For many years, the heart of Ashtabula County's economy has been in manufacturing and industrial businesses.  Being located between  Cleveland, Youngstown/Pittsburgh, and Erie has led to the growth of many businesses.  The prime location right on Lake Erie has only added to the possibilities for Ashtabula County.  

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The industrial spirit is still strong in Ashtabula County with many global companies being found right here, several are even headquartered in Ashtabula County.  The area is most well known for having a very strong tie to the chemical, rubber, and fiberglass industries.  This includes world leading producers of: titanium dioxide (Cristal), pigmentation for plastics (Chromoflo), rubber and plastic products (Ashtabula Rubber, Grand River Rubber, Iten, Zehrco-Giancola), composites (Molded Fiber Glass, Zehrco-Giancola), forgings (Ken Forging, Presrite), paper (Mohawk Fine Papers), and chemicals (Ashta Chemicals, Gabriel Performance Products), as well as many other fine businesses.  

There are so many great businesses thriving in Ashtabula County that require the support of a skilled and hard working employees.  Together, helping make our Ashtabula County a great place to live.