Achilles USA

What Achilles USA does

Achilles USA is a custom plastic film manufacturer producing PVC, cast polypropylene, and co-extruded plastic films at scale from its headquarters and main manufacturing facility in Everett, Washington. The company is the North American subsidiary of Achilles Corporation, a Japanese conglomerate founded in 1947, and has manufactured domestically since 1973, currently producing over 60 million pounds of flexible and semi-rigid film annually. Its manufacturing footprint spans five calendering lines, a dedicated extrusion line, cleanroom production environments, and inline profile and optical defect inspection systems, with in-house resin formulation and compounding capabilities that allow films to be engineered to specific customer specifications rather than supplied from a catalog.

The company serves nine primary industry verticals, including medical and healthcare, automotive OEM, graphics, industrial fabrics, stationery and packaging, specialty films, flooring, semiconductors, and Seiden cleanroom/ESD applications. Films are produced in thicknesses from 3 mil to 120 mil with hardness from 19 to 65+ PHR and are qualified to USP Class VI, ISO 10993, REACH, RoHS, EU MDR, CPSIA, Prop 65, and CONEG standards, alongside ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001, ISCC PLUS, and EcoVadis certifications. The Seiden Series and ST-Coating processed conductive films serve high-spec cleanroom, ESD, and semiconductor wafer handling end-uses.

Achilles USA operates a B2B direct manufacturing sales model with quote-based pricing determined by material, thickness, finish, regulatory compliance, and volume, structured around multi-year contract manufacturing relationships. It generates demand through industry trade shows (MD&M West, Interphex, ATSSA, ISPA, CPHI), a content marketing presence, LinkedIn, and a dedicated Automotive Sales Division in Novi, Michigan. Customers contact via website form or phone, after which sales and engineering teams develop custom formulations from concept through test production, qualification, and full-scale manufacturing. Geographic reach spans the US, Canada, Mexico, and South America.

Name

Achilles USA

Legal name

Achilles USA, Inc.

Website

https://achillesusa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Achilles USA is a custom PVC and co-extruded plastic film manufacturer producing over 60 million pounds annually from Everett, Washington for medical, automotive, graphics, industrial, semiconductor, and cleanroom/ESD OEM customers across North and South America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Everett

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Plastic Film Manufacturing: B2B manufacturing and supply of custom PVC, cast polypropylene, and co-extruded plastic films for industrial customers. Films are custom-formulated and manufactured to customer specifications for diverse applications including medical, automotive, graphics, industrial, and specialty markets.
2. Contract Manufacturing Services: Contract design and manufacturing services including custom formulation, resin selection, test production, qualification, and laboratory testing. Partnership model supporting customers from concept to full-scale production.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Achilles USA is a custom plastic film manufacturer that produces PVC, cast polypropylene, and co-extruded multi-layer films engineered to customer specifications for industrial applications. Films are custom-formulated, compounded, calendared, extruded, laminated, and slit in-house at the Everett, Washington facility, serving medical, automotive, graphics, industrial, semiconductor, stationery, flooring, and specialty film markets. The company also offers contract design and manufacturing services including custom formulation, resin selection, test production, qualification, and laboratory testing.

Product overview

Achilles USA is a custom plastic film manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of PVC and co-extruded plastic film products. Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Everett, Washington, the company produces over sixty million pounds annually. The core offerings include custom PVC films (the foundational product line since 1973), co-extruded multi-layer films (1-5 layers using multiple polymer materials), and the Seiden Film Series specialty sub-brand (antistatic/flame retardant films). The product portfolio spans industry-specific solutions including medical-grade films, automotive OEM materials, graphics/face stock films, stationery and packaging films, industrial fabric films, flooring films, and specialty films for reflective/screen applications. A separate semiconductor products division handles wafer handling solutions. The company also offers contract manufacturing and custom formulation services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Seiden Series: High-performance specialty PVC films with conductive technology and flame retardancy for cleanrooms, darkrooms, ESD-safe areas, and industrial partitions. Includes Black Seiden-F, Black Seiden Crystal BK, Clear Seiden-F, Seiden Crystal, Seiden-FW, and Seiden Crystal Nashiji products.

Products and services

• PVC Film Products Custom PVC films manufactured domestically since 1973 in flexible and semi-rigid formulations with various thicknesses, finishes, and additives. Used across industrial, medical, graphics, automotive, and specialty applications.
• Co-extruded Multi-layer Films

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 60 million pounds of flexible and semi-rigid film products produced annually
• +2 more outcomes

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Achilles Corporation (Japan)coreOthersParent company and worldwide conglomerate of plastic film manufacturing. Achilles USA is the North American manufacturing subsidiary. Global leader in plastic film manufacturing since 1947. Provides access to dual-sourced production and resilient supply chain with facilities in both USA and Japan.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Tekra: Custom plastic film converter and distributor serving medical, industrial, graphics, and specialty markets with coating, laminating, and slitting capabilities. Highly comparable to Achilles USA in multi-vertical custom film manufacturing and B2B engineering-led sales model.
• Klöckner Pentaplast: Global manufacturer of plastic films for pharmaceutical, medical device, food, and consumer packaging markets. Directly comparable to Achilles in regulated medical/pharmaceutical film manufacturing with emphasis on compliance documentation.
• Renolit: German specialty film manufacturer producing films for medical, automotive, building products, and industrial applications. Comparable to Achilles in multi-vertical custom film manufacturing with strong presence in medical and automotive interior segments.
• Transcendia: Specialty film manufacturer producing engineered films for medical, industrial, and protective applications. Directly comparable to Achilles USA's custom-engineered approach for medical and industrial fabric segments.
• O'Sullivan Films: US-based custom calendered and extruded film manufacturer serving automotive, industrial, and consumer markets. Comparable to Achilles in custom calendering operations and automotive/industrial vertical mix.
• Cosmo Films: Indian specialty film manufacturer producing BOPP, CPP, and specialty films for labels, packaging, and lamination. Comparable to Achilles in specialty film manufacturing across multiple end-uses including graphics and industrial applications.
• Achilles Corporation: Parent company of Achilles USA and global plastic film conglomerate founded in 1947. Operates the same core business as Achilles USA at global scale, sharing technology, formulation know-how, and customer relationships.

Broad incumbents

• Avery Dennison: Global manufacturer of pressure-sensitive labels, graphics films, and specialty materials. Overlaps with Achilles' graphics and signage films segment, particularly PSA face stock and protective overlaminates, though Avery operates at much larger scale across broader categories.
• Berry Global: Large diversified plastic packaging and film manufacturer with significant medical, consumer, and industrial film operations. Comparable as a broad incumbent in plastic films serving medical and healthcare verticals, though Berry's portfolio is much larger and more diversified than Achilles'.
• Sealed Air: Global packaging and protective films company serving food, medical, and industrial markets. Overlaps with Achilles in protective films and certain medical packaging applications, but operates as a much larger broad incumbent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/AchillesUSAInc
• Facebookfacebook.com/AchillesUSAInc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/achillesusainc

Compliance12 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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