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Started operating in 1967, Rahco Rubber Inc. is a custom molder of precision products. Based in Des Plaines, Ill., it provides custom molding of engineered thermoplastic material using all grades of santoprene and kraton, such as injection molding of high precision, tight tolerance components, liquid injection silicone molding, special grades of santoprene and many more. Rahco Rubber Inc. specializes in a broad range of industries, including agriculture, appliance, electronic components/ subsystems, marine, office equipment, hardware, consumer electronics, electronics manufacturing and various others. It is an ISO 9001:2000 certified company.

Graphic Packaging Corporation, located in Elk Grove Village, Ill., is a global leader in the manufacture of corrugated paper and container board. Graphic Packaging was formed in 2005 through the merger of Kappa Packaging and Jefferson Smurfit Group. Formerly known as the Smurfit Kappa Group, the company is a European leader in containerboard and has leading positions in both containerboard and corrugated paper in Latin America. Graphic Packaging's operations span more than 30 countries, with a total capacity of approximately 6 million tons of both containerboard and corrugated paper. The group also manufactures solid board, sacks and bag-in-box products. In 2006, Forbes listed Graphic Packaging as the 158th-largest private company.

Mondi Packaging USA, founded in 2000, produces bags from high-performance Kraft Paper products. It is a part of Modi, which is a global paper and packaging group founded in South Africa in 1967. It has more than 33,000 employees across over 110 sites in nearly 35 countries. The group manufactures packaging and uncoated fine papers, industrial bags, and corrugated and specialty packaging products. It also has a specialty packaging business that focuses on the production of release liner, extrusion coating and consumer-flexible products. The company offers various types of industrial bags, including open-mouth paper, protector, pasted-valve, security-label, pinch-bottom, window, ONE & ONEPlus and hot-lock bags. Mondi Packaging USA is located in Romeoville, Ill.