Elastec

Elastec was founded in 1990 in Crossville, Illinois, by Donnie Wilson and Jeff Cantrell, who invented an efficient drum oil skimmer. In 1997 Elastec shareholders bought American Marine, Inc. of Cocoa, Florida, founded by Jim Pearce in 1967 and credited with the first oil containment boom, in-situ fire boom and turbidity curtain; the two companies merged in 2012. Elastec acquired Kepner Plastics Fabricators in 2022 and became 100% employee owned through an ESOP at the end of 2023.

Its properties cover over 230,000 square feet, including administrative offices and four manufacturing facilities in southern Illinois and Cocoa, Florida. The company is ISO 9001:2015 certified. Its Grooved Disc skimmer won the 2011 Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X CHALLENGE, and Hydro-Fire Boom holds a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title.