Manufacturing Innovative Pollution Recovery Systems
The world headquarters of Elastec/American Marine is located in Carmi, Illinois, USA, encompassing over 200,000 square feet in four manufacturing and warehousing facilities in Southern Illinois and a facility in Cocoa, Florida. Four satellite sales offices are located in Virginia, India, Turkey and China. With over 140 employees, the Company manufactures pollution recovery systems with a core competency in domestic and international in oil spill recovery. Elastec/American Marine products are distributed through a global network of dealers and direct sales.
Resourceful Entrepreneurs
CEO Donnie Wilson and Vice President Jeff Cantrell, two Southern Illinois entrepreneurs, combined their knowledge and skills of welding, manufacturing, and oil field service experience with the invention of a drum oil skimmer and established Elastec in 1990. With the support of investors, the mentoring of director, Bill Harmon, the development of innovative products and systems, strategic acquisitions, and leadership acumen, Elastec/American Marine has grown into a global leader in the manufacture of pollution recovery systems with sales in over 145 countries.
Restoring our Natural Resources
Elastec/American Marine serves several niche segments of the Water Pollution
Recovery market: Oil Spill, Marine Debris and Pollution, Industrial and Agricultural Wastewater, and Construction and Urban Stormwater Runoff. The Company designs and manufactures drum and grooved disk oil skimmers, containment and fire booms, portable vacuum systems, all-terrain vehicles, aluminum landing craft boats, oil spill response transport systems, dispersant spray systems, turbidity curtains, pumps, and storage tanks. Several domestic and international patents protect Elastec/American Marine product lines and technologies.
Solid Waste Recovery
Elastec/American Marine also serves the Solid Waste Recovery market within these niche segments: Thermal Treatment of Medical and Clinical Waste, Controlled Combustion of Drug Contraband, and Waste-to-Energy Incineration. The Company also manufactures fumigation tarps for the pest control industry.
Defining Moments
The Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989 was a defining moment in the success of Elastec’s sister company, American Marine, with fire boom (developed in conjunction with 3M), a containment system for the controlled burning of oil spills. The Cocoa, Florida based company was founded in 1967 by Jim Pearce, a highly decorated WWII U.S. fighter Ace turned test pilot. He was the first person to break the sound barrier flying an F-86.
American Marine also developed Type I & Type II turbidity curtains, floating
barriers to control silt and sediment from polluting water in marine construction,
dredging, and remediation projects.
As global awareness of environmental protection progressed, especially involving the cleanup of oil spills, Elastec recognized the need to distribute oil spill equipment internationally and opened an office in Russia in 1993. In 1997, Elastec and American Marine formed a synergistic partnership further spurring international growth in the manufacture and marketing of their combined pollution control and recovery products.
Another defining moment for the Company occurred in 2010 with the Gulf of Mexico oil
spill. An Elastec/American Marine response team was deployed to The Gulf for two
months to lead the controlled oil burn operation. Wilson and Cantrell, along with a team of employees, corralled over 300,000 barrels of oil with the Company’s patented Hydro-Fire® Boom system, a state-of-the-art inflatable fire resistant, water-cooled boom designed to contain and burn surface oil offshore to protect sensitive shoreline habitats.
Keeping our World Clean
Elastec/American Marine’s ISO 9001:2008 certification is but one manifestation of the
quality inherent in the manufacture and management of the Company’s products and
operations. Elastec/American Marine recently received the 2011 Illinois Export Award
honoring excellence in exporting. The award was presented by the governor of Illinois to
CFO Jeff Bohleber. Nationally, Elastec/American Marine is continually listed among the
Inc.500/5000’s fastest-growing private companies in America.
The Associate teams of Elastec/American Marine are proud of these awards, but the greatest reward is the satisfaction in restoring the integrity of the Earth’s natural resources. From the employees who manufacture pollution control and recovery products, through the dealer network, and ultimately to the end customer who works tirelessly to clean up environmental disasters, Elastec/American Marine remains dedicated to the mission of keeping our world clean.
