Garlock Inc.

The factory at 602 North 10th Street belonged to the U.S. Gasket Company at the time the 1947 Camden City Directory was compiled. By 1959 U.S. Gasket had become a division of the Garlock Packing Company, and the North Camden plant was involved with plastics. By 1970 the company was known as Garlock Inc.

At some point after 1982 the plant was acquired by Coltec Industries of Charlotte, North Carolina. The factory remains open today, but has operated with a skeleton crew in recent years.

Coltec Industries’ Garlock Valves & Industrial Plastics Division at 602 North 10th Street develops and manufactures valves, bearings, and gaskets, and sheet tape and molded parts, primarily for the chemical, paper, and pharmaceutical industries. PTFE-lined butterfly valves and plug valves are produced for severe corrosive chemical environments; ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) lined butterfly valves for severe abrasive environments. Their composite products are reinforced with aramid, carbon, or glass fibers.