Joseph J. Levanduski

Hawk Corp. designs, manufactures and markets friction products for industrial, aircraft, agricultural and performance applications. Its friction products include parts for brakes, clutches, and transmissions used in construction and mining vehicles, agricultural vehicles, military vehicles, trucks, motorcycles and race cars and brake parts for landing systems used in commercial and general aviation. The company was co-founded by Norman C. Harbert and Ronald E. Weinberg in 1989 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Robin Industries, Inc. highly engineered elastomeric materials. Its products include automotive brake and powertrain seals, automotive connector seals and grommets, flow control and irrigation. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Independence, OH.

Friction Products Co. manufactures and supplies friction products for the motorsports and performance automotive aftermarket. Its products are engineered to allow users to control, command, and conquer the terrain for which their vehicles are designed. The company is headquartered in Medina, OH.

Part of Carlisle Cos., Inc., S.K. Wellman Corp. is a company that specializes in producing friction material from powered metal. The company is based in Cleveland, OH. S.K. Wellman was acquired by Hawk Group of Companies, Inc. from MLX Corp on July 03, 1995 for $60 million.

Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers, Inc. engages in the supply of plastic compounds and resins. The company was founded by Alex Schulman in 1928 and is headquartered in Fairlawm, OH.

Part of The Sherwin-Williams Co., Plasti-Kote Co., Inc. is a company that makes paints and coatings. The company is based in Medina, OH. Plasti-Kote Co. was acquired by The Valspar Corp. on April 19, 1998.

Lucent Polymers, Inc. manufactures recycled plastic resins. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Transtar Holding Co. LLC engages in the distribution and manufacture of OE and aftermarket automotive products. Its businesses include driveline distribution, paint and autobody, and manufacturing. The company is headquartered in Walton Hills, OH.

Transtar Holding Co. is a portfolio of brands that manufacture, remanufacture, and distribute automotive products. Transtar delivers its products to more than 80 countries through its robust distribution network throughout the US and internationally. Its business units include Nexamotion Group for the aftermarket industry and Coverflexx Group for vehicle and equipment coatings. Transtar's core strengths are technology, distribution, and manufacturing, and its brands include Transtar Industries, Recon Certified, King-O-Matic, Transmart, Nickels Performance, Proking, Transtar Autobody Technologies, and ATCO. The American company offers a comprehensive range of products related to the transmission and driveline, including automatic and standard transmission units, transmission rebuild kits and components, remanufactured torque converters, hard parts, valve bodies, differentials, and transfer case kits and components. The private company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in an undisclosed location. The CEO of Transtar Holding is Neil Sethi.