Chardon Custom Polymers, LLC

Founded in 1986, Excel Polymers is a global merchant supplier of elastomeric solutions that include rubber chemicals and compounds. It has operations throughout the United States and Mexico, as well as the United Kingdom and China. The company serves the transportation, rubber roller and industrial markets, as well as the aerospace, all-terrain vehicle, automotive and heavy truck sectors. Excel Polymers operates more than five manufacturing sites in North America. Its performance additives group offers a range of products, such as accelerators, fillers, vulcanizers and tackifiers under the Accu-Way, DesiCal, Polybound, Lubrex, Mastermix and Redimix brands. The company leverages global bulk purchasing power during raw material negotiations to secure competitive supply and pricing.

Mantaline Corporation provides a combination of design, engineering and production capabilities to the polymer industry. The company s manufacturing capabilities include rubber and thermoplastic elastomer extrusion; injection molding and vulcanized splicing; dual durometer; die cutting, drilling and printing; and low friction coatings. The company utilizes a four-step engineering process that is comprised of developing, verifying, reporting and producing. Mantaline provides its services to automobile, heavy truck, recreational vehicle and marine markets. Mantaline Corporation is located in Mantua, Ohio.

Universal Polymer & Rubber is a rubber manufacturing company based in Middlefield, Ohio. The company has been in Ohio since 1970. It has three main processes: rubber molding, rubber extrusion and plastic extrusion. Products include grommets, bushings, sleeves, pope gaskets, rubber rope and rubber mats. UP&R has a 150,00-square-foot manufacturing facility. The company has full capability to source, produce and manage supply lines throughout the world.