Plastics, Polymers, and Resins
TARGETED COMPANIES
- Flex Packaging Manufacturing
- Aero-Space Composite Labs & Manufacturing
- Plastic Components Manufacturing
- Plastic Construction Materials
- Plastic Fixtures & Piping
- Resin Manufacturing
- Plastic Construction Materials Manufacturing
- Resin Lab & Manufacturing
ABOUT THE AREA’S PLASTICS & COMPOSITES MANUFACTURING
The Midwest is proud of its manufacturing past and future outlook. Major machinery companies, automobile, and packaging companies located around the Great Lakes obtain much of their plastic components from Sheboygan County. These companies trust decades of experience in the plastic industry and the quality of workforce in the area.
LOCATION QUOTIENT (LQ)
The plastics industry has a LQ of 8.91 which is the second highest industry score in Sheboygan County. Another segment of plastics manufacturing is the emerging industry of composites. Sheboygan County’s experience in plastics manufacturing positions the County to become a national leader in the development and training for composites technologies and manufacturing. Resin, rubber, and artificial fibers manufacturing have a LQ of 7.83.
MAJOR EXISTING COMPANIES
| Bemis Mfg., Co. | Plastics Product Manufacturing |
| Plastics Engineering Co. | Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing |
| Dutchland Plastics Corp. | Plastics Product Manufacturing |
| Poly Vinyl Co Inc. | All other plastics product manufacturing |
| Plymouth Foam Inc. | Polystyrene foam product manufacturing |
| Poly One Corp. | Nonpackaging plastics film & sheet manufacturin |
all companies listed were in the top 100 employers in the county in 2009
WAGES FOR PLASTIC MANUFACTURING:
|
MSA |
Plastics |
|
Fond du Lac |
N/A |
|
Janesville |
N/A |
|
Oshkosh |
$ 29,668 |
|
Green Bay |
$ 32,073 |
|
National |
$ 41,568 |
|
Wisconsin |
$ 42,179 |
|
Madison |
$ 43,408 |
|
Chicago |
$ 43,872 |
|
Sheboygan |
$ 49,177 |
|
Milwaukee |
$ 50,571 |
Data From 2008 Harvard Business School, Cluster Mapping Project
WORKFORCE EMPLOYED IN PLASTICS AND POLYMERS
5.7% of Sheboygan County’s workforce is employed in plastics and polymers.
PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT INDUSTRY
Lakeshore Technical College has explored opportunities to establish a research/training lab for plastics and composites.
WORKER'S COMPENSATION RATES
RATES REPRESENT ACTUAL COST PER $100 OF PAYROLL
| CODE | DESCRIPTION | WI | MI | MN | IL | IA |
| 4484 | Plastics Mfg.- Molded Products | 3.42 | 5.80 | 5.78 | 5.71 | 4.19 |
This chart is produced by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Worker’s Compensation Division-Bureau of Insurance Programs in cooperation with the Wisconsin Compensation Rating Bureau.
RANDOM FACTS
- Bemis Manufacturing is the largest manufacturer of toilet seats in the world.
- Sheboygan County’s plastic cluster is its strongest by having 7x more people employed in the plastics industry than the US benchmark.
- Basic Polymers are delivered on rail to many area companies. A site in Plymouth specializes in trans loading plastics.
