Specialty Resin & Chemical

What Specialty Resin & Chemical does

Specialty Resin & Chemical (SRC) is a Kalamazoo, Michigan-based manufacturer and direct-to-consumer retailer of professional-grade mold making and casting materials, operating as a consumer brand of Polytek Development Corp. The company sells a focused portfolio organized into six categories: mold making rubbers (platinum-cured Cast-a-Mold Platinum and Cast-a-Mold Fast, tin-cured Cast-a-Mold 25T and 30TF, and Mold-Dough 30P putty), rigid casting resins (Model Pro Off White/Black/Slow, Fabri-Cast 50, Tough-Cast 65D/75D, Color-Pro Semi-Clear), flexible casting resins (Flex-It 40/70/90), epoxy resins (Epox-It 80 standard and Black, Deep Pour Epoxy), colorants (silicone pigments, Alumilite dyes, Colour Passion pigment paste, PolyColor powders), and accessories (release agents, silicone thinner, mixing/measuring tools). Select silicone products carry FDA compliance for food-contact applications. Core technical differentiators include fast cure times (1 hour for Cast-a-Mold Fast, 15-minute demold for Model Pro), 1:1 mix ratios, low-viscosity and zero-solvent formulations, and hardness options spanning 25-A to 75-D.

SRC operates a Shopify-powered DTC e-commerce storefront at specialtyresin.com, shipping made-to-order from a single Kalamazoo manufacturing facility to customers across the continental United States, with free shipping above $250 and volume discounts of 15% at 10 gallons and 40% at 110-gallon drum kits. The company serves hobbyists, crafters, DIY enthusiasts, professional model makers, taxidermists, culinary artists, and more than 2,000 American small businesses, and supports its storefront with a Maker Rewards program, an Everflow-powered affiliate program offering 7% commissions, YouTube how-to video content, and an email newsletter. Its stated operating footprint is exclusively domestic, and it does not disclose revenue, headcount beyond a 1–10 range, or external funding.

Name

Specialty Resin & Chemical

Legal name

Specialty Resin & Chemical

Website

https://specialtyresin.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Specialty Resin & Chemical is a Kalamazoo, Michigan-based DTC manufacturer and online retailer of professional-grade mold making rubbers, casting resins, epoxies, and colorants, serving hobbyists, professional model makers, and over 2,000 American small businesses via its Shopify storefront as a consumer brand of Polytek Development Corp.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Chemicals (Mold Making & Casting Materials)

NAICS

Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (32521), Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (325211)

SIC

Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers (2821), Plastic Material, Synth Resin/Rubber, Cellulos (No Glass) (2820)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Polymers & Resins (Engineered Materials) (IMAEABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food-Grade, Medical & Cleanroom Rubber Compounds (IMANAJAH), General-Purpose Rubber Compounds (NR/SBR/BR/EPDM) (IMANAJAA)

Keywords

• Mold making rubber
• Casting resin
• Silicone rubber
• Epoxy resin
• Polyurethane resin

Headquarters

HQ city

Dowagiac

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Product Sales (Direct E-commerce): Direct-to-consumer online sales of specialty resin and chemical products including silicone rubbers, casting resins, and epoxies. Revenue generated through individual product purchases at various volume tiers (32oz to 110 gallon drum kits) with tiered pricing and bulk discounts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Specialty Resin & Chemical manufactures and directly sells mold-making rubbers (silicone), casting resins (polyurethane), and epoxy systems to hobbyists, artists, and small U.S. businesses through its e-commerce storefront. Products include platinum-cure and tin-cure silicone rubbers, rigid and flexible casting resins, epoxy resins, colorants, and accessories, with FDA food-grade options for culinary applications. The company is the consumer brand of Polytek Development Corp, manufacturing from its Kalamazoo, Michigan facility.

Product overview

Specialty Resin & Chemical is a USA-based manufacturer and direct-to-consumer retailer of professional-grade mold making and casting materials. The company operates as a single branded portfolio anchored by a core family of proprietary products, primarily under the Cast-a-Mold, Model Pro, Flex-It, Fabri-Cast, Tough-Cast, and Epox-It sub-brands. The product portfolio is organized into six interconnected categories: (1) Mold Making Rubber — including platinum-cured silicone rubbers (Cast-a-Mold Platinum, Cast-a-Mold Fast), tin-cured silicone rubbers (Cast-a-Mold 25T, Cast-a-Mold 30TF), and silicone mold putty (Mold-Dough 30P); (2) Rigid Casting Resins — polyurethane resins including Model Pro (Off White, Black, and Slow variants), Fabri-Cast 50 Bright White, Tough-Cast 65D and 75D, and Color-Pro Semi-Clear; (3) Flexible Casting Resins — Flex-It series (40, 70, 90) for flexible seals, gaskets, and parts; (4) Epoxy Resins — Epox-It 80 (standard and Black), and Deep Pour Epoxy for coating and casting; (5) Colorants — Silicone Color Pigments, Alumilite Dye, Colour Passion Pigment Paste, and PolyColor Resin Powder; and (6) Accessories — including release agents, silicone thinner, mixing and measuring tools, applicators, and finishing products. A notable recent addition is the Artisan Molds line, a limited-edition collaboration with Pacific Mold Design. All products are manufactured in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and the company is a Polytek Development Corp. consumer brand. An affiliate program powered by Everflow enables content creators to earn commissions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cast-a-Mold Platinum

Quantifiable outcome

• 20+ years of industry experience in resin and chemical manufacturing
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Pacific Mold DesigncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLimited edition collaboration between SRC and Pacific Mold Design offering artisan silicone molds. Pacific Mold Design creates hand-made USA artisan molds (skulls, figurines, etc.) that pair with SRC casting and mold-making products. Pacific molds ship separately from SRC products with 5-7 business day lead time for production.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Smooth-On: Smooth-On is the category-leading formulator of mold-making silicones, urethanes, epoxies, and casting resins for industrial and artistic use. SRC explicitly benchmarks Fabri-Cast 50 against Smooth-Cast 300, making Smooth-On the closest direct competitor across SRC's full product range.
• Alumilite: Alumilite is a direct competitor in consumer-friendly casting resins, epoxies, dyes, pigments, and silicone materials. SRC even resells Alumilite Dye, Resin Spray Sealer, Liquid Latex, and Silicone Measuring Cups, indicating direct product overlap in resin crafting and mold-making supplies.
• ComposiMold: ComposiMold specializes in food-safe, reusable molding materials targeted at the same hobbyist, food-art, and small-business mold-maker customers as SRC's Cast-a-Mold and Mold-Dough 30P products.
• ArtResin: ArtResin is a leading D2C epoxy resin brand for art, countertops, and craft applications. It competes head-on with SRC's Epox-It 80 and Deep Pour Epoxy lines for the same hobbyist and small-business maker customer base.
• Resin Obsession: Resin Obsession is a D2C specialty retailer and educator focused on epoxy, casting, and mold-making supplies for crafters. It overlaps with SRC's epoxy and colorant categories and competes for the same small-business and hobbyist customer base.
• EnviroTex Lite / ETI Resin: EnviroTex is a long-standing consumer epoxy and coating brand used for bar tops, river tables, and craft projects. It competes with SRC's bar-top Epox-It 80 and Deep Pour products in the DIY epoxy category.

Emerging players

• Polytek Development Corp. Polytek Development Corp is SRC's parent company and a long-established specialty polymer formulator with 20+ years of industry experience. While operating through different channels, Polytek shares formulations, R&D depth, and customer overlap with SRC's mold-making and casting resin lines.
• Pacific Mold Design: Pacific Mold Design is SRC's limited-edition artisan mold collaborator producing hand-made USA silicone molds (skull, figurine series). It is not a competitor but a strategic ecosystem partner that bundles demand into SRC's casting materials.

Broad incumbents

• US Composites: US Composites is a broader distributor and formulator of specialty resins, epoxies, and silicones serving industrial and DIY customers. It overlaps with SRC's epoxy, polyurethane, and silicone product lines at a larger distribution scale.

Regional players

• Kaufman Products: Kaufman Products is a US-based specialty concrete, epoxy, and casting materials manufacturer serving small contractors and industrial users. It represents a regional/diversified incumbent with overlapping specialty resin and epoxy formulations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/specialtyresin
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/specialty-resin

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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