertainTeed Corporation Johnny Fuller, Plt. Mgr. Dale M. Evans, Pres. 3089: Plastic Netting 3089: Cst. Plastic Injection Molding 200 Ronthor Dr. Social Circle, GA. 30025 Phone: 706-208-9981 3089: Mold Building Don Partee, Plt. Mgr. # of Employees 129 Phone: 800-507-6000 3084: PVC Plastic Pipe # of Employees 66 3089: Vinyl Fence Cookson Plastic Molding Corp. 3089: Vinyl Siding 850 Raco Dr. Evenflo Co., Inc. Phone: 770-464-3343 Lawrenceville, GA 30045 1000 Evenflo Dr. # of Employees 280 Bryant Martin, Gen. Mgr. Canton, GA 30114 3089: Flexible Vinyl Agri. Products Richard Frank, C.E.O. Clean Rite Products Co. 3089: Plastic Pallets 3085: Plastic Baby Bottles 3089: Swimming Pool Liners 3089: Baby Care Accessories 600 Wharton Circle, S.W. Atlanta, GA. 30378 Phone: 770-338-0443 Phone: 770-704-2000 Jeff Rittenbaum, Pres. # of Employees 60 # of Employees 300 3089: Sponges Phone: 404-691-7133 Dart Container Corp. Firstline Corp. # of Employees 118 2120 Lithonia Ind. Blvd. 511 Highland Dr. Lithonia, GA. 30058 Valdosta, GA. 31601 Commerce Plastics Hollis Frost, Mgr. Donald J. Murphy, Pres. 3089: Expandable Polystyrene Cups 3089: Blown/Cast PE Film 3680 Mt. Olive Rd. Commerce, GA 30529 Phone: 770-482-8851 Phone: 229-247-1717 Robert Marshall, Gen. Mgr. # of Employees 300 # of Employees 240 3089: Plastic Parts Phone: 706-335-5570 DeSter.ACS Americas Flambeau S.E. Corp. # of Employees 59 2260 Delray Rd. 1330 Atlanta Hwy. Thomaston, GA 30286 Madison, GA. Constar Inc. Gerrit de Kiewit, Exec. VP Bill Flint, Pres. 3089: Plastic Airplane Utensils 3089: Custom Inject & Blow Molding 5375 Drake Dr. Atlanta, GA. 30336 Phone: 706-647-2205 Phone: 706-342-8300 Bob Martin, Eng. Dir. # of Employees 261 # of Employees 132 3085: Plastic Beverage Bottles 3085: Plastic Chemical Bottles Dixie Numerics LLC Plastics Division GCC Drum 3089: Plastic Food Containers 200 Industrial Park Blvd. 875 Raco Dr. 3089: Plastic Specialty Containers Warner Robins, GA. 31088 Lawrenceville, GA 30045 Juan R. Garcia, C.E.O. Paul Reisman, Pres. Phone: 404-691-4256 3089: Lawn Mower Components 3089: Plastic Drums # of Employees 200 3089: Molded Plastic Products Phone: 770-822-3786 Container Components, Inc. 3089: Sheet Extrusions # of Employees 90 Phone: 478-929-4121 6050 Boat Rock Blvd. # of Employees 148 General Paper Goods Co., Inc. Atlanta, GA 30336 Craig Taylor, Pres. 3601 Southside Ind. Pkwy, S.E 3089: Plastic Dumpster Lids Durden Enterprises, Inc. Atlanta, GA. Kevin M. Florence, C.E.O. Phone: 404-346-1458 1317 4th Ave. 2671: Packaging Materials # of Employees 62 Auburn, GA. 30011 Bill Durden, Gen. Mgr. 3089: Disposable Plastics 3089: Custom Injection Molding Phone: 404-361-5500 Phone: 770-963-0637 # of Employees 66 # of Employees 89

31 2001 Georgia Plastics Industry Companies With 50 or More Employees, by SIC

Georgia Duck & Cordage Mill Guardian Automotive, LaGrange Mouldin King Packaging Co. 21 Laredo Dr. 1560 Lukken Ind. Dr., West 407 Sangamore Rd. Scottdale, GA. 30079 LaGrange, GA. 30240 Bremen, GA. 30110 Raymond Willoch, Pres. Jimmy Thompson, Mgr. Jim Kelley, Pres. 3089: PVC Conveyor Belting 3089: Injection Molding 3089: Custom Packaged Meal Kits Phone: 404-294-5272 Phone: 706-882-2901 Phone: 770-537-5548 # of Employees 445 # of Employees 186 # of Employees 284

Georgia Industries for the Blind Home Products International LaGrange Molded Products, Inc. 235 Emlet Dr. 323 Ind. Blvd. 1513 Redding Dr. Griffin, GA. 30223 Thomasville, GA 31792 LaGrange, GA. E. Al Hardy, Plt. Mgr. Rocky Yandell, Plt. Mgr. Tim Mitchell, Plt. Mgr. 3089: Packaged Plastic Flatware 3089: Plastic Clothes Hangers 3089: Plastic Auto Splash Guards Phone: 770-228-7221 Phone: 229-228-6366 Phone: 706-884-1711 # of Employees 80 # of Employees 60 # of Employees 136

Go Plastics, LLC Hy-Lite Products, Inc. Letica Corporation 515 Brown Ind. Pkwy. 117 Sara Lee Dr. 1541 M. E. Thompson Dr. Canton, GA 30114 Eatonton, GA 31024 Valdosta, GA 31601 Ed Gollob, Pres./C.E.O. Mike Shon, Gen. Mgr. John Squardo, Plt. Mgr. 3089: Custom Rotational Molding 3089: Acrylic Block Windows 3089: Molded Lids Phone: 770-345-0535 Phone: 706-485-8694 3089: Molded Pails # of Employees 50 # of Employees 68 Phone: 229-244-2222 # of Employees 84 Goody Products, Inc. IKKA Technology, Inc. 1000 West Main St. 5 Barber Industrial Ct. Ludlow Coated Products Manchester, GA. 31816 Villa Rica, GA 30180 918 Eighth Ave. Robert Kinney, V.P-Oprs. Ando, Hideki, Pres. Columbus, GA. 31901 3089: Barrettes 3089: Custom Molding Mike Paulson, Dir. Pres. 3089: Brushes Phone: 770-459-0213 3089: Converted Paper/Paperboard Produc 3089: Hair Brushes & Combs # of Employees 109 Phone: 706-323-7316 3089: Hair Curlers # of Employees 116 Phone: 706-846-8481 IMC Plastics # of Employees 967 265 John B. Brooks Rd. M A Industries, Inc. Pendergrass, GA 30567 303 Dividend Dr. Grafco Industries Inc. Dave Hilt, V.P. Oprs. Peachtree City, GA. 3089: Contract Manufacturing 6880 Barton Rd. Bobbie D. Peacock, Pres. Morrow, GA 30260 3089: Plastic Injection Molding 2821: Plastic Resins Bruce Culver, Oprs. Mgr. Phone: 706-693-2195 3089: Manhole Steps 3089: Injection Blow Molding # of Employees 150 3089: Plastic Disposable Cylinders Phone: 770-960-0220 Phone: 770-487-7761 # of Employees 85 IMS-Gear, Inc. # of Employees 163 1234 Palmour Dr., #B Greif Bros. Corporation Gainesville, GA 30501 M-D Building Products 160 Alex St. G. A. Vitek, V.P. 2095 Memorial Park Rd. Lavonia, GA 30553 3089: Planetary Gearheads Gainesville, GA. 30504 Bob Zendel, Gen. Mgr. 3089: Plastic Injection Gear Housings Mike Klukaszewski, Gen. Mgr. 3089: Intermediate Bulk Containers 3089: Plastic Injection Gear Wheels 3089: Vinyl Extrusions Phone: 706-356-3400 Phone: 770-840-9600 Phone: 770-536-3371 # of Employees 58 # of Employees 50 # of Employees 230

Guardian Automotive Trim Ivex Corp. Marchem Southeast, Inc. 1501 Orchard Hill Rd. 1500 Industrial Blvd. 400 N. Main St. LaGrange, GA 30240 Madison, GA. Adairsville, GA. 30103 Bobby Lumpkin, Plt. Mgr. Dan Vice, Oprs. Mgr. Norman Parker, Exec. V.P. 3089: Injection Molds, Auto Ind. 3089: Plastic Trays 3089: Urethane Products 3089: Profile Extrusion, Auto Ind. Phone: 706-342-4500 Phone: 770-773-3300 3089: Profile Metal Extrusion, Auto # of Employees 193 # of Employees 51 Phone: 706-884-3341 # of Employees 230

32 2001 Georgia Plastics Industry Companies With 50 or More Employees, by SIC

MG International, Inc. NEXPAK Plastican, Inc. 90 International Pkwy. 2444 Meadowbrook Pkwy. 101 Lillian Dr. Powder Springs, GA 30157 Duluth, GA 30096 Macon, GA. 31202 Mr. Takeshi Hoshino, Pres. Mike Sims, Pres. Keith Deyo, Plt. Mgr. 3089: Plastic Injection Molding 3089: Jewel Cases & Trays 3089: Injection Mld. Shipping Ctnrs. Phone: 770-943-4078 3089: Mini-Disc Components 3089: Milk Crates # of Employees 234 Phone: 770-497-0044 Phone: 478-746-7744 # of Employees 95 # of Employees 120 Micro Craft, Inc. Hwy. 84 at C.R. 242 Nyloplast America Inc. Rehrig Pacific Company Quitman, GA 3130 Verona Ave. 1000 Raco Ct. William Brown, Pres. Buford, GA 30518 Lawrenceville, GA. 30045 3089: Plastic Injection Molding Ewout Leeuwenburg, Pres. John H. Tienken, Dir. E. Oprs. Phone: 229-263-9351 3089: PVC Sewer Pipe Fittings 3085: Soft Drink Containers # of Employees 380 Phone: 770-932-2443 3089: Dairy Crates # of Employees 89 3089: Recycling Containers Middle Georgia Easter Seal 3089: Roll-Out Carts 602/604 Kellam Rd. Olsonite Corporation Phone: 770-339-9888 Dublin, GA 25 Dart Rd. # of Employees 100 Eloyce Hooks, Pres./C.E.O. Newnan, GA. 30265 3086: Foam Fabrications Michael J. Laporte, Chief Opr. Officer RLR Industries, Inc. 3089: Parts Assembly 3089: Toilet Seats, Plastic 575 Discovery Place Phone: 478-275-8850 3089: Toilet Seats, Vinyl Mableton, GA 30126 # of Employees 362 Phone: 770-253-3930 Andy Lewis, V.P. # of Employees 230 3089: Plastic Lighting Covers Milco Building Products, Inc. Phone: 770-948-6069 318 Modoc Rd. Owens Corning Vinyl Operations # of Employees 100 Swainsboro, GA 30401 5625 Fulton Ind. Blvd. Willis L. Rowland, Pres. Atlanta, GA 30336 Rock-Tenn Co. 3089: Vinyl Windows Steve Quady, Gen. Mgr./V. P. 1207 Lester Rd. Phone: 478-237-2282 3089: Vinyl Siding Conyers, GA. 30012 # of Employees 90 Phone: 404-344-9000 Jim Jackson, Gen. Mgr. # of Employees 140 3089: Plastic Packaging Mohawk Industries, Inc. Phone: 770-922-3470 1112 GA Hwy. 140 Owens-Brockway Plastics, Inc. # of Employees 100 Armuchee, GA. 30105 418 West Lake Ave. Stan Padgett, Pres. Rossville, GA. 30741 Rohrer Corporation 3089: PET Fiber & Pellets Paul Butts, Plt. Mgr. 1800 Enterprise Dr. Phone: 706-235-8444 3089: Pharmaceutical Containers Buford, GA. 30515 # of Employees 602 Phone: 706-866-3112 David W. Rohrer, V.P. # of Employees 75 3089: Blisters Mohawk Industries, Inc. Phone: 770-945-1050 106 John Bankson Dr. Owens-Illinois, Inc. # of Employees 130 Summerville, GA 30747 3490 Hamilton Blvd. S.W. Jerome Cribb, Dir. Polyester, Staple & Recycling Atlanta, GA. 30354 Russell-Stanley Corp. 3089: PET Bottle Flakes G. Fred Goddard, Plt. Mgr. 6662 Marbut Rd. Phone: 706-857-6481 3089: Plastic Containers Lithonia, GA. 30058 # of Employees 450 Phone: 404-766-9613 Gregg Johnson, Plt. Mgr. # of Employees 74 3089: Industrial Plastic Containers N V F Co., Container Div. Phone: 770-482-5382 300 Fisher Dr. Piolax Corp. # of Employees 75 Hartwell, GA. 139 Etowah Industrial Ct. Mary Koleszar, Div. Gen. Mgr. Canton, GA 30114 Schutz Container Systems, Inc. 3089: Plastic Molding Yoichi Okitsu, Pres. 2150-F Button Gwinnett Dr. 3089: Polyester Fiberglass Pdts. 3089: Plastic Automotive Fasteners Doraville, GA. 30340 Phone: 706-376-4793 Phone: 770-479-2227 Tom Frankland, Plt. Mgr. # of Employees 92 # of Employees 179 3089: Intermediate Bulk Containers 3089: Plastic Drums Phone: 770-447-5287 # of Employees 50

33 2001 Georgia Plastics Industry Companies With 50 or More Employees, by SIC

Silgan Plastics Corporation Sunbelt Plastic Extrusions, Inc. The Tensar Corp. 694 Adamson Dr. 949 Carl Vinson Pkwy. 1210 Citizens Pkwy. Monroe, GA. 30655 Centerville, GA. 31028 Morrow, GA. 30260 Richard L. Allman, Plt. Mgr. James C. Williamson, Plt. Mgr. Dewey Tate, V.P.-Oprs. 3089: Custom Plastic Containers 3089: Custom Profile Extrusions 3089: High Strength Polymer Grids Phone: 770-267-8491 3089: Plastic Fabrication Phone: 770-968-3255 # of Employees 71 Phone: 478-922-4028 # of Employees 370 # of Employees 78 Silver Line Thomson Plastics Inc. 1700 Westfork Dr. Sundance Products 130 Quality Dr., N.W. Lithia Springs, GA 30057 1425 Candler Rd. Thomson, GA Ronald Wilmore, Plt. Mgr. Gainesville, GA 30507 Jerry Harrison, Pres. 3089: Vinyl Windows & Patio Doors Larry Parmet, Pres. 3089: Plastic Injected Molded Parts Phone: 770-819-9311 3089: Plastic Pellets Phone: 706-595-0658 # of Employees 100 Phone: 770-535-6500 # of Employees 135 # of Employees 150 SleeveCo, Inc. Trintex Corporation 103 Lumpkin Campground Rd. Sweetheart Cup Co., Inc. 500 Wedowee St. Dawsonville, GA 30534 1455 Hwy. 138 N.E. Bowdon, GA. David E. Johnson, Pres. Conyers, GA. Kirk Dortch, Pres. 3089: Plastic Label Sleeves George Fertal, Plt. Mgr. 3089: Molded Plastic Products Phone: 800-624-0204 3089: Plastic Food Containers Phone: 770-258-5551 # of Employees 81 Phone: 770-483-9556 # of Employees 300 # of Employees 585 South Court Packaging USA U. S. Can Co. 2160 Lithonia Ind. Blvd. Sweetheart Cup Co., Inc. 1101 Commerce Rd. Lithonia, GA. 1550 Wrightsboro Rd. Morrow, GA. 30260 Scott Rauch, Plt. Mgr. Augusta, GA 30904 William Smith, Pres. 3089: Plastic Shipping Containers Brett McGuire, Plt. Mgr. 3089: Plastic Containers Phone: 770-482-7318 3086: Foam Cups Phone: 770-968-1880 # of Employees 76 3089: Plastic Lids # of Employees 69 Phone: 706-737-7000 Southcorp Packaging USA # of Employees 249 U. S. Can Co. 6134 Industrial Blvd. 434 Corinth Rd. Toccoa, GA 30577 Tek-Rail Inc. Newnan, GA. 30263 Charlie Watling, Plt. Mgr. 111 Bethea Rd. D. H. Pietro, V.P. 3089: Blow Molding Fayetteville, GA 30214 3089: Chick Boxes 3089: Injection Molding Stephen A. Foster, Owner 3089: Plastic Chicken Coops Phone: 800-316-6801 3089: Vinyl Rails & Columns 3089: Plastic Drums # of Employees 128 Phone: 770-461-3912 3089: Plastic Pails # of Employees 89 Phone: 770-253-7176 Step2 Corp. # of Employees 93 2150 University Blvd. Textron Automotive Co., Americus Opera Fort Valley, GA 31030 100 Brady Rd. Underwood Mold Co., Inc. Paul Scott, Plt. Mgr. Americus, GA 31709 104 Dixie Dr. 3089: Mailboxes Robert Carney, V.P. Oprs. Woodstock, GA. 30189 3089: Plastic Toys 3089: Fascia J. L. Underwood, CEO Phone: 478-827-1713 Phone: 229-924-6111 3089: Custom Injection Molding # of Employees 78 # of Employees 924 3089: Plastics Parts Phone: 770-926-2465 Stoffel Seals Corp. The Loxcreen Co., Inc. # of Employees 110 Stoffel Dr. 3715 Leefield Rd. Tallapoosa, GA. Brooklet, GA. Norbert Falk, Exec. V.P./G.M. Howard McClure, V.P. 3089: Injection Molded Products 3089: Extruded Plastics Phone: 770-574-2382 Phone: 912-842-2439 # of Employees 260 # of Employees 79

34 2001 Georgia Plastics Industry Companies With 50 or More Employees, by SIC

Universal Dispersions, Inc. WinCup 302 Ed Ward Rd. 4640 Lewis Rd. Fitzgerald, GA. Stone Mountain, GA. 30083 Janos Kozma, Pres. Pat Collins, Plt. Mgr. 3087: Custom Compounding 3086: Printed Styrofoam Cups 3089: Carbon Black Concentrate Comp. 3086: Styrofoam Cups 3089: Flame Retardant Compounds 3089: Thermoformed Plastic Lids 3089: White Plastic Compounds Phone: 770-938-5281 Phone: 229-423-9141 # of Employees 210 # of Employees 85 Woodbury Box Co., Inc. Van Leer Containers, Inc. 301 McIntosh Pkwy. 1030 Raco Ct. Thomaston, GA. 30286 Lawrenceville, GA 30045 Susan Hall, Pres. Barbara Swanson, Bus. Unit Mgr. 3089: Plastic Molding 3089: Uni Cubes Phone: 800-722-2061 Phone: 770-995-7313 # of Employees 59 # of Employees 69

Vantage Industries, Inc. 4530-F Patton Dr., East Atlanta, GA 30336 Robert Weber, Pres. 3089: Bath Mats 3089: Shelf Liner 3089: Specialty Plastic Products Phone: 404-691-9500 # of Employees 120

Vantage Products Corp. 1665 Dogwood Dr. Conyers, GA 30012 James Rinard, Pres. 3089: Structural Plastics Molding Phone: 770-483-0915 # of Employees 250

Waltrich Plastic Corp. 3005 Airport Rd. Walthourville, GA. 31333 Gary Pokrandt, Pres. 3089: Lawn Furniture Webbing Phone: 912-368-9341 # of Employees 120

Wilden Plastics (USA) 650 Hwy. 74 S. Peachtree City, GA 30269 Dr. Peter Lohage 3089: Custom Injection Molding Phone: 770-631-4939 # of Employees 80

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