1981

Tom Jeckering named President

Company photo, circa 1980's

1982

Polyester first made

1984

$5 Million in sales

1985 Catalog

1987

December - Opening of West Coast Warehouse

$10 Million in sales

1992

$25 Million in sales

Polychem Team wins Miller Brewery "Partners in Excellence Award"

1993

Sterling Equipment

Polychem starts its own equipment program

1996

1996 Polychem Exhibiting at the Pack Expo Show in Chicago, Illinois

1997

$50 Million in sales

1998

July - Evergreen Plastics Recycling started in Clyde, Ohio

1999

March - Sterling Equipment moves to Mentor and forms the Power Equipment Group

1999 Catalog

2001

Polychem launches large Unitizing Systems Program

2001 Catalog

2002

$75 Million in sales

2003

Brian Jeckering named President

Polychem acquires major ownership in OMS America

2005 Catalog

2005

$100 Million in Sales

Pack EXPO Chicago - mid 2000s

2006

ITA Tools
Milan, Italy - Equity Investment
Premier Line of Power Strapping Tools

2008

OMSTRAP - Manufacturing polyester and polyproplyene strapping for the international market

2009

Polychem Closure Systems (PCS) increases value and delivery of critical products

2010

Anderson parts acquired

OEM Replacement parts for OEM Strapping Systems and general industry

2010

Polychem exhibiting at the Pack Expo Show in Chicago, Illinois

2010

Encore Packaging tools and accessories

2010

Merger of OMS America and FDM Corporation

2011

Polychem acquires RC Packaging Systems, LLC.
Manufacturer of Cord Strapping & Accessories

2013

Polychem begins the manufacturing of corner board products with “state of the art” equipment in its Mentor manufacturing facility.

2014

Polychem exhibits at the PACK EXPO SHOW in Chicago.