1999 PROFIT 100
Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies
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President Chris Lee and Vice President Harold Tan distribute a product
that is found in every household, workplace and supermarket around the
world: rubberbands. Based in Mississauga, Sunflower Rubber & Plastic
Products Manufacturing imports a variety of rubber bands from Thailand,
invluding bands that are UV-protected for vegetables and salt-water-resistant
for lobster claws.
While rubber bands and resealable plastic bags are the company's primary
product, Sunflower also offers other packaging products such as heat sealers.
Five-year revenue growth of 1,332% places the company at Number 66 on
this year's PROFIT 100. Sales grew to $2 million in 1998 from $138,000
in 1993.

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