Ohio injection molder Edge Plastics plans $12.3M expansion

Injection molder Edge Plastics Inc. is planning a major expansion at its production site in Mansfield, Ohio.

Edge will invest $12.3 million in the expansion, which will cover almost 35,000 square feet, according to a recent report in the Richland Source. The project is expected to create 43 new jobs.

Mansfield City Council is scheduled to vote Feb. 2 on a 15-year property tax abatement for the expansion. Edge also is seeking a six-year Ohio Job Creation tax credit for the project, according to the report.

More than $9 million of the investment will be for new machinery and equipment. Almost $3 million will go for land acquisition and new construction, according to the report. The expansion should be completed by the end of 2021.

Edge currently occupies a 70,000-square-foot site. The firm was founded in 1975 as D&M Plastics by David and Marilyn Eckstein and now is owned by their daughter, Shelley Fisher.

David Eckstein sold HPM and Van Dorn injection molding machines in Ohio and nearby states before starting D&M, which later was renamed Edge, according to the company’s website. The firm initially molded bicycle seats, fixture handles and food containers.

Edge now makes a variety of storage containers on 24 injection molding machines. Its products are distributed by retailers across the U.S. and Canada. Edge employs 78 and also operates a 150,000-square-foot distribution center in Mansfield.