On that note:I own GFF. IMO that's a trend worth keeping an eye on. (adult incontinence products )
Clopay Plastics produces and develops specialty plastic films and laminates for a variety of hygienic, health care and industrial uses in the United States and certain international markets. Products include thin gauge embossed and printed films, elastomeric films and laminates of film and non-woven fabrics. These products are used primarily as moisture barriers in disposable infant diapers, adult incontinence products and feminine hygiene products, as protective barriers in single-use surgical and industrial gowns, drapes and equipment covers, as packaging for hygienic products, house wrap and other products. Plastics’ products are sold through a direct sales force primarily to multinational consumer and medical products companies.
Plastics employs approximately 1,350 employees.
Griffon has its talons in a number of businesses. Its largest, Clopay Plastic Products, develops and produces thin-gauge embossed and printed films, used in infant diapers, adult incontinence products, medical gowns, and surgical drapes. A Home & Building Products segment makes residential and commercial garage doors (Clopay Building) and lawn and garden tools (Ames True Temper). Home Depot is a big customer. Clopay units are part of subsidiary Clopay Corp. Information, communication, and sensor systems, made by Telephonics, are sold to the US Department of Defense and Homeland Security, other government agencies, and defense contractors, such as Lockheed Martin and Boeing. The US represents about 70% of sales.
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