C&E Plastics

What C&E Plastics does

C&E Plastics Inc. is a privately held, family-owned custom thermoplastic fabricator founded in 1976 in Georgetown, Pennsylvania, that designs, builds, and field-installs corrosion-resistant polypropylene (copolymer PP) and HDPE process equipment for industrial customers. Its product portfolio centers on custom tanks and associated systems for metal processing lines - including continuous carbon steel strip pickling tanks, stainless steel and titanium strip processing equipment, push-pull pickling systems, vertical strip processing tanks, batch tanks, recirculation and storage tanks, fume abatement equipment, secondary containment, and mobile chemical storage tanks (475 Barrel Poly-Frac units). Adjacent offerings include equipment for tube, wire, and rod processing and vertical plate pickling. The company also extends into aerospace (titanium and exotic metals), chemical manufacturing, oil and gas (frac services), and petrochemical bulk storage.

Underlying technology is physical rather than digital: nitrogen-purged hand-bead welding, pioneered radius corner construction from solid polypropylene sheets, automated butt-welding, molded radius corners, hot bending and forming, heavy extrusion welding, and CNC machining/routing (Doosan lathes and mills, C.R. Onsrud routers). Engineering is performed in AutoCAD, Inventor, and FEA Analysis. Quality validation references the German DVS-2205 thermoplastic welding benchmark and includes in-house hot water testing at 185°F. The company holds no patents and references no AI/ML or software platform assets.

The business model is project-based custom manufacturing sold through direct enterprise sales, with quote-based pricing (not publicly disclosed) and full-service delivery including design partnership, in-house fabrication, and on-site field installation, training, and emergency repair across 11 countries. Customer base consists of large industrial enterprises (steel mills, strip processing plants, aerospace processors, chemical manufacturers, petrochemical operators), with hundreds of plants served and thousands of vessels in service worldwide. The company is led by Clifford D. Crighton (son of founder Cliff Crighton) as President, supported by a team of approximately 25-35 employees including engineering, design, plant management, QA, sales, logistics, and 20+ fabrication technicians averaging more than 15 years of industry experience.

Name

C&E Plastics

Legal name

C&E Plastics Inc.

Website

https://ceplastics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

C&E Plastics is a family-owned, Georgetown, PA-based custom thermoplastic fabricator founded in 1976 that designs and builds corrosion-resistant polypropylene and HDPE process tanks, pickling equipment, and field-installation services for metal processing, aerospace, chemical, and petrochemical industrial customers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Process Equipment

NAICS

Plastics Product Manufacturing (3261), Other Plastics Product Manufacturing (32619)

SIC

Plastics Products, Nec (3089)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial & Chemical Rigid Plastic Packaging (Drums, Pails, Jerrycans) (IMALAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Thermoformed Building & Construction Products (Panels, Liners, Covers) (IMANAHAF)

Keywords

• Thermoplastic process equipment
• Polypropylene tank fabrication
• Industrial pickling equipment
• Chemical storage tanks
• Metal finishing equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Georgetown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Thermoplastic Equipment Manufacturing: C&E Plastics generates revenue through custom design, fabrication, and field installation of thermoplastic process equipment including tanks, fume abatement systems, and chemical storage solutions. Revenue is derived from project-based contracts for industrial process equipment.
2. Machining Services: CNC machining and routing services for custom plastic parts and components, provided as an additional service to equipment customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

C&E Plastics custom designs, fabricates, and field-installs thermoplastic (copolymer polypropylene and HDPE) process equipment for the metal processing industry. Core offerings include custom pickling tanks, rinse tanks, batch and recirculation tanks, mobile chemical storage tanks, fume abatement systems, and secondary containment for industrial process applications. They provide end-to-end services spanning engineering/design, CNC fabrication, field installation, and on-site support for global industrial customers.

Product overview

C&E Plastics is a custom thermoplastic fabrication company founded in 1976 that designs and manufactures polypropylene process equipment for metal finishing and processing industries. Their product portfolio centers on custom-designed tanks and components including Continuous Carbon Steel Strip Pickling Equipment, Stainless Steel Strip Pickling Equipment, Push-Pull Pickling Equipment, Vertical Strip Processing Tanks, Batch Tanks, Recirculation Tanks, Storage Tanks, Poly-Frac Chemical Storage Tanks (mobile), Fume Abatement Equipment, and Secondary Containment systems. They provide these as a unified offering across design, fabrication, field installation, and CNC machining services, serving customers worldwide in carbon/stainless steel processing, chemical manufacturing, galvanizing, wire, tube, aerospace, and related industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Continuous Carbon Steel Strip Pickling Equipment
• Stainless Steel Strip Pickling Equipment
• Push-Pull Pickling Equipment
• Vertical Strip Processing Tanks
• Batch Tanks
• Recirculation Tanks
• Storage and Offline Tanks
• Poly-Frac Chemical Storage Tanks
• Fume Abatement Equipment
• Secondary Containment Systems
• Tube, Wire, and Rod Processing Equipment
• Vertical Plate Pickling Equipment
• Engineering and Design Services
• Fabrication Services
• Field Installation Services
• CNC Machining Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Equipment outlasts most other material types in service and lasts years longer than high-maintenance carbon steel tanks
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Poly Processing Company: Poly Processing is one of the largest North American manufacturers of cross-linked and linear polyethylene chemical storage tanks. Directly comparable to C&E's Poly-Frac and chemical storage tank lines, though it serves a broader set of bulk storage customers beyond metal processing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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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