Manufacturing Companies Based in Texas - Donruss, Kimberly-Clark, Nch Corporation, Marchione Guitars, Lumiquest, Renfro Foods (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 25. Chapters: Donruss, Kimberly-Clark, NCH Corporation, Marchione Guitars, LumiQuest, Renfro Foods, TRISTAR Productions, Ampad, Goodman Global, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Spectrasensors Inc, O.B. Macaroni Company, Oil City Iron Works, Inc., Dickies, Lufkin, Friedrich Air Conditioning, Naterra, Home Interiors and Gifts, UTEX Industries, Robin Guitars, Anderson Greenwood Crosby, Stewart & Stevenson. Excerpt: Donruss, currently known as Panini America and owned by Panini Group, manufactures sports cards. The company started in the 1950s, producing confectionery, evolved into Donruss and started producing trading cards. During the 1960s and 1970s Donruss produced entertainment-themed trading cards. Their first sports theme cards were produced in 1965, when they created a series of racing cards sponsored by Hot Rod Magazine. Their next series of sports products came in 1981, when they produced baseball and golf trading cards. They were one of three manufacturers to produce baseball cards from 1981 to 1987, along with Fleer and Topps; until Score entered the market in 1988, and Upper Deck in 1989. Since entering the trading card market, they have produced a variety of sports trading cards, including baseball, basketball, boxing, football, golf, hockey, racing and tennis; and have acquired a number of brand names. Donruss produced baseball cards from 1981 to 1998, when then parent company Pinnacle Brands filed for bankruptcy. Baseball card production resumed in 2001, when then parent company Playoff Corporation acquired the rights to produce baseball cards. They produced cards until 2005, when Major League Baseball (MLB) changed the license criteria for card makers. From 2007 to 2009, Donruss has released baseball card products featuring players that are no longer under MLB contract. Panini America is licensed to produce National Foot...