Thermoplastic Processes

What Thermoplastic Processes does

Thermoplastic Processes, operating as TPI Partners Corp, is a privately held U.S. manufacturer of extruded and fabricated thermoplastic products founded in 1948 and headquartered in Georgetown, Delaware. The company produces tubing, rods, pipes, and profiles across more than 18 material formulations — including flexible PVC, polyethylene (LDPE/LLDPE/HDPE), EVA, polyurethane, nylon, polypropylene, polycarbonate, acrylic, CAB, PETG, ABS, and platinum-cured silicone — under its proprietary Excelon® brand family, alongside sub-brands such as BEV-A-LINE®, Excelthane, Excelprene, Arm-A-Lite, and Arm-A-Bulb. Its catalog exceeds 5,000 SKUs, and it explicitly positions several product lines as lower-cost equivalents to Tygon® (Saint-Gobain) formulations across beverage, food, laboratory, vacuum, fuel, and industrial grades. Certifications relevant to regulated end-markets — FDA 21 CFR 175.300, USP Class VI, NSF 51/61, RoHS, REACH, and California Prop 65 — are held across multiple product lines.

The company sells primarily through direct sales: a website-based quote-request workflow, phone and email order intake ([email protected] / 302-855-0139), and a network of local distributors. Pricing is quote-based with a $75 minimum per line item (waived for orders above $400), no broken-box, small-order, or drop-ship fees, and a 48-hour shipping promise on standard in-stock items ordered before 3pm EST. Custom fabrication of non-standard sizes, lengths, colors, and durometers is offered alongside standard catalog SKUs. The company serves four core verticals — Food & Beverage, Industrial & Chemical, Laboratory, and Medical — with the medical vertical supported by a separate dedicated site (fbktubing.com) and platinum-cured silicone product lines. Ownership is private with no institutional capital, no public listing, and no disclosed M&A activity, consistent with a long-tenured independent specialty manufacturer rather than a venture- or PE-backed growth company.

Name

Thermoplastic Processes

Legal name

Thermoplastic Processes (TPI Partners Corp)

Website

https://thermoplasticprocesses.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Thermoplastic Processes is a privately held U.S. extruder founded in 1948 that manufactures Excelon® brand tubing, rods, pipes, and profiles across 18+ materials and 5,000+ SKUs for food & beverage, industrial, laboratory, and medical buyers, positioning as a lower-cost Tygon® alternative.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plastic Tubing Manufacturing

NAICS

Plastics Pipe, Pipe Fitting, and Unlaminated Profile Shape Manufacturing (32612), Plastics Product Manufacturing (3261)

SIC

Plastics Products, Nec (3089)

akta.pro primary industry

Rigid Plastic Containers (Bottles, Jars, Jugs) Manufacturing (IMANAEAA)

Keywords

• Extruded plastic tubing
• PVC tubing manufacturing
• Thermoplastic profiles
• Beverage transfer tubing
• Industrial plastic products

Headquarters

HQ city

Georgetown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Standard Product Sales: Sale of catalog products including thermoplastic tubing, PVC pipe, rods, profiles, and fittings. Products are available in standard sizes with in-stock inventory ready to ship within 48 hours.
2. Custom Product Fabrication: Custom manufacturing of tubing, rods, and profiles to customer specifications including custom sizes, lengths, colors, and durometers. Minimum order requirements apply ($75 per line item).
3. Tygon® Equivalent Products: Alternative manufacturer offering replacements for Tygon®, Klearon™, ClearFLEX™, PolyFLEX™, Nylochem®, and Value-Tube™ at lower cost, generating revenue through price competitive positioning.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Thermoplastic Processes manufactures and sells extruded plastic tubing, rods, pipes, and profiles across 18+ material types (PVC, polyethylene, EVA, polyurethane, nylon, polypropylene, polycarbonate, acrylic, CAB, PETG, ABS, and silicone) under its Excelon® brand, offering 5,000+ SKUs with FDA, USP Class VI, NSF, REACH, and RoHS compliant formulations. The company also positions itself as an alternative Tygon® manufacturer, producing direct equivalents across beverage, food, laboratory, vacuum, fuel, and industrial grades, and provides custom fabrication in non-standard sizes, lengths, colors, and durometers.

Product overview

Thermoplastic Processes is a premier manufacturer of fabricated and extruded plastics offering a comprehensive portfolio of over 5,000+ SKUs in tubing, rods, and profiles. The core product line is the Excelon® brand family, which includes flexible PVC tubing (RNT, SL, Reinforced RNT), polyethylene tubing (LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE), specialty polymers (EVA, Polyurethane, Polypropylene, Nylon), and beverage tubing (BEV-A-LINE® IV, V HT, XX). The company also produces rigid materials including acrylic tubes/rods/profiles, polycarbonate tubing, CAB tubing, PETG products, RPVC pipe/fittings, ABS products, and platinum cured silicone. Additionally, Thermoplastic Processes positions itself as an alternative Tygon® manufacturer, offering direct equivalents for Tygon® formulations across beverage, food, laboratory, vacuum, fuel, and industrial grades under the Excelon® and Excelprene sub-brands. The company serves diverse industries including food and beverage, industrial and chemical, laboratory, and medical sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Excelon: Premium brand of extruded plastic products including tubing, rods, and profiles offering flexible solutions for various applications from food and beverage to industrial uses.
• BEV-A-LINE
• Excelthane
• Excelprene
• Arm-A-Lite
• Arm-A-Bulb

Products and services

• Excelon® RNT PVC Tubing Clear, flexible PVC plastic tubing for liquids, semi-liquids, and gases, FDA Title 21 compliant, used in food and beverage processing.
• Excelon® Reinforced RNT PVC Hose Braided PVC hose reinforced with polyester mesh between two clear PVC layers, FDA-approved material for food, dairy, beverage, and fragrance applications.
• Excelon® G&O-1480 Gas and Oil Tubing Chemical and petrochemical transfer tubing formulated for gasoline, kerosene, oils, and cutting compounds.
• Excelon® SL Non-Allergenic PVC Tubing Soft, pliable silicone-alternative PVC tubing made from FDA Title 21 and USP Class VI compliant materials for peristaltic pumps and medical devices.
• Excelon® Antimicrobial PVC Tubing PVC tubing with precious-metals antimicrobial protection against bacterial growth and odors, used in food and beverage applications in warm or humid environments.
• Excelon® Polyethylene Tubing (LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE) FDA-compliant polyethylene tubing manufactured from 100% virgin material in LDPE, LLDPE, and HDPE grades for laboratory, industrial, and food applications.
• Excelon® EVA Tubing Ethyl Vinyl Acetate tubing that is semi-translucent, plasticizer-free, and FDA-compliant for agricultural chemicals and medical applications.
• Excelon® Micro-Line Mini-Bore Tubing Translucent mini-bore tubing for biological and clinical laboratories, offering non-toxic, non-contaminating performance with no plasticizers.
• Excelthane Polyurethane Tubing Ether and ester-based polyurethane tubing with superior abrasion resistance, kink resistance, and chemical resistance.
• Excelon® Polypropylene Tubing Chemically resistant, ultra-lightweight thermoplastic tubing engineered for high-temperature and high-pressure environments, FDA compliant.
• Excelon® Nylon Tubing (Nylon 6, 11, 12) Polyamide tubing with high resistance to moisture absorption, corrosion, and stress cracking, available in Nylon 6, 11, and 12 grades.
• BEV-A-LINE® IV Beverage Tubing Lightweight, transparent, co-extruded beverage tubing with superior durability and resistance to freezing and thermal cycling for beverage and pharmaceutical applications.
• BEV-A-LINE® V HT Beverage Tubing Gamma sterilized lightweight beverage tubing for laboratory and pharmaceutical applications, co-extruded for enhanced chemical resistance.
• BEV-A-LINE® XX Beverage Tubing High-performance beverage tubing with patented Hytrel liner providing resistance to abrasion, chemical attack, and next-batch contamination.
• Excelon® Acrylic Tubes, Rods, and Profiles Weather-resistant acrylic extrusions including round, square, and twist tubes, rods in various shapes, and specialty profiles for displays and lighting applications.
• Excelon® Polycarbonate Tubing Crystal-clear polycarbonate tubing offering glass-like transparency with metal-like impact resistance and thermal stability for demanding applications.
• Excelon® Arm-A-Lite Lamp Safety Sleeves and End Caps Polycarbonate fluorescent bulb guards and end caps that contain lamp debris after breakage, meeting OSHA requirements and FDA/USDA standards.
• Excelon® Arm-A-Bulb Safety Globes Durable polycarbonate globes for incandescent lamp protection, withstand temperatures of 255+°F and totally encase bulbs for safety.
• Excelon® CAB Tubing Cellulose Acetate Butyrate tubing combining optical clarity with scuff and impact resistance, FDA approved for medical and food applications.
• Excelon® PETG Tubes, Rods, and Profiles Clear PETG products offering same quality as acrylic but with higher impact strength, ideal for fabrication and display assembly.
• Excelon® RPVC Pipe (Schedule 40 R-4000 and Schedule 80 R-8000) Rigid and flexible PVC pipe systems including Schedule 40 and Schedule 80 options, providing visual monitoring capability for piping applications.
• Excelon® PVC Fittings Flexible F-1000 PVC fittings in various shapes including U-bends, connectors, elbows, T-fittings, and Y-fittings for tubing system connections.
• Excelon® Plastic Welding Rod High-grade plastic welding rod extruded from premium resins for thermoplastic welding applications in tank building and fabrication.
• Excelon® ABS Tubing, Pipe, and Rod Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene products with strong dimensional stability, high rigidity, and excellent impact resistance for fabrication applications.
• Platinum Cured Silicone Tubing High-purity silicone tubing meeting FDA and USP Class VI standards, offering superior flexibility and durability for pharmaceutical and biotech applications.
• Platinum Cured Braided Silicone Hose Polyester-braided silicone hose combining platinum-cured purity with reinforced strength for food machinery and medical equipment applications.
• Excelon® Tygon® Equivalent Tubing Line Complete line of affordable direct equivalents for Tygon® tubing formulations, including Beverage, Food, Laboratory, Vacuum, Fuel, Industrial, and Santoprene alternatives.
• Custom Extrusion and Fabrication Services Custom manufacturing of tubing, rods, and profiles to customer specifications including custom sizes, lengths, colors, and durometers, with $75 minimum per line item.

Quantifiable outcome

• Ships in-stock items within 48 hours if ordered before 3pm EST
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics: Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics is the manufacturer of the Tygon® brand, which is the primary competing product line that Thermoplastic Processes explicitly offers equivalents for. Both produce FDA/USP Class VI tubing for food, beverage, lab, and medical applications, making them the closest direct competitor.
• NewAge Industries: NewAge Industries manufactures flexible plastic tubing and hose under the Tygon® and other proprietary brands, serving food, beverage, medical, and industrial markets. Like Thermoplastic Processes, it is a mid-sized specialty manufacturer with a broad SKU catalog and custom fabrication capabilities.
• Teknor Apex: Teknor Apex is a private specialty plastics compounder and tubing manufacturer producing PVC, TPE, and engineered polymer tubing for industrial, medical, and consumer markets. It competes directly with Thermoplastic Processes in flexible PVC and specialty tubing segments.
• Eldon James Corporation: Eldon James manufactures flexible PVC tubing, fittings, and assemblies for medical, industrial, and fluid handling applications. It is a comparable mid-sized specialty tubing manufacturer with similar FDA/USP-grade certifications and custom fabrication services.
• Freelin-Wade Co. Freelin-Wade manufactures plastic tubing and pneumatic hose, including polyurethane, nylon, and polyethylene products. It is a direct competitor in the industrial tubing segment with comparable custom and standard product offerings.
• Cole-Parmer: Cole-Parmer supplies laboratory and fluid handling tubing, including Tygon® and other specialty tubing brands, to scientific and laboratory customers. It directly overlaps with Thermoplastic Processes' laboratory segment and is a key channel for similar products.
• Zeus Industrial Products: Zeus Industrial Products is a specialty polymer extruder producing fluoropolymer, PTFE, and engineered plastic tubing for medical, aerospace, and industrial applications. It overlaps with Thermoplastic Processes in high-purity and specialty extruded tubing, particularly in medical and laboratory markets.
• Masterflex (Cole-Parmer / Antylia Scientific): Masterflex specializes in peristaltic pump tubing, a core use case for Thermoplastic Processes' Excelon® and other flexible tubing lines. Both target laboratory, pharmaceutical, and industrial fluid handling customers with specialized tubing formulations.

Broad incumbents

• Parker Hannifin (Parflex Division): Parker's Parflex Division manufactures thermoplastic and fluoropolymer tubing and hose for industrial, hydraulic, and fluid handling applications. As a much larger diversified industrial conglomerate, it competes with Thermoplastic Processes in industrial-grade tubing but at a broader scale.
• Trelleborg Sealing Solutions: Trelleborg produces extruded polymer tubing and hose for industrial, medical, and food processing applications. As a large global polymer products company, it is a broader competitive incumbent in the specialty tubing space where Thermoplastic Processes operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance12 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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