The Libman Company
- Headquarters
- Arcola, IL
- Manufacturing
- Arcola, IL
- Categories
- cleaning-and-home-care
Libman has made brooms, mops and cleaning tools in Arcola, Illinois since 1896, and manufactures many of its own components in-house — a genuinely domestic operation. But the company’s own wording is careful, and this record follows it rather than the “American-Made Since 1896” banner.
The mopping page says “most products are made in the USA with US and globally sourced materials.” That is two qualifications in one sentence: not every product is US-made, and the materials that go into the ones that are include imported inputs. Torn between the first mark and the second, the honest choice is the lower one — the tools are assembled and largely made in Arcola, from materials the company itself describes as partly global. Which specific lines are fully domestic is the question to pin down at the next check.
The record
The company describes most products as made in the USA from US and globally sourced materials
“Most products are made in the USA with US and globally sourced materials, with replaceable heads and refills available across the line.”
libman.comRetrieved
The company markets itself as an American-made cleaning-tool maker since 1896
“American-Made Cleaning Tools Since 1896”
libman.comRetrieved
Independent reference places the company's manufacturing facility in Arcola, Illinois
“Its headquarters is currently located in Arcola, Illinois, where it employs 700 people at its facility.”
en.wikipedia.orgRetrieved
Products
- Where to buy
Precision Angle Indoor/Outdoor Broom (#201)
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