What Plesh Contract Packaging does

Plesh Contract Packaging (PCP) is a privately held, full-service contract manufacturer and packager headquartered at 711 Northland Ave, Buffalo, New York. Founded around 2000 and operating for over 20 years, the company specializes in cost-effective development, production, and packaging of complex and difficult-to-handle chemical formulations for specialty industrial, commercial, automotive, and consumer applications. Its core competency is handling oil- and water-based liquids, waxes, pastes, powders, and slurries that many contract manufacturers cannot process.

The company's technology platform is built around four integrated service lines: Development Services (an in-house lab staffed with chemists and engineers that creates new formulations or reverse-engineers existing unpatented products, drawing on a library of over 1,600 base formulations), Private Label Services (full-service private label capabilities with flexible order minimums), Manufacturing/Mixing and Filling (equipment capable of filling containers from 1.0 oz bottles to 330-gallon totes with rapid changeover for short runs and high-viscosity or multi-ingredient sequencing requirements), and Fulfillment Services (packaging design through distribution). Capital intensity is moderate, centered on specialized mixing, bottling, and filling equipment.

Plesh operates a B2B, sales-led go-to-market model targeting four primary customer segments: brand marketers (large companies needing flexible short-run production and test runs), private label companies (including firms temporarily out of capacity or seeking second-source supply), TV and online product marketers (an emerging high-volume classification), and small-to-mid-sized companies using Plesh for cost-effective short runs. Revenue is generated through quote-based contract manufacturing fees tied to order volume and complexity, with customers ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 firms. Distribution is domestic (United States), and demand generation is driven by direct phone-based sales, website inquiry forms, manufacturer rep referrals, and a modest digital presence on Facebook and LinkedIn.

Name

Plesh Contract Packaging

Legal name

Plesh Contract Packaging

Website

https://pleshcontractpackaging.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Plesh Contract Packaging is a privately held Buffalo, NY-based contract manufacturer specializing in development, mixing, filling, and packaging of complex chemical formulations (liquids, waxes, pastes, powders, slurries) for brand marketers, private label companies, TV/online marketers, and SMBs ranging from small business to Fortune 500.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Packaging & Manufacturing Services

NAICS

Packaging and Labeling Services (56191), Packaging and Labeling Services (561910), Other Paperboard Container Manufacturing (322219)

SIC

Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470), Paperboard Containers & Boxes (2650), Wholesale-Paper & Paper Products (5110), Wholesale-Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods (5190)

akta.pro primary industry

Packaging, Repackaging & Co-Packing Services (TLAIAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Flexible Plastic Packaging (Bags, Pouches, Sachets) Manufacturing (IMANAEAC), Thermoformed Packaging (Food, Beverage & Consumer Goods) (IMANAHAA)

Keywords

• Contract packaging services
• Contract manufacturing
• Private label manufacturing
• Chemical formulation services
• Product fulfillment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Buffalo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contract Manufacturing Services: Full-service contract packaging including development, manufacturing, and fulfillment of chemical formulations. Revenue generated through production fees based on order volume and complexity. Services range from packaging design to fulfillment with pricing based on customer requirements and order minimums.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Plesh Contract Packaging provides full-service contract packaging and contract manufacturing of complex chemical formulations, including oil and water-based liquids, waxes, pastes, powders, and slurries. The company functions as a one-stop outsource partner, offering in-house formulation development, private label services, mixing and filling (from 1.0 oz bottles to 330-gallon totes), and fulfillment services to companies ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 enterprises.

Product overview

Plesh Contract Packaging (PCP) is a full-service contract packaging company offering a unified suite of services built around four core offerings: Development Services (in-house lab with over 1,600 formulations and reverse engineering capabilities), Private Label Services (for brand marketers and private labelers), Manufacturing/Mixing and Filling (handling complex liquid, wax, paste, powder, and slurry formulations from 1.0 oz to 330-gallon containers), and Fulfillment Services. The company specializes in short runs, fast turnaround, and complex formulations that are difficult to produce, serving automotive aftermarket, fuel additives, cleaning products, and consumer product markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Development Services

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Manufacturers RepscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStrategic partnership with manufacturers representatives who help promote and sell Plesh's contract packaging services to potential customers across various market segments.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Pretium Packaging: Pretium Packaging is a North American manufacturer of rigid plastic containers and provider of custom packaging solutions for household, industrial, and food/beverage customers. Comparable as a direct peer in custom rigid plastic packaging with overlapping end markets in household chemicals and industrial fluids.
• Stepan Company: Stepan Company is a specialty chemical manufacturer producing surfactants, polymers, and specialty chemicals with contract and toll manufacturing capabilities. Comparable as a direct peer in contract chemical manufacturing, particularly for liquid formulations serving household, cleaning, and industrial end markets that overlap with Plesh.
• Drug Plastics Group: Drug Plastics Group manufactures plastic bottles and closures and offers custom packaging solutions for pharmaceutical, personal care, and household chemical customers. Comparable as a direct peer in custom plastic container manufacturing and contract packaging for liquid and chemical products.
• Pilot Chemical Company: Pilot Chemical Company is a privately held specialty chemical manufacturer offering custom manufacturing and contract blending of surfactants and chemistries for cleaning, automotive, and industrial markets. Comparable as a direct peer of similar size and ownership structure specializing in custom liquid chemical manufacturing and blending.
• McKernan Packaging Clearing House: McKernan Packaging Clearing House is a packaging distributor specializing in surplus, overrun, and custom packaging components for personal care, household, and chemical products. Comparable as a direct peer supplying packaging components and solutions to the same private label and brand marketer customer base that Plesh serves.
• Aaron Packaging: Aaron Packaging is a smaller contract packaging and bottle distributor serving customers needing flexible runs of containers for cleaning, personal care, and chemical products. Comparable as a direct peer of similar size competing for short-run contract packaging business in liquid and chemical categories.

Broad incumbents

• TricorBraun: TricorBraun is a large global rigid packaging supplier offering contract packaging and filling services across multiple end markets. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the same contract packaging space, though much larger and serving a wider portfolio of customers and container types than Plesh's chemical-focused niche.
• Gerresheimer: Gerresheimer is a global packaging manufacturer specializing in glass and plastic containers with contract manufacturing and packaging services for pharma, cosmetics, and consumer products. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering integrated packaging services that overlap with Plesh's private label and formulation work.
• Lubrizol: Lubrizol is a large specialty chemical manufacturer owned by Berkshire Hathaway, producing additives and ingredients for automotive, industrial, and consumer markets with contract manufacturing capabilities. Comparable as a broad incumbent in specialty chemicals that serves overlapping automotive aftermarket and industrial fluid customers.
• Berlin Packaging: Berlin Packaging is a global hybrid packaging supplier offering rigid containers, contract packaging, and supply chain services. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for contract packaging business across chemicals, household, and personal care categories that overlap with Plesh's customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Pleshcontractingandpacking
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/plesh-contract-packaging

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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