What Plaxall does

Plaxall is a privately held, family-owned company operating from Long Island City, New York, with two distinct business segments under the Plaxall, Inc. parent entity. Founded approximately 75 years ago by Louis Pfohl and his wife Pauline Mathis Pfohl, the company's plastics manufacturing arm (Plaxall Plastics) operates a thermoforming process that the founder himself originated, producing plastic products from the historic 46th Avenue factory. The second segment, Plaxall Properties, manages over one million square feet of commercial and mixed-use real estate across Long Island City and Western Queens, including Hunters Point Plaza — one of the neighborhood's earliest modern office buildings — and the Anable Basin waterfront property.

The company serves B2B customers across two verticals: commercial tenants seeking office, retail, and industrial space in Long Island City, and industrial/manufacturing clients requiring thermoformed plastic products. Revenue is generated through recurring rental income from the real estate portfolio and direct manufacturing sales of plastic products. Distribution is conducted through direct sales and leasing relationships, with marketing concentrated in community engagement, partnerships with local civic organizations, and co-sponsorship of events such as LIC Flea & Food.

Plaxall is currently managed by third-generation family members Paula Kirby, Tony Pfohl, and Matthew Quigley, who oversee both the real estate and manufacturing operations. The company operates with 11-50 employees, has no external institutional ownership, and supports a broad network of community partnerships through the Mathis Pfohl Foundation. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and no revenue figures, funding rounds, or financial metrics have been released. The business is positioned as a diversified legacy industrial and real estate holding with deep local roots rather than a technology or growth-equity platform.

Name

Plaxall

Legal name

Plaxall, Inc.

Website

https://plaxall.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Plaxall is a family-owned, three-generation Long Island City company operating two segments: plastics thermoforming manufacturing (Plaxall Plastics) and commercial real estate management of over one million square feet (Plaxall Properties), serving B2B tenants and industrial clients in Western Queens, NY.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate and Plastics Manufacturing

NAICS

Plastics Product Manufacturing (3261)

SIC

Miscellaneous Plastics Products (3080)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial & Protective Thermoformed Packaging (Dunnage, Trays, Clamshells) (IMANAHAC)

Keywords

• Plastics thermoforming manufacturing
• Commercial real estate leasing
• Plastic manufacturing services
• Commercial property management
• Custom thermoformed products

Headquarters

HQ city

Long Island City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Plastics Manufacturing: Manufacturing operations producing plastic products using thermoforming processes, established over 75 years ago.
2. Commercial Real Estate: Management and leasing of over one million square feet of commercial space, including Hunters Point Plaza and other properties in Long Island City and Western Queens.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Plaxall is a diversified family-owned company that manufactures plastic products via thermoforming through its Plaxall Plastics division and manages over one million square feet of commercial real estate through its Plaxall Properties division, including Hunters Point Plaza and the Anable Basin waterfront property in Long Island City, NY. The company sells custom thermoformed plastic goods to industrial and manufacturing clients and leases office, retail, and industrial space to commercial tenants.

Product overview

Plaxall is a diversified family-owned company operating two primary business segments: Plaxall Plastics (plastics manufacturing, including the pioneering Thermoforming process originated by founder Louis Pfohl) and Plaxall Properties (commercial real estate managing over one million square feet in Long Island City, including Hunters Point Plaza and Anable Basin). The company operates as a platform of property holdings and manufacturing operations rather than a unified software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Plaxall Properties: Real estate division of Plaxall managing commercial spaces
• Plaxall Plastics

Products and services

• Plaxall Properties (Commercial Real Estate Leasing)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• LIC Community BoathouseminorOthersPlaxall provides space for LIC Community Boathouse, a local non-profit organization. This partnership demonstrates the company's commitment to community support and local organizations in Western Queens.
• Recycle-a-BicycleminorOthersPlaxall provides space for Recycle-a-Bicycle, supporting youth development and environmental education in the Long Island City community.
• LIC Flea & FoodcoreOthersPlaxall co-founded and sponsors the popular LIC Flea & Food event, a flagship community gathering that showcases local vendors and businesses in Long Island City.
• Mathis Pfohl FoundationcoreOthersPlaxall supports community organizations through the Mathis Pfohl Foundation, which provides funding and active Board membership to various civic organizations.
• Coalition for QueensminorOthersPlaxall proudly supports the Coalition for Queens through foundation funding and active Board membership.
• Jacob A. Riis Settlement HouseminorOthersPlaxall supports the Jacob A. Riis Settlement House through foundation funding and active Board membership.
• LIC Cultural AllianceminorOthersPlaxall supports the LIC Cultural Alliance through foundation funding and active Board membership, promoting arts and culture in the neighborhood.
• LIC PartnershipminorOthersPlaxall supports the LIC Partnership through foundation funding and active Board membership, contributing to local economic development initiatives.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Berry Global Group: Multi-billion-dollar global plastics packaging manufacturer with substantial thermoformed product exposure. Operates at far greater scale and product breadth than Plaxall, but competes in the same thermoformed packaging category.
• Huhtamaki: Global foodservice and consumer packaging group with thermoformed plastics in its portfolio. Comparable in product category (thermoformed foodservice/consumer packaging) but operates at multinational scale.

Direct peers

• Genpak: Specialty thermoformed food and consumer packaging manufacturer. Comparable to Plaxall Plastics in thermoforming process focus and customer types in foodservice and retail.
• Pactiv Evergreen: One of North America's largest thermoformed and molded fiber packaging manufacturers. Directly comparable to Plaxall Plastics in core thermoforming process and B2B industrial/packaging customer base, though vastly larger scale.
• Dart Container Corporation: Family-owned foodservice and packaging manufacturer with significant thermoformed product lines. Closely comparable to Plaxall in both the family-ownership model and the thermoformed packaging offering.
• Inline Plastics: Manufacturer of rigid thermoformed plastic clamshells and containers for retail and foodservice. Direct competitor in thermoformed packaging with overlapping product categories.
• D&W Fine Pack: Thermoformed foodservice packaging producer supplying disposables, containers, and tableware. Direct process and channel overlap with Plaxall's plastics manufacturing business.
• Novolex (formerly Anchor Packaging): Major producer of thermoformed plastic packaging and foodservice containers. Shares Plaxall's thermoforming heritage and B2B packaging customer model; a direct competitor in formed-plastic product categories.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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