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JEG Plastics Color supplier Colorant supplier
About JEG
About JEG Inc.
About JEG
About JEG Inc.
Late 1840’s
1859
1897
1922
1957
1966
1975
1977
1982
1985
2011
2024

Late 1840’s

George Gibson, Sr. & family (including John Gibson) immigrated to the US from England and settled in Cincinnati OH.  Bringing a small French lithographic press with them.

He founded the firm of Gibson and Company, noted for its maps, chromolithographs, engravings, posters, and from 1880, its Christmas greeting cards, endures today as the Gibson Greetings Company.

1859

The firm of Gibson and Company was being run by George Sr’s sons, including John Gibson.

 

1897

John E Gibson I, son of John Gibson, salesman for J.R.Watkins.

1922

John E Gibson II founded Gibson Merchandise Co. in St Louis MO.

1957

John E. Gibson III joined the sales department in 3M Sasheen (plastic ribbon/bows) Division.

1966

John E Gibson III, salesman for Mobil’s Kordite (plastic films & foam meat trays) Division

1975

John E Gibson IV, salesman for Pawnee Plastics.

1977

John E Gibson IV, salesman selling color concentrates for Reed Plastics.  During this time, John won two sales awards for his work.

1982

John E Gibson IV, Midwest Sales Manager for Plastics Color Corporation, a color concentrate supplier.

1985

John E Gibson IV founded JEG Inc. to supply color and additive concentrates, engineering resins, scrap plastics recovery supplier to the plastics industry.  John is the owner/president.

2011

John E Gibson V began working with JEG full time.

2024

JEG reevaluates its positioning and narrows its focus on core expertise: additive and color concentrates.

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