Advanced Materials
Founded in 1967, Applied Ceramics (ACI) originally provided primarily alumina and zirconia kiln furniture and special refractory shapes. The company transformed from a kiln furniture supplier to a global enterprise with product lines stretching across various industries with multiple ventures. This diversity allows Applied Ceramics to service their existing businesses with excellence, while still investing heavily in their R&D group to work on the problems of tomorrow. For more local information on ACI, see the “Industrial Directory” on the Laurens County Development Corporation website.
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For more than 45 years Alupress AG has been recognized as a die casting specialist. Through continued development of the company and various acquisitions over the past few years, today they are active in manufacturing, processing and assembly of complex aluminum die cast parts, with locations in Brixen, Italy, Hildburghausen, Germany, and Laurens, SC, USA. For more local information on Alupress, see the “Industrial Directory” on the Laurens County Development Corporation website.
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Bodycote is the world’s largest and most respected provider of heat treatment and thermal processing services that are a vital link in the manufacturing supply chain, and value-adding and proprietary specialist technologies which offer unique solutions for a variety of applications. For more local information on Bodycote, see the “Industrial Directory” on the Laurens County Development Corporation website.
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With over a century of development experience and production expertise, CeramTec is a leading supplier of advanced ceramics and engineers these materials for use in a wide area of applications. The current portfolio covers well over 10,000 different products and a wide variety of ceramic materials. Worldwide, more than 3,470 employees are active at CeramTec- The Ceramic Experts. For more local information on CeramTec, see the “Industrial Directory” on the Laurens County Development Corporation website.
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D&W Fine Pack sets out to be different, to be special. As a company, they put in the hours to discover what that means. Their special, is their promise to live up to the highest of standards, to be great and act with integrity. Their special means they will be the supplier of choice for their customers, and will deliver—every time. They are dedicated to upholding their four core values: to be the supplier of choice, to create a national footprint, to produce quality products, and to provide custom solutions. For more local information on D&W Fine Pack, see the “Industrial Directory” on the Laurens County Development Corporation website.
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At its Laurens, SC facility, FUKOKU develops a wide range of seal products that offer both high functionality and performance. For more local information on Fukoku, see the “Industrial Directory” on the Laurens County Development Corporation website.
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Gen III manufactures standard and custom foodservice equipment in metal, wood and/or laminate. The Wasserstrom Company is the world's leading restaurant supplier and distributor of foodservice supplies and equipment. Since 1902, Wasserstrom has provided foodservice operators with high quality products, like kitchen supplies and catering supplies, from the industry's leading manufacturers. For more local information on Gen III, see the “Industrial Directory” on the Laurens County Development Corporation website.
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Inteplast Group is a North American one-stop supplier of high-quality plastics solutions that takes pride in sustaining hundreds of industries and the livelihoods of thousands of professionals living in North America. Inteplast’s markets comprise a spectrum – from retail to foodservice to construction to medical – and much more. For more local information on Inteplast, see the “Industrial Directory” on the Laurens County Development Corporation website.
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International Paper (IP) is one of the world’s leading producers of fiber-based products. The Laurens, SC location is a corrugated packaging facility. For more local information on IP, see the “Industrial Directory” on the Laurens County Development Corporation website.
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ISOFlex Packaging is a custom extruder of high end plastic films for the laminating, printing, and converting markets. Industries served are:
- Food and Beverage Packaging
- Consumer Products
- Medical & Pharmaceutical
- Industrial Applications
For more local information on ISOFlex, see the “Industrial Directory” on the Laurens County Development Corporation website.
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MPF designs and manufactures products utilizing ceramic-to-metal sealing technology. Located on a 50-acre campus in Gray Court, SC, MPF has been supplying feedthroughs and viewports to a myriad of Fortune 500 companies, cutting-edge research laboratories, and emerging tech start-ups for more than 20 years. For more local information on MPF, see the “Industrial Directory” on the Laurens County Development Corporation website.
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OPI, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of high density, high melt point oxidized polyethylene waxes. Oxidized High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) is a specialty polymer that finds a wide range of applications as an additive in a broad range of industries. For more local information on OPI, see the “Industrial Directory” on the Laurens County Development Corporation website.
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Shamrock Technologies is the originator of micronized wax and the leader in PTFE micropowders. We continue to innovate and to provide technical service to customers worldwide. For more local information on Shamrock Technologies, see the “Industrial Directory” on the Laurens County Development Corporation website.
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A family owned business, Sterilite is the largest plastic houseware manufacturing company in North America with seven plants totaling over 12 million square feet. For more local information on Sterilite, see the “Industrial Directory” on the Laurens County Development Corporation website.
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Unmatched in their versatility, Teknor Apex vinyl compounds are meeting the toughest material requirements – for performance, durability, safety, cost competitiveness, sustainability and more – in hundreds of applications, in nearly every market. Teknor Apex brings over six decades of experience and intelligence in custom-compounding PVC formulations to meet evolving performance and regulatory challenges as well as emerging opportunities. Today, Teknor Apex’s portfolio of PVC compounds is vast, supported by rich technical knowledge of new additives and limitless formulation possibilities. Their Fountain Inn location produces garden hoses and vinyl compounding.
For more local information on Teknor Apex, see the “Industrial Directory” on the Laurens County Development Corporation website.
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Vulcan Materials Company is a supplier and distributor of construction materials. It offers construction aggregates, including gravel, sand and crushed stone, for use in building bridges, parking lots, roads, airport runways, houses, apartments, schools, commercial buildings and more.
For more local information on Vulcan, see the Industrial Directory on the Laurens County Development Corporation website.
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