What Adams Plastics does

Adams Plastics, Inc. is a privately held specialty plastics distributor and converter founded in 1967 and headquartered in Gurnee, Illinois, with an additional office in Rolling Meadows, IL. The company supplies PVC films and vinyl films, clear PVC vinyl (soft and firm grades), laminates (Fuzzyback), imitation leather (Bermuda and Pelican lines), extruded PVC strip and sheet, and ancillary products such as decals and labels, alongside a premium Prime Cristal Clear Vinyl tier. Its product portfolio is backed by in-house converting services including slitting, laminating, die cutting, and vinyl cutting, plus a long-running PVC recycling operation that has been active for approximately fifty years.

The firm serves six industrial end-markets: healthcare and medical, data center curtain manufacturing, marine and boating, hospitality, automotive aftermarket, and packaging. Go-to-market is executed through a direct sales team organized around product lines, with specialized managers for PVC film, regional sales, and recycling purchasing. Compliance with Proposition 65, CPSIA, REACH, and ROHS enables access to child-product, European, and substance-restricted markets. Adams Plastics operates with 11-50 employees and is led by General Manager Peter Silberman, with no disclosed funding, M&A, or financial history.

The business model is a hybrid specialty distribution and light-manufacturing operation: it sources PVC film and related inputs, performs value-added converting in-house, and recycles post-industrial PVC scrap back into the supply chain. Revenue is generated through unit-volume sales of film and laminate products, per-job converting fees, and recycling material transactions, with the data center curtain vertical representing a more recent growth vector.

Name

Adams Plastics

Legal name

Adams Plastics, Inc.

Website

https://adamsplastics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Adams Plastics, founded 1967 and based in Gurnee, IL, distributes specialty PVC films, laminates, and imitation leather, and provides converting (slitting, laminating, die cutting) and PVC recycling services to healthcare, data center curtain, marine, hospitality, automotive aftermarket, and packaging customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

PVC Film and Vinyl Materials Distribution

NAICS

Plastics Packaging Materials and Unlaminated Film and Sheet Manufacturing (32611), Unlaminated Plastics Film and Sheet (except Packaging) Manufacturing (326113), Plastics Product Manufacturing (3261)

SIC

Unsupported Plastics Film & Sheet (3081), Plastics Products, Nec (3089)

akta.pro primary industry

Recycled & Reprocessed Polymer Resin Manufacturing (rPET, rPP, rPE; PCR/PIR resins) (IMANAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Rigid Plastics Recycling (HDPE/PP, Injection/Blow Molded) (EUAIAKAF), Recycled Resin Trading & Distribution (PCR/PIR Commodity Markets) (EUAIAKAK)

Keywords

• PVC film distribution
• Vinyl sheet supply
• Imitation leather materials
• PVC recycling services
• Plastic converting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Gurnee

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, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. PVC Film and Vinyl Material Sales: Adams Plastics generates revenue through the distribution and sale of PVC film, vinyl film, laminates, imitation leather, and extruded plastic products. Products are sold by the linear yard or roll, with pricing varying by gauge, formulation, performance grade, and roll format. The company serves industrial manufacturers and commercial buyers across the United States.
2. PVC Recycling Services: The company's recycling division purchases post-industrial and post-consumer PVC scrap, processing it through grinding, sorting, and bailing. Recycled materials are sold domestically and internationally, generating revenue from recovered material value while providing cost-reduction services to manufacturing customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Adams Plastics distributes PVC film, clear vinyl, laminates, and imitation leather sourced from international factories to industrial manufacturers across healthcare, marine, hospitality, automotive, and packaging sectors. The company supplements distribution with in-house secondary converting services (slitting, laminating, die cutting, vinyl cutting) and operates a dedicated PVC recycling service that reclaims, grinds, sorts, and repelletizes PVC scrap for resale and reuse.

Product overview

Adams Plastics is a PVC film, vinyl, and imitation leather distributor founded in 1967, offering a comprehensive portfolio of plastic film materials and converting services. The core product portfolio includes PVC Film & Vinyl Film, Clear PVC Vinyl (in soft and firm formulations), Laminates (including Fuzzyback variants), Imitation Leather (Bermuda and Pelican expanded vinyl lines), Extruded PVC Strip and Sheet products, and Additional Products for decals and labels. A premium sub-brand, Prime Cristal Clear Vinyl, offers superior optical clarity. The company provides complementary converting services including slitting, laminating, die cutting, vinyl cutting, and PVC recycling. Products serve industrial sectors including healthcare, marine, hospitality, automotive, data center curtain manufacturing, and packaging.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PVC Film Core plasticized PVC film product line supplied to industrial manufacturers in rolls, sold by the linear yard and by gauge; serves healthcare, data center curtain, marine, hospitality, automotive aftermarket, and packaging fabricators.
• Clear PVC Vinyl General-purpose clear flexible PVC film stocked in a range of gauges, widths, and roll lengths for manufacturers requiring transparent vinyl sheeting.
• Prime Cristal Clear Vinyl Premium-grade clear PVC film produced with a 48-hour cooling room protocol to ensure distortion-free, optically clear performance; targeted at data center curtain manufacturers and other high-clarity applications.
• Soft Clear PVC Formulation Soft plasticizer formulation of clear PVC film supplied for applications requiring greater flexibility and drape.
• Firm Clear PVC Formulation Firm plasticizer formulation of clear PVC film supplied for applications requiring a stiffer, more dimensionally stable film.
• Laminates Laminated PVC constructions including proprietary Bermuda and Pelican brand laminates, produced in-house by bonding multiple film layers together to deliver specific surface textures, colors, and performance characteristics.
• Bermuda and Pelican Brand Laminates Named proprietary laminate products (Bermuda and Pelican) sold under the Adams Plastics brand, used in marine, hospitality, and other commercial fabrication applications.
• Imitation Leather PVC-based imitation leather (faux leather) supplied in rolls for upholstery, hospitality seating, marine interiors, and other fabricated product applications.
• Extruded PVC Strip and Sheet Rigid extruded PVC strip and sheet products supplied in addition to flexible film offerings.
• Additional Products (Decals, Labels, Graphics) Adjacent product offerings including decals, labels, and graphics supplied to manufacturers beyond the core film and laminate lines.
• Secondary Converting Services In-house converting services including slitting, laminating, die cutting, and vinyl cutting, allowing customers to order PVC film and laminates converted to custom widths, lengths, and shapes before shipment.
• PVC Recycling Services PVC recycling service that purchases scrap PVC, then grinds, sorts, color-separates, and repelletizes material for resale and reuse, offering both a buyback program for scrap generators and a supply of reprocessed pellet.

Quantifiable outcome

• Cold-crack resistance to -20°F available in low-temperature formulations
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Plastic Suppliers Inc. Distributor of plastic films and specialty substrates including PVC, polyester, and polypropylene films. Directly comparable as a plastics film distributor with overlapping product portfolio and customer base.
• Achilles USA: US operations of Achilles Corporation, a major PVC film and sheet manufacturer serving industrial and consumer applications. Directly comparable as a PVC film supplier serving similar industrial customers.
• Teknor Apex: Manufacturer of PVC compounds and custom-engineered plastics serving consumer products, medical, and industrial markets. Directly comparable as a PVC-focused plastics business with similar end-market exposure.
• Glenroy Inc. Manufacturer and converter of flexible packaging films and laminates for consumer products, food, and industrial applications. Comparable as a plastics film converter with similar converting service capabilities.
• Avangard Innovative: Houston-based plastics recycler serving post-industrial and post-consumer markets with grinding, sorting, and baling operations. Directly comparable as a plastics recycling operator with similar processing capabilities.
• Klöckner Pentaplast: Global leader in rigid and flexible PVC films for pharmaceutical, medical device, food packaging, and consumer applications. Directly comparable as a major PVC film manufacturer serving overlapping industrial customers.

Broad incumbents

• Amcor: Global packaging giant with significant flexible films, rigid plastics, and PVC-containing product lines serving healthcare, food, and consumer markets. Broad incumbent with overlapping customer verticals and substantially greater scale.
• Sealed Air: Global packaging company with protective and food packaging solutions including films and barrier materials. Broad incumbent with overlapping plastics film customer base but much broader product portfolio.
• Sigma Plastics Group: One of North America's largest producers of polyethylene and specialty films with broad product portfolio. Broader incumbent with overlapping film manufacturing capabilities but different primary resin focus.

Emerging players

• CarbonLite: Plastics recycling company focused on PET bottle-to-bottle recycling with food-grade rPET output. Emerging player in plastics recycling with overlapping sustainability positioning but different material focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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