Contributed photo / AstroTurf is made in the company’s Dalton, Ga., manufacturing facility.* Company: AstroTurf Corp.
* Headquarters: Dalton, Ga.
* Owner: Germany-based SportGroup Holdings
* Product: AstroTurf for athletic fields and SYNLawn for landscape use
* History: AstroTurf borrows its name from the Houston Astrodome, where it was first used in a professional sports venue 50 years ago. AstroTurf was bought last year by SportGroup Holdings after AstroTurf LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Bankruptcy reorganization was sought after a court granted a $30 million judgment against the company stemming from a patent infringement lawsuit brought by rival FieldTurf USA.