P.A.T. Products
P.A.T. Products is a 50-year-old, privately held specialty chemicals distributor and light contract manufacturer serving North American industrial buyers with pigments, plastics, food ingredients, and additives sourced from European and international principals, supplemented by in-house color dispersion and toll blending services.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1974
- HeadquartersPenobscot, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What P.A.T. Products does
P.A.T. Products, Inc. is a privately held specialty chemicals distributor and light contract manufacturer founded in 1974 in Maine, serving industrial buyers across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The company functions primarily as a value-added distributor of pigments, chemicals, plastics, and food/beverage ingredients sourced from a network of 12+ European and international principals, including 30-year exclusive arrangements with Italian manufacturers COIM (thermoplastic urethanes under the Laripur brand, FILCO composites) and REPI (liquid colorants for polyurethane, epoxy, and thermoplastic systems). Its product portfolio spans CASE materials, composites, elastomers, industrial additives, polymer additives, pigments, surfactants, phenolic resins, pectin, natural gums/hydrocolloids, coconut-derived materials, and halogen-free flame retardants, with an in-house food ingredients division (P.A.T. Ingredients) certified organic by Oregon Tilth.
The company combines distribution with light manufacturing capabilities: in-house production of low-viscosity liquid color dispersions (used for third-stream dosing and mass coloration with PANTONE, RAL, and Federal Standard color matching), toll blending of liquids into drums, IBCs, and pails, and proprietary gum acacia encapsulation of nutritional oils (PureAcacia MCT and high-oleic sunflower oil powders). Services include custom color matching via spectrophotometry, formulation advisory, and warehousing/fulfillment. Sales motion is B2B and sales-led, targeting mid-size North American manufacturers through direct sales representatives, supported by a digital storefront (patproducts.store), technical content marketing, and HubSpot-enabled sample and meeting requests.
Revenue mechanics are product resale plus service fees for color matching, toll blending, and formulation advice; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company employs 11–50 people across its Hermon, Maine headquarters (with plant) and Portsmouth, New Hampshire office, and operates without disclosed external funding or parent company ownership. Management is led by President Leo Coyle Sr. with VP Sales & Marketing Erik Espling, VP Operations Lori Rand, and VP Leo Edward Coyle.
P.A.T. Products firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- P.A.T. Products
- Legal name
- P.A.T. Products, Inc.
- Website
- https://patproducts.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1974
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- P.A.T. Products is a 50-year-old, privately held specialty chemicals distributor and light contract manufacturer serving North American industrial buyers with pigments, plastics, food ingredients, and additives sourced from European and international principals, supplemented by in-house color dispersion and toll blending services.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
P.A.T. Products industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Specialty Chemicals Distribution
- NAICS
- Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (4246), Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (325991)
- SIC
- Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890), Food And Kindred Products (2000)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Ingredient Blends & Systems / Custom Formulation (Seasoning Systems, Functional Blends) (CRADAOAO)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Personal Care & Cosmetic Ingredients (IMAEABAJ)
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Where P.A.T. Products is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Penobscot
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices2 records
Markets served
P.A.T. Products business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Raw Material Distribution: Distribution of specialty raw materials including pigments, chemicals, plastics, and ingredients to industrial manufacturers. Revenue generated through product sales to B2B customers across various sectors.
- P.A.T. Ingredients Division: Manufacturing and distribution of specialty natural ingredients for food, beverage, and nutrition applications including organic certified products (gum acacia, MCT oil powder, guar gum). Revenue from ingredient sales to food and beverage manufacturers.
- Technical Services: Color matching, formulation advice, and toll blending services provided as value-add to raw material customers.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels5 records
P.A.T. Products product offering
Product offeringCore offering
P.A.T. Products is a B2B contract manufacturer and authorized distributor of specialty raw materials, supplying pigments, chemicals, plastics, and ingredients to industrial manufacturers across North America. The company distributes partner-manufactured specialty materials (thermoplastic urethanes, liquid colorants, natural gums, coating additives, surface finishing lacquers, chemical foaming agents, flame retardants, surfactants, phenolic resins, plasticizers) and operates the P.A.T. Ingredients division for food, beverage, and nutrition ingredients. Value-added services include custom color matching using spectrophotometry, formulation advice, toll liquid blending, and warehousing/fulfillment.
Product overview
P.A.T. Products is a B2B raw material distributor serving North American manufacturers since 1974, supplying pigments, chemicals, plastics, ingredients, and specialty materials. The portfolio centers on thermoplastic urethanes (Laripur TPU from COIM), liquid colorants and additives (REPI), and natural gums/hydrocolloids (Willy Benecke, Rama Gum), supplemented by industrial additives (Deuteron), coatings (ROWA Lack), foaming agents (Tramaco), flame retardants (PAP Series), and food/nutrition ingredients through the P.A.T. Ingredients division. Services include custom color matching, toll blending, formulation advice, sourcing, and logistics. The company operates as a distributor of partner-manufactured products rather than a unified software platform.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- P.A.T. Ingredients: A division of PAT specializing in the manufacture and distribution of ingredients for food, beverage, and nutrition applications. Certified organic by Oregon Tilth.
Products and services
- COIM Thermoplastic Urethanes (Laripur, Larithane, Laricol, Imuthane, Urexter) Italian-manufactured thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) resins spanning a broad durometer spectrum from soft gels to hard plastics, supplied to footwear, automotive, medical, and industrial manufacturers across the US and Canada.
- REPI Liquid Colorants and Additives Italian-produced liquid colorants and additives for plastics, used in footwear, elastomers, PU foam, and flooring applications. RoHS and REACH compliant.
- Willy Benecke Natural Gums and Hydrocolloids
Quantifiable outcome
- Quick turnaround for color match requests and commercial orders
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use P.A.T. Products
Customer profileSegments8 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
P.A.T. Products technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
P.A.T. Products partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- REPIcorePAT is an authorized REPI formulator of polyurethane, epoxy, and thermoplastic colors. The 30-year partnership provides custom color matching services with quick turnaround. REPI liquid colors are supplied for footwear, elastomers, PU foam, and flooring applications.
- COIMcorePAT supplies US and Canada with COIM thermoplastic urethanes (TPU) and FILCO brand film-formers and binders for glass fiber, carbon fiber, and basalt fiber reinforcement. The 30-year partnership provides polyurethane systems for various industrial applications.
- Willy BeneckecorePAT supplies US and Canada with comprehensive range of natural gums and hydrocolloids from Willy Benecke, with focus on gum acacia (gum arabic). Willy Benecke is a German company with 70+ years experience in natural raw materials.
- DeuteroncorePAT supplies US, Canada, and Mexico with full range of Deuteron additives for industrial uses including paint, ink, and coatings industries. Deuteron is a German supplier with 40+ years experience in coating additives.
- ROWA LackcorePAT supplies US, Canada, and Mexico with ROWA Lack materials for surface finishing of coated textiles including protective and finishing lacquers for automotive, furniture, and textile applications.
- TramacominorPAT supplies US, Canada, and Mexico with Tramaco materials focusing on TRAPYLEN and TRAPUR systems for coating, bonding, printing, and laminating polyolefinic plastics. Tramaco is a German company specializing in chemical foaming agents and additives.
- Chemrez & Natura AeropackminorPAT supplies US and Canada with coconut-derived materials from Chemrez and Natura Aeropack including Coco Triglycerides, Coconut Oil Products, Coco Surfactants, Cerin Functional Ingredients. Sister companies under D&L Industries in the Philippines.
- Feno ResinasminorPAT supplies US and Canada with full range of materials from Feno Resinas with focus on phenolic resins for friction and binding applications. Feno Resinas is a Mexican company established 1981, ISO/TS 16949 and ISO 9000 certified.
- P.A.T. IngredientscoreP.A.T. Ingredients is a division of PAT specializing in manufacture and distribution of ingredients for food, beverage, and nutrition applications. Certified organic by Oregon Tilth.
- Rama GumminorPAT supplies US and Canada with guar gum powder from Rama Gum Industries, a leading manufacturer and exporter based in Gujarat, India. Products include food-grade, industrial, and organic guar gum.
- LankemminorPAT supplies US, Canada, and Mexico with full range of Lankem surfactants for industrial markets including coatings, emulsion polymerisation, agrochemicals. Lankem is UK-based with focus on bio-based BioLoop surfactants.
- TBF GroupminorPAT supplies US, Canada, and Mexico with comprehensive line of apple and citrus pectin from TBF Group. Applications include confectionery, jams, dairy, beverages, and pharmaceuticals. TBF Group is Ukrainian market leader and largest pectin manufacturer in Eastern Europe.
- NutreominorPAT supplies US, Canada, and Mexico with Nutreo's Smart Solutions ingredients including powdered fruit, minerals, and mushrooms for nutritional and dietary supplement formulations.
- Greenchemicals S.R.L.minorGreenchemicals S.R.L. produces PAP Series halogen-free flame retardants for PAT. Products are manufactured in Italy and supplied for engineering plastics applications including polyamide systems.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights5 records
P.A.T. Products competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Univar Solutions: One of the largest North American specialty chemical and ingredient distributors, serving industrial manufacturers across CASE, food ingredients, pharma, and additives — directly comparable to P.A.T.'s horizontal distribution model but at substantially greater scale.
- Brenntag: Global market leader in chemical and ingredients distribution, offering specialty products across industrial chemicals, food ingredients, and personal care — operates as a broad incumbent with comparable horizontal reach and value-added services.
- IMCD: Specialty chemicals and ingredients distributor focused on formulation-driven sales across coatings, plastics, food, and personal care — closely comparable to P.A.T.'s technical sales and formulation-support approach.
- Azelis: Global specialty distributor serving life sciences, industrial chemicals, and food ingredients with strong formulation labs — comparable horizontal model with deeper digital and technical capabilities.
- DKSH Holding: Market expansion services company distributing specialty chemicals and ingredients across Asia-Pacific and Europe — comparable model of representing European/Asian principals in regional markets.
- Sensient Technologies: Global manufacturer of colors, flavors, and specialty ingredients with deep colorant dispersion and encapsulation expertise — directly overlaps with P.A.T.'s color matching and encapsulation capabilities but at industrial scale.
- Barentz International: Specialty ingredients distributor serving food, personal care, and industrial markets globally with strong representation of European principals — closely analogous to P.A.T.'s European partner representation model.
Direct peers
- Hawkins, Inc. US-based specialty chemical distributor blending and distributing water treatment, food, and industrial chemicals with comparable toll blending capabilities and North American focus.
- Innophos Holdings: Specialty ingredient producer serving food, health, and industrial markets — comparable horizontal specialty ingredients focus with proprietary manufacturing similar to P.A.T.'s toll blending and ingredient division.
- Maroon Group (now owned by Barentz): North American specialty chemicals and ingredients distributor with comparable focus on CASE, plastics additives, and food ingredients — most direct mid-market US distribution peer to P.A.T.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
P.A.T. Products social profiles
Digital presenceP.A.T. Products compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance5 records
P.A.T. Products financial estimates
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P.A.T. Products leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
P.A.T. Products subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
P.A.T. Products funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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P.A.T. Products M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about P.A.T. Products
What does P.A.T. Products do?
P.A.T. Products is a B2B contract manufacturer and authorized distributor of specialty raw materials, supplying pigments, chemicals, plastics, and ingredients to industrial manufacturers across North America. The company distributes partner-manufactured specialty materials (thermoplastic urethanes, liquid colorants, natural gums, coating additives, surface finishing lacquers, chemical foaming agents, flame retardants, surfactants, phenolic resins, plasticizers) and operates the P.A.T. Ingredients division for food, beverage, and nutrition ingredients. Value-added services include custom color matching using spectrophotometry, formulation advice, toll liquid blending, and warehousing/fulfillment.
Is P.A.T. Products a public or private company?
P.A.T. Products is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was P.A.T. Products founded?
P.A.T. Products was founded in 1974. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is P.A.T. Products based?
P.A.T. Products is headquartered in Penobscot, United States, in the North America region.
How does P.A.T. Products make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Raw Material Distribution is the primary driver. The others are P.A.T. Ingredients Division and technical Services.
Who are P.A.T. Products's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Univar Solutions, Brenntag, IMCD, Azelis, DKSH Holding, Sensient Technologies and Barentz International. Direct peers are Hawkins, Inc., Innophos Holdings and Maroon Group (now owned by Barentz).
Does P.A.T. Products have an API?
No public API is recorded for P.A.T. Products.
What industry is P.A.T. Products in?
P.A.T. Products's product category is Specialty Chemicals Distribution. Its primary akta.pro industry code is CRADAOAO, Ingredient Blends & Systems / Custom Formulation (Seasoning Systems, Functional Blends), with a secondary code of IMAEABAJ, Personal Care & Cosmetic Ingredients. Its NAICS code is 4246 and its SIC code is 2890.