Corning Incorporated is a diversified technology company with a history of developing breakthrough technologies. The company combines its expertise in specialty glass, ceramic materials, polymers and the manipulation of the properties of light with process and manufacturing capabilities to develop, engineer and commercialize products for the telecommunications, flat-panel display, environmental, semiconductor and life sciences industries. With research centers and manufacturing locations throughout the world, the Corning team consists of more than 25,000 employees. It is a publicly traded company with shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GLW. Corning Incorporated maintains corporate headquarters in Corning, N.Y. The Fortune 500 company also has operations in Oneonta, N.Y.
Sonoco-Crellin is a part of Sonoco Molded Plastics, which manufactures a variety of packaging and storage products. It provides various plastic packaging products in addition to commercial and industrial paper production. Sonoco-Crellin offers a range of products that include medical disposables, filtration components, ink cartridges, spools and reels. Its additional products include pouches, zippers, polybags, covers, cans, coatings, boxes, adhesives and specialty packaging products. The company also provides engineered paper products, such as tickets, beverage insulations, protective sheets, floor liners, partition chips and recycled linerboards. Its paper brands include Duro, Durolene, EcoTect, EcoBryte and HQ. The company employs more than 18,000 individuals in over 300 locations worldwide.
With over 50 years of experience, Novelty Crystal Corp is one of the leading manufacturers of plastic cater ware. Based in Long Island City, N.Y., it offers an array of plastic accessories with distinctive design, such as serving trays, bowls, tumblers, pitchers, stemware and serving. The company manufactures drinkware products, including plastic coconuts, acrylic cactus margaritas and acrylic palm tree stemware. Novelty Crystal Corp supplies to markets that include party stores, supermarkets, food service distribution caterers, event planners, party rental, gift shops, gourmet stores and hardware stores.
Protective Lining Corp. is a primary manufacturer of polyethylene film and related products, including plastic bags, plastic liners, bin liners, pallet covers, industrial bags, carton liners, drum liners and more. The companys specialty is custom packaging and new product application development. Founded in 1951, it is located in Brooklyn, N.Y. The companys polyethylene film products include round bottom drum liners, shrink bags, drum covers, etc. Some of its specialty products include elastic dust covers and square and round top sheets.
Founded in 1990, wTe Recycling offers recycling services for ferrous, concentrated, twitch and heavy metals. It serves clients in the municipal and automobile sectors. The company maintains processing equipment. wTe Recycling offers nonferrous sorting systems that provide shredder repair and refurbishing services. It is a part of wTe Corporation, which offers recycling services for plastics and metals. The corporation operates UltrePET, which specializes in the recycling of polyethylene terepthalate plastic resins. wTe Corporation buys used beverage bottles and provides processing services for titanium and nickel and cobalt alloys. It additionally offers processing services for copper, zinc, brass and stainless steel metals. wTe Corporation works in collaboration with Melt Cognition, which processes molten metals.
Packaging Corporation of America specializes in the manufacture of containerboard and corrugated packaging. The company focuses on a single line of business to achieve operational success. Its nearly 70 converting operations produce a wide variety of corrugated packaging products, including conventional shipping containers used to protect and transport goods. PCA also produces multicolor boxes and displays that help to merchandise packaged products in retail locations. The company is based in Lake Forest, Ill. In 2004, PCA produced more than 2 million tons of containerboard, shipped nearly 30 billion square feet of corrugated products and produced an excess of 1.5 million tons of Kraft linerboard at its mills in Counce, Tenn., and Valdosta, Ga. Packaging Corporation of America maintains a location in Liverpool, N.Y.
Better Plastic provides plastic items and janitorial supplies in bulk to a variety of institutions, including but not limited to nursing homes, management companies and schools within the five boroughs.
