The Michelin Man may look like a marshmallow, but what he's selling is tires. Behind that fluffy white figure is one of the world's top tire manufacturers, Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, which produces more than 150 million tires annually for all kinds of vehicles. The majority of its sales are made from supplying replacement tires to the passenger car and truck markets. It is also a world leader in aircraft and earthmover tires. Michelin sells to both consumers and vehicle manufacturers. Included in its stable are brands recognized regionally (Kleber in Europe, Warrior in China) and worldwide (Michelin, BF Goodrich). Compagnie Generale company also publishes about 10 million maps and travel guides per year.

Sur-Flo Plastics and Engineering, Inc., established in 1977 is an ISO certified Full-Service Manufacturing Tier One Supplier of Plastic Injection Molded Products. Sur-Flo has long established itself as a leader in “Plastics Innovation.” From creative product design, prototype and production solutions, our program management services offer an advantage to customers looking for new ideas to reduce cost and increase overall product value in both automotive and non-automotive applications. We invite you to take a closer look at Sur-Flo as we continue to strive to be “Your Complete Component Supplier.”

Unipapel is planning big moves within the stationery products industry. Through subsidiaries, Unipapel makes office and school products such as envelopes, notebooks, stationery, and adhesive labels. Unipapel is split into three units: a company for Unipapel's foreign investments, another group in charge of Spanish businesses, and a third for its real-estate assets. In 2004 Unipapel sold the site of a plant in northern Spain that produced school stationery supplies for about E28 million to developer Promociones Rodejon Burgos. It built a new factory in 2006.

Worthington Cylinders was established in 1971, when parent company Worthington Industries purchased Lennox Industries’ cylinder division. The cylinder division was a natural outlet for the processed steel Worthington Industries already controlled, making it an incredibly viable part of the larger business model. From its modest beginning, Worthington Cylinders has been a quiet, yet consistent contributor to Worthington Industries’ overall financial picture. Since its inception, the cylinder division has strived to add new sensible products while supporting those already in existence. That strategy, along with the support of thousands of employees, is what allowed Worthington Cylinders to become the world’s leading supplier of pressure cylinders.

Foilmark, Inc. also called ITW Foils, makes hot stamping foils and holographic foils, films, and lamination products that put a shine on everything from cosmetic bottles to paperbacks. Hot foils are stamped on merchandise to create eye-catching designs and logos in pigmented colors, metallic shades, printed designs, diffraction patterns, and holograms. Its security product group offers high-security holograms that prevent unauthorized duplication. ITW Foils also makes equipment and supplies for the printing and pharmaceutical industries. Foilmark, Inc. was acquired by Illinois Tool Works in 2001.

Oberg Industries manufactures high precision stamping dies and die components such as progressive dies, primary and secondary scroll dies, punches, and die inserts. The company pioneered the use of tungsten carbide components in the manufacture of high-speed stamping dies. Oberg Industries, which has manufacturing plants in the US (Arizona and Pennsylvania), Mexico, and Costa Rica, also provides insert molding, design support, plastic injection, and custom designed automation equipment. Oberg serves a number of industries including automotive, aerospace, telecommunications, and appliances.

Gaskell Mackay manufactures and distributes carpets, carpet tiles, underlays, and other non-woven textiles, as well as natural floorcoverings. The company's product lines include Axminister, Wilton, and tufted carpets. Gaskell Mackay also provides design and customized weaving services. Gaskell Mackay serves customers in the leisure, hospitality, and other commercial markets. The company's brands, which are well known in the UK, are also sold to such international clients as Caeser's Palace in Las Vegas.

NEX Performance Films manufactures consistent, high quality, converter grade monolayer, co-extruded, and multilayer barrier polyethylene film for demanding packaging applications. There are many specialty grades of films offered in our portfolio, and each film has been designed with a specific end use application in mind.Our production facilities house technologically advanced extrusion equipment and highly trained teams of skilled professionals to ensure product quality throughout the extrusion process.

The Dixie Group has evolved into a maker of high-end carpets and rugs, as well as yarns used in manufacturing them. Dixie channels broadloom carpets worldwide to customers in retail and replacement markets, and home and commercial building trades. The company's line bears the Dixie Home, Masland Carpets & Rugs, Fabrica International, and Candlewick Yarn labels. Offered mainly through select retailers, its Dixie Home brand touts stylish, cost-sensitive broadloom flooring. Masland's original design carpets straddle the commercial contract and residential marketplace. Supplying home decorators, Fabrica features luxury carpets and custom rugs.

Southeast Texas Industries is a down home manufacturer that likes staying local, but it also keeps an eye open for international opportunities. The company specializes in the fabrication of pipe, plate, pressure vessel, sheet metal, heavy structural steel, and drilling rig products. Southeast Texas Industries also provides project management, construction, and maintenance services. Customers include companies in the oil and gas, power generation, pulp and paper, and petrochemical industries, along with engineering firms that work on industrial projects. Southeast Texas Industries was founded in 1977.

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