the ohio rubber and plastics industry march 2006 b403 don larrick principal analyst office of strategic research department development po box 1001 columbus oh 43216 production support james kell steve kelley editors robert schmidley gis specialist table contents page executive summary 1 description s 4 notable manufacturers 6 recent expansion attraction announcements 12 composition value added shipments 14 employment 16 wages 18 distribution establishments in 20 22 foreign investment 23 advantages locating 26 machinery for 28 proximity to markets 29 training 30 trends 32 gross state product 34 i exports 36 by group 38 capital expenditures 40 42 44 overview forecasts 45 an 46 near long term 51 appendices 53 detailed tables 54 a1