What Shuman Plastics does

Shuman Plastics, Inc. is a privately held, 3rd-generation family-owned thermoplastic raw materials supplier and recycler founded in 1947 and headquartered in Depew (Buffalo), New York. The company operates from a 130,000 sq ft masonry facility with an active rail siding, an in-house thermoplastics laboratory, and grinding and blending equipment (Cumberland grinders from 2–150 hp and Kelly Duplex vertical blenders up to 50K capacity). Its core business is buying and selling a wide variety of thermoplastic raw materials in virgin, near-prime, compounded, regrind, and scrap forms, serving injection and extrusion plastics processors, remarketing organizations, distributors, and compounders across the Northeast, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, Eastern Canada, Europe, and Asia.

The company generates revenue through four interconnected streams: (1) thermoplastic materials trading (transaction-based buying and selling of prime, near-prime, compounded, regrind, and scrap forms); (2) Shuman Compounds, a proprietary and custom compounding line covering ABS, Polycarbonate, PC/ABS Alloy, Polystyrene, Polyethylene, Polypropylene, and Engineering Plastics with options for flame retardants, fillers, and custom colors; (3) Dyna-Purge® and Lava Shield® purging compounds, manufactured and sold directly in the USA and Canada and distributed internationally through 24 distributors; and (4) toll processing and resource recovery services (grinding, blending, pelletizing) provided through affiliated Peckham-Adam Corp., which converts customer surplus, obsolete, and scrap material into reusable compounds or cash. Go-to-market is direct B2B engagement supported by a company website with product brochures, process flow charts, and inquiry forms, with no public pricing or subscription tiers disclosed.

Management is led by President Ken Shuman and Executive Vice President Dan Shuman, with Dan Rozanski (COO), Joseph Ruffino (CFO), Ed Grzyb (VP of Manufacturing, Lab, QA/QC Manager), Anthony Kelley (Plant Manager), Ethan Bowen (Lab/Production Manager), and Kelli Ropach (International Dyna-Purge® Manager). The company holds registered trademarks on Dyna-Purge®, Lava Shield®, Productivity Begins with Purging®, and Purge Smart™, and is a member of the Plastics Industry Association (SPI). Headcount stands at 38 employees and the company has no disclosed funding rounds, parent company, or recent M&A activity.

Name

Shuman Plastics

Legal name

Shuman Plastics, Inc.

Website

https://shuman-plastics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Shuman Plastics is a 3rd-generation, family-owned thermoplastic raw materials supplier and recycler founded in 1947, buying, selling, and compounding plastic resins and manufacturing Dyna-Purge® purging compounds for plastics processors, distributors, and compounders worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Thermoplastic Raw Materials & Compounding

NAICS

Plastics Product Manufacturing (3261), All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing (326199), Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Merchant Wholesalers (424610), Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers (42393)

SIC

Miscellaneous Plastics Products (3080), Plastics Products, Nec (3089), Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890)

akta.pro primary industry

Polymer Compounds & Masterbatches (Compounding, Color/Fill/Additive Concentrates) (IMAEANAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Masterbatch Manufacturing (Color, Additive, White/Black) (IMANABAD), Reprocessed Resin & Recycled Polymer Compounding (PCR/PIR Compounds) (IMANAMAG), Plastics Sorting & Reprocessing (PET, HDPE, Film) (BPALADAE), Compounding & Additives for Recycled Plastics (Compatibilizers, Stabilizers, Color) (EUAIAKAJ)

Keywords

• Thermoplastic raw materials
• Plastic recycling services
• Custom plastic compounding
• Purging compounds
• Toll processing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Depew

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Thermoplastic Materials Trading: Buys and sells wide variety of prime, near-prime, compounded, regrind and scrap forms of thermoplastic materials
2. Compounding Products: Manufactures and sells proprietary Shuman Compounds including ABS, polycarbonate, PC/ABS alloy, polystyrene, polyethylene, polypropylene, and engineering plastics
3. Dyna-Purge® Purging Compounds: Proprietary purging compounds sold in USA and Canada directly; available internationally through distributors
4. Toll Processing Services: Grinding, blending, and compounding services for thermoplastic materials through Peckham-Adam Corp.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Shuman Plastics buys and sells a wide variety of prime, near-prime, compounded, regrind and scrap forms of thermoplastic raw materials. The company manufactures proprietary Shuman Compounds (ABS, Polycarbonate, PC/ABS Alloy, Polystyrene, Polyethylene, Polypropylene, engineering plastics) and Dyna-Purge® purging compounds. It also provides plastic recycling and toll processing services including grinding, blending, and pelletizing through affiliated Peckham-Adam Corp.

Product overview

Shuman Plastics operates as a thermoplastic raw materials supplier and recycler, offering a portfolio of interconnected products and services. The core offerings include Shuman Compounds (proprietary custom-compounded materials in ABS, Polycarbonate, PC/ABS, Polystyrene, Polyethylene, Polypropylene, and Engineering Plastics) and Plastic Resins (virgin, near-prime, regrind, and specialty materials). The company also manufactures and sells Dyna-Purge® and Lava Shield® purging compounds through its dedicated division. Supporting these product lines are toll processing and resource recovery services (via affiliated Peckham-Adam Corp.) that convert waste materials into reusable compounds, creating a circular service model where the company buys, compounds, and resells thermoplastic materials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dyna-Purge®: Purging compounds for plastic processing equipment
• Lava Shield®
• Shuman Compounds

Products and services

• Shuman Compounds Proprietary and custom thermoplastic compound formulations including ABS, Polycarbonate, PC/ABS Alloy, Polystyrene, Polyethylene, Polypropylene, and Engineering Plastics, offered in various grades and colors with options for flame retardants, fillers, and custom colors. Targeted at plastics processing industry customers with injection and extrusion needs.
• Plastic Resins Thermoplastic raw materials in virgin, near-prime, compounded, regrind, and specialty forms including PPO, PBT/PET, Acetal, Nylon, Acrylic, and TPU/TPE. Offered to plastics processors, remarketing organizations, distributors and compounders.
• Dyna-Purge® Purging Compounds Purging compounds in various grades for cleaning plastic processing equipment, sold in USA and Canada directly and internationally through 24 distributors. Includes registered trademarks 'Productivity Begins with Purging®' and 'Purge Smart™'.
• Toll Processing / Resource Recovery Services Plastic recycling and toll processing services including purchasing surplus, obsolete and scrap materials, grinding, blending, and pelletizing for customer reuse through affiliated Peckham-Adam Corp. Serves plastics processors looking to convert waste into reusable material.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Peckham-Adam Corp.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated company based in Depew, N.Y. that handles non-typical scrap, commodity materials and toll processing activities including grinding, blending, and compounding services for all types and forms of thermoplastic material.
• International Dyna-Purge DistributorscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor24 international distributors worldwide distribute Dyna-Purge purging compounds outside of USA and Canada. Dyna-Purge Division is a leading supplier to the global plastics processing trade.
• SPI (Plastics Industry Association)minorOthersMember of SPI (Society of the Plastics Industry), supporting the thermoplastics processing community.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Plastics Color Corporation: Specialty compounder of color and additive masterbatches and custom compounds for plastics processors. Comparable to Shuman's color/additive custom compounding business.
• Heritage Plastics: Specialty compounder focused on recycled-content polypropylene and polyethylene compounds. Directly comparable to Shuman's recycled compound work via Peckham-Adam toll processing.
• Teknor Apex: Privately held specialty compounder producing custom vinyl, thermoplastic elastomers, and engineering compounds. Overlaps with Shuman's compounding capabilities and serves similar plastics processing customers.
• M. Holland Company: Family-owned plastics resin distributor and recycler serving North American processors with prime, regrind, and compounded materials. Mirrors Shuman's merchant and recycling/toll processing activities.
• Asahi Kasei Plastics: Manufacturer of engineering thermoplastic compounds including modified polyphenylene ether (PPE/PPO) — a key Shuman product. Competes in the same engineering compounds space Shuman serves.
• Star Plastics: Custom compounder offering engineering and commodity resin compounds with color and additive capabilities. Overlaps with Shuman Compounds' range of ABS, PC, PC/ABS, and PP compounds.
• RTP Company: Global specialty compounder of custom-engineered thermoplastics including filled, reinforced, and colored compounds. Directly comparable to Shuman's custom Shuman Compounds business across similar resin families and OEM customers.
• Chase Plastic Services: Plastics distributor and compounder serving injection and extrusion processors with engineering and commodity resin supply. Closely comparable to Shuman's merchant trading and custom compounding model.

Broad incumbents

• Avient (formerly PolyOne): Large public specialty polymer materials company with a broad compounding portfolio including color, additive, and engineered materials. Competes with Shuman Compounds at the upper end of the custom compounding market.
• LyondellBasell (A. Schulman legacy): Global polyolefins and specialty compounds producer including the legacy A. Schulman compounding business. Sets pricing and supply benchmarks for the commodity and engineering compound markets Shuman serves.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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

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