Albert J. Weatherhead III founded Weatherchem in 1971 as an injection molding company. Over the decades, Weatherchem pioneered new dispensing closure products like the Flapper and grew to serve various consumer goods markets. In 2012, Weatherchem was purchased by Mold-Rite Plastics, bringing together three companies to create a leader in packaging solutions. Mold-Rite Plastics has continued Weatherchem's legacy of innovation, achieving various industry recognitions for quality and leadership.

1. of INNOVATION
CELEBRATING
years

2. WEATHERCHEMISFOUNDED
1971 Cleveland entrepreneur Albert J. Weatherhead III
purchases a small tooling company with just two
customers and tremendous debt. He converted it
into an injection molding company and renamed
it Weatherchem.

3. 1970s
Weatherchem discovers the consumer
products packaging industry as potential
market, launches a dispensing product solution
as its first proprietary product line.
DISPENSRTOP
ISINTRODUCED

4. WEATHERCHEM TAKES FIRST
STEPS TO SUSTAINED GROWTH
1980s
Mr. Weatherhead
establishes an
employee profit
sharing program
as the company
grows.

5. FLAPPER® CLOSURE
IS INTRODUCED
1983
Weatherchem launches
a new brand of
dispensing closure that
brought convenience,
freshness and security to
thousands of products.
Sleek, stylish and
available in a variety of
colors, its dual flaps with
patented hook design
add one-hand, one-step
ergonomic convenience
for consumers around
the world. The Flapper
was revolutionary in
its design and ease
of use and enabled
Weatherchem to see is
first significant gains in
the packaging market.

6. 1990s
A research study reveals that dispensing
convenience is a main driver behind
consumer satisfaction. This leads to a surge
in Weatherchem’s new product initiatives to
reach new market segments. During this time,
the Flapper gains traction throughout the caps
and closures sector – and becomes a standard
in the spices/seasonings industry.
FLAPPER® PRODUCT
LINE EXPANDS TO
NEW SIZES, MARKETS,
DISPENSING OPTIONS

7. 1996
WEATHERCHEM’S
AGRICAP® DEBUTS
Agricap enters
Weatherchem’s stable of
products, a 63mm, tamper-
evident closure constructed
of HDPE plastic for the
agriculture/industrials market.
The Agricap is an attractive
and secure packaging option
for organic and natural
fertilizer products and other
lawn care chemical products.

8. 1999
NUTRAFLAPPER®
PRODUCT LINE
LEADS THE WAY INTO
NUTRACEUTICALS
The fast-growing nutraceutical
market emerges, and with it comes
Weatherchem’s NutraFlapper®
closure for pill, tablet and capsule
products. Its modern design
enables controlled access to
product, especially when dispensing
medication one pill at a time.
Weatherchem’s patented hook
design provides superior flap
retention. Round, softer edges
and availability in a wide range of
colors enhances shelf impact for
tremendous brand image.

9. FIRST 53-400MM CLOSURE
FOR LARGE CONTAINERS
2003
Weatherchem
introduces the industry’s
first 53-400 large size
dispensing closure for
larger volume products.
This innovative closure
provides consumers with
easy and safe access to
thousands of products.

10. 2006
WEATHERCHEM JOINS GMA-SAFE
PROGRAM & INTRODUCES
GRINDER NR® PACKAGING SYSTEM
Weatherchem creates the Grinder
NR® packaging system for spices and
seasonings. The Grinder NR® features
a non-removable grinder and a non-
refillable PET container. Weatherchem
begins participation in the GMA-Safe
(Supplier Audit for Food Excellence)
Program this year. The GMA-Safe
program was created by a diverse
group of leading food companies that
collectively designed a comprehensive
food quality and safety audit system.
This program provides suppliers with
a consistent evaluation of a company’s
entire food quality and safety system.

11. 2007
FLAPMATE®
ENTERS THE
MARKET
Consumer research led to the introduction of the FlapMate®
closure, a single back-hinge flip-top, enabling easy opening
and closing with one hand. The new FlapMate closure has
a contemporary look for maximum shelf impact and a one-
piece design for production line efficiency.

12. 2007
NutraGen II® closure, ideally suited to the Vitamins,
Minerals and Supplements (VMS) market, has
an easy-to-open and dispense design, offering
convenience for health conscious consumers.
It proves a popular seller, as the market moves
rapidly to serve an aging population drawn to
convenient dispensing packages.
NUTRAGEN II®
CLOSURE TARGETS
OTC AND PHARMA
MARKETS

13. 2007
WEATHERCHEM
REDEFINES
ITS PRODUCT
PORTFOLIO WITH
LIQUIFLAPPER®
LiquiFlapper® quickly becomes the preferred plastic cap for
controlled dispensing of pourable products – no glugging,
no mess, and a variety of orifice sizes provide packagers
with just the right solution for pouring thick or thin liquids.

14. Weatherchem announces its sustainability
initiative, which focuses mainly on waste
reduction and energy efficiency. Since
2006, Weatherchem has been achieving
cost savings and limiting its environmental
impact by reducing scrap, eliminating
wasted materials and cutting down
on energy usage. The company hosts
regular “rapid improvement” events to
generate ideas from employees on how
to reduce waste, identify opportunities
to re-use materials and other initiatives.
Scrap has been reduced by 50 percent,
new hydraulic presses have been added
which consume 35-45% less energy and
800,000 fewer gallons of water per year. An
environmentally-friendly chiller is installed
that cools water while using 40-45% less
energy than prior systems.
WEATHERCHEM DRIVES
SUSTAINABILITY PRIORITIES
2010

15. 2011
NEW PRODUCT
INNOVATION
GROUP FORMED
New closure ideas, from
more convenient liners to
multi-dispensing caps, are
sought after by package
designers as a way to help
their products stand out on
the shelves. Weatherchem
creates a New Product
Innovation group to
collaborate with customers
on clever and forward-
thinking solutions to new
packaging concepts.

16. 2011
DECORATIVE CAPS CREATE
DISTINCT BRANDING
OPPORTUNITIES
New technology
in design and
manufacturing allow
Weatherchem to create
customized, branded
solutions that incorporate
logos and other product
identity as part of the
package design.

17. MOLD-RITE PLASTICS®
AQUIRES WEATHERCHEM
2012
Mold-Rite Plastics
purchases
Weatherchem
Corporation
along with Stull
Technologies,
bringing the
three companies
together to create
one company with
unlimited packaging
possibilities.

18. 2014
A new large-container closure leads
the way in user convenience and safety
on large, hard-to-handle containers.
Integrated scoop, multi-color caps, large
openings and a range of decorating
options on these new closures are just
another packaging advancement from
the company’s Innovation Group.
MEGAFLAP® LAUNCHES
AS PROTEIN POWDERS
RISE IN POPULARITY

19. added Bauerbach.
“These 160 women are the faces of exciting careers in manufactur-
ing,” said Jennifer McNelly, president, The Manufacturing Institute. “We chose
to honor these women because they each made significant achievements in
manufacturing through positive impact on their company and the industry
as a whole. “The STEP Awards are part of the larger STEP Ahead initiative
launched to examine and promote the role of women in the manufacturing in-
dustry through recognition, research, and best practices for attracting, advanc-
ing, and retaining strong female talent.
A recent survey from Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute found
that nearly 70 percent of American manufacturing companies have a moderate
to severe shortage of available, qualified workers. On February 6, The Manufac-
turing Institute will recognize 160 recipients of the STEP Awards at a reception
in Washington, D.C. The STEP Awards program will highlight each honoree’s
story, including their leadership and accomplishments in manufacturing.
y will award Carol Rinder with
ology, Engineering and Pro-
ho have demonstrated excel-
ll levels of the manufacturing
itute Honors
dent of
e Plastics
2014
Carol Rinder, the Twinsburg facility’s Vice President of
Operations is honored with the STEP award from the
Manufacturing Institute. This award honors women who have
demonstrated excellence and leadership in their careers and
represent all levels of the manufacturing industry.
MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE
HONORS VP OF OPERATIONS

20. SPICEGEN II® EXPANDS PRODUCT
OFFEREINGS FOR SPICE MARKET
2016
Already a leader
in the spice
packaging market,
the SpiceGen II
closure launches,
further extending
the vast line
of dispensing
closures for spices.

21. 2017
After years of following
GMA Food Safe practices,
the plant takes the next
step in ensuring safety by
completing the rigorous
process to become FSSC
22000 certified. Combined
with ISO 9001: 2015
certification, customers
can have confidence in
knowing that all products
manufactured in the
Twinsburg facility are done
within the highest quality
and safety standards.
TWINSBURG MANUFACTURING
FACILITY ACHIEVES FSSC
22000 CERTIFICATION

22. 2017 MRP NAMED NACD
SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR
The National Association of
Container Distributors names
Mold-Rite Plastics as their
Supplier of the Year. As one of
the industry’s most coveted
recognitions, the award is
given to the supplier who has
most effectively supported
distribution within the
container industry. Combined
with another win in 2019, the
company has earned this
recognition an unmatched
seven times since 1991.

23. 2020
EXPANDING
MANUFACTURING
FOOTPRINT
Following many years of
growth, the Twinsburg plant
completes a manufacturing
facility addition, increasing
capacity by 25%.

24. PRIVATEEQUITYPARTNERSHIP
2021
Mold-Rite
Plastics
partners
with new
private equity
sponsor,
Clearlake
Capital.

25. CONTINUEDGROWTH
2021
Another planned expansion will provide manufacturing
capacity to produce more than one Billion closures every year.