What Tradepro does

Tradepro is a privately held, B2B recycled plastic raw material distributor founded in 1989 and headquartered in North Miami Beach, Florida. The company procures and distributes a broad portfolio of recycled and post-consumer resins — including PET/rPET, PE (HDPE, LDPE, LLDPE), PP (copolymer, homopolymer, BOPP), PVC, engineering grades (ABS, Nylon 6/66, PC, HIPS, POM), and additive/masterbatch products — supplying manufacturers across packaging, automotive, construction, textiles, and consumer goods end-markets. Materials are sourced globally and sold in multiple forms (pellets, bales, flakes, regrind, roll, purge) with compliance certifications including FDA, REACH, EFSA, and PCR standards.

The company operates a sales-led B2B model, transacting primarily as a one-time-purchase raw material supplier while offering flexible financial terms to support client sustainability investments. Tradepro moves 175 million pounds of recycled plastics annually across more than 5,000 containers, supported by facilities with 1,000+ metric tons of storage capacity and a 36-year supplier network spanning up to 57 countries. Operations are run from three disclosed offices in North Miami (headquarters), Santiago, Chile (regional HQ), and Medellín, Colombia (sales/BD), with in-house logistics, route optimization, and just-in-time warehousing capabilities.

Revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed, and the company is led by CEO Steven Schmutter with a full C-suite spanning marketing, operations, finance, logistics, and HR. The firm is an Ecovadis Gold-rated sustainability performer (2023) and has set public 2030 targets to triple recycled plastic volume to 270,000 metric tons and deliver 540,000 metric tons of annual CO2 savings. There are no disclosed funding rounds, M&A transactions, or institutional investors in the available data, indicating a bootstrapped, founder-controlled operating model.

Name

Tradepro

Legal name

Tradepro

Website

https://tradepro.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tradepro is a privately held, North Miami Beach-based distributor of recycled plastic raw materials (PET, PE, PP, PVC, engineering grades, and masterbatch) serving manufacturers across packaging, automotive, construction, textiles, and consumer goods industries across more than 20 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recycled Plastic Raw Materials Distribution

NAICS

Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Merchant Wholesalers (424610), Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (325211)

SIC

Plastics Products, Nec (3089), Wholesale-Durable Goods, Nec (5099)

akta.pro primary industry

Recycled Resin Trading & Distribution (PCR/PIR Commodity Markets) (EUAIAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Recycled & Reprocessed Polymer Resin Manufacturing (rPET, rPP, rPE; PCR/PIR resins) (IMANAAAH), Recycled Plastic Compounds (PCR/PIR) (IMANABAE), Post-Consumer Plastic Collection & Sorting (MRF/PRF, Bale Supply) (EUAIAKAA)

Keywords

• Recycled plastic raw materials
• Post-consumer resin distribution
• Engineering grade plastics
• Plastic masterbatch additives
• Sustainable plastic procurement

Headquarters

HQ city

North Miami Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Recycled Plastic Raw Material Sales: Distribution and sale of recycled plastic raw materials including PET, PE, PP, PVC, and engineering grades to manufacturers. Transaction-based model with flexible terms supporting both buyers and sellers across the recycled plastics market.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Tradepro procures and distributes ethically sourced recycled plastic raw materials to manufacturers worldwide. Its portfolio spans seven core categories — recycled PET (rPET), post-consumer resin (PCR), polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), engineering grades, and additives & masterbatch — supplied in various forms (pellets, bales, flakes, regrind) and grades to serve packaging, automotive, construction, textiles, and consumer goods industries.

Product overview

Tradepro is a recycled plastic raw material supplier specializing in the procurement and distribution of ethically sourced recycled plastics. The company operates a multi-product portfolio approach, offering seven core product categories: PET/rPET, PCR (Post-Consumer Resin), PE (Polyethylene), PP (Polypropylene), PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride), Engineering Grades, and Additives & Masterbatch. These materials are supplied across various grades and forms (pellets, bales, flakes, regrind) to serve diverse industrial applications including packaging, automotive, construction, textiles, and consumer goods. With over 36 years of industry experience, the company focuses on enabling circular economies by supplying recycled materials that meet quality and compliance standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate)
• PCR (Post-Consumer Resin)
• PE (Polyethylene)
• PP (Polypropylene)
• PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride)
• Engineering Grades (EG)
• Additives & Masterbatch

Quantifiable outcome

• 175 million pounds of recycled plastics moved in 2024
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• NexKemia (formerly Polimeros Mexicanos): Mexican recycler producing recycled HDPE and PP for Latin American markets. Comparable regional recycling peer with strong LatAm manufacturing customer overlap.

Direct peers

• MBA Polymers: Advanced recycler producing high-quality PCR resins from complex waste streams including automotive shredder residue and electronics. Comparable as a technology-enabled PCR supplier serving global manufacturers.
• KW Plastics: One of the largest PCR recyclers in North America producing recycled PP, PE, and mixed resins. Directly comparable as a US-based PCR processor and supplier serving similar packaging and consumer goods manufacturers.
• Custom Polymers Inc: US-based recycled and reprocessed plastic compounder distributing rPP, rHDPE, and rPS into packaging, automotive, and consumer goods. Closely matches Tradepro's product portfolio and B2B distribution model.
• Bamberger Polymers: Global polymer distributor offering virgin and recycled polyolefins including rHDPE, rPP, and rPET. Directly comparable as a B2B plastics distributor with similar end-markets and product breadth.
• Envision Plastics (Bway Corporation): US recycler specializing in food-grade rPET and PCR resins for packaging applications. Directly comparable as a PCR-focused recycler serving packaging manufacturers.

Broad incumbents

• Indorama Ventures: Global petrochemical giant with significant recycled PET capacity via its SustaineR brand. Competes with Tradepro on rPET supply but at vastly greater scale and with integrated virgin/resin operations.
• LyondellBasell (Circulen): Global polyolefins leader with CirculenRenew and CirculenRecover PCR product lines. Broad incumbent offering recycled and renewable-based polymers at scale to packaging and automotive customers globally.
• Veolia Environmental Services: Global environmental services major with plastics recycling and PCR trading operations across multiple continents. Broad incumbent competing for the same enterprise PCR customers but with vertically integrated collection infrastructure.

Emerging players

• GreenMantra Technologies: Specialty polymer recycler converting recycled plastics into waxes and specialty additives for industrial applications. Adjacent PCR business with similar B2B industrial customer base but differentiated end-products.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Tradepro_Inc
• Facebookfacebook.com/tradeproinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tradepro-inc.
• Instagraminstagram.com/tradepro_inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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