Prime Plastic Products

Name

Prime Plastic Products

Legal name

Prime Plastic Products, Inc.

Website

https://primeplastic.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plastic Recycling and Reprocessing

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Merchant Wholesalers (424610)

SIC

Plastics Products, Nec (3089)

akta.pro primary industry

Mechanical Recycling (Wash, Grind, Pelletize) (EUAIAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Rigid Plastics Recycling (HDPE/PP, Injection/Blow Molded) (EUAIAKAF), Film & Flexible Plastics Recycling (LDPE/LLDPE, Multilayer) (EUAIAKAE), Engineering Plastics Recycling (ABS, PC, PA, POM, PMMA) (EUAIAKAI), Recycled Resin Trading & Distribution (PCR/PIR Commodity Markets) (EUAIAKAK), Mechanical Plastics Recycling (Wash/Grind/Flake/Pellet) (IMANAMAC)

Keywords

• Plastic recycling services
• Plastic scrap purchasing
• Reprocessed plastic pellets
• Thermoplastic raw materials
• Plastic materials reprocessing

Headquarters

HQ city

Vista

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Plastic Scrap Purchasing and Resale: The company purchases plastic scrap from suppliers (post-consumer and post-industrial), processes it through grinding, shredding, reprocessing and densification, then resells the reprocessed materials including regrind, pellets, and other forms to manufacturers as raw material.
2. Material Processing Services: Provides processing services including grinding, shredding, reprocessing and densifying plastic materials for suppliers, with payment typically within 30 days.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Prime Plastic Products, Inc. purchases post-consumer and post-industrial plastic scrap from suppliers across the United States, processes the material through grinding, shredding, reprocessing and densification, and resells the resulting regrind, pellets, and other recycled plastic raw materials to manufacturers. The company operates its own warehouse and logistics network across 11 states, handling up to 60 million pounds of plastic scrap annually and serving customers including Fortune 500 corporations.

Product overview

Prime Plastic Products operates as a single unified recycling platform offering comprehensive plastic material management. The core offering combines Buy Services (purchasing plastic materials in all forms) and Sell Services (distributing reprocessed plastic materials) supported by Prime Recycling Solutions for scrap pursuit operations. The company processes thermoplastic materials including ABS, Acetal, LLDPE, LDPE, Nylon, Noryl, PP, PVC, PS, PC, and PET, handling up to 60 million pounds annually. Logistics Services provide freight arrangement, drop shipments, and nationwide capabilities. The Material Gallery showcases actual recycling operations. The company has facilities across the United States with warehouses in California, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Utah.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Buy Services
• Sell Services
• Prime Recycling Solutions
• Logistics Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Processes up to 60 million pounds of plastic scrap annually
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• PandS Plastics: Plastic scrap broker and recycler offering grinding, densifying, and resale of post-industrial and post-consumer plastics. Direct competitor in the trading and reprocessing segment Prime operates in.
• Envision Plastics: Post-consumer HDPE recycler producing PCR resins for blow molding and extrusion applications. Comparable in resin focus (HDPE) and mechanical reprocessing capabilities.
• GreenLine Polymers: Mechanical recycler producing PCR HDPE, PP and other polyolefin resins. Comparable in scale, process technology, and target customer base of plastic manufacturers seeking recycled feedstock.
• Avangard Innovative: Houston-based large-scale post-consumer plastics recycler producing HDPE and PP PCR pellets. Comparable in business model (scrap procurement, mechanical reprocessing, pellet sales to manufacturers) and resin mix.
• CarbonLite (historical peer): Was one of the largest mechanical PET recyclers in the US, processing bottles into food-grade rPET pellets. Comparable as a scale mechanical recycler of a single resin stream sold to consumer goods manufacturers.
• KW Plastics: One of the largest post-consumer PP recyclers in North America, operating mechanical wash/grind/pelletize lines. Directly comparable to Prime Plastic Products in core recycling process, resin focus (polyolefins), and PCR pellet output.
• Custom Polymers (now B. Circle): Reprocessor of post-industrial and post-consumer plastics into custom compounds and pellets. Directly competes in the same plastic scrap trading and reprocessing market as Prime Plastic Products.
• MBA Polymers: Specializes in mechanical recycling of engineering plastics (ABS, PC, Nylon, PP) from end-of-life vehicles and electronics. Directly comparable to Prime's engineering plastics (ABS, Nylon, PC) processing capability.

Broad incumbents

• Waste Management (Recycling segment): North America's largest waste and recycling hauler with extensive MRF operations nationwide. Overlaps with Prime in plastics sorting and baling at scale but is a broader incumbent rather than a specialized PCR pellet producer.
• Republic Services (Recycling segment): Major US waste and recycling company operating MRFs that sort and bale plastics. Competes for upstream scrap supply but does not specialize in downstream PCR pelletization like Prime.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/prime-plastic-products-inc

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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