Our Customers' Best Partner. For Generations & Decades. Overview Malco Products, Inc. began in Barberton, Ohio as a family owned and operated specialty cleaning products company. Since 1953, Malco has grown into a global manufacturing company with a proprietary, on-site R&D lab, and three world-class production facilities in Akron, Alliance and Barberton, Ohio. We manufacture specialty chemical products for the professional automotive, marine, aviation and industrial customer, operate multiple lines of business and serve customers in over 70 countries.