General Plastic Industrial

What General Plastic Industrial does

General Plastic Industrial Co., Ltd. (GPI) is a Taiwan-based, privately held industrial manufacturer founded in 1978 and headquartered in Taichung. According to its stated short description, the company primarily engages in the development, manufacture, filling, and distribution of toner cartridges, with broader plastic industrial product capabilities serving B2B industrial customers. GPI's business model is a global B2B hardware-sales model, supplying products to business customers across Asia-Pacific and North America through direct enterprise sales relationships typical of industrial supply chains.

GPI operates a multi-country manufacturing and commercial footprint spanning four geographies: Taiwan (global headquarters), the United States (general office and operational presence, anchored by the acquired Katun Corporation imaging products subsidiary), China (manufacturing and production), and Cambodia (manufacturing operations). This footprint provides geographic distribution advantages and labor-cost flexibility. The company's underlying operational technology centers on a unified SAP ERP platform implemented in 2025 with DXC Technology, consolidating fragmented legacy systems and siloed data introduced by the 2017 acquisition of US-based Katun Corporation. The ERP upgrade delivered 20% faster data analysis, standardized operations across all four geographies, and improved order processing and customer service response times.

GPI generates revenue through manufacturing and selling toner cartridges and related plastic industrial products globally. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, consistent with B2B industrial procurement norms. The company serves horizontal B2B industrial customer segments with pain points around operational complexity, fragmented systems, and the need for real-time data visibility across geographies. Recent strategic emphasis has been on operational standardization and post-acquisition integration rather than new product launches, with the SAP ERP initiative as the principal recent strategic action. No AI/ML capabilities, public funding, or product launches are disclosed in available source material.

Name

General Plastic Industrial

Legal name

General Plastic Industrial Co., Ltd.

Website

https://gpi.com.tw

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Short description

General Plastic Industrial (GPI) is a Taiwan-based, privately held industrial manufacturer founded in 1978 that develops, manufactures, fills, and distributes toner cartridges and related plastic industrial products to B2B customers across Taiwan, the US, China, and Cambodia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Taichung

HQ country

Taiwan

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Manufacturing Operations: GPI generates revenue through manufacturing and selling plastic industrial products globally. As a Taiwan-based manufacturer with US operations (via Katun Corporation acquisition), the company operates B2B revenue streams typical of industrial manufacturing, supplying products to businesses across multiple geographies and industries.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Core offering

General Plastic Industrial primarily develops, manufactures, fills, and distributes toner cartridges and related plastic industrial / imaging products for business customers. Through its 2017-acquired US subsidiary Katun Corporation, the company also supplies imaging products and supplies to resellers and OEMs across global markets, operating manufacturing and distribution facilities in Taiwan, the United States, China, and Cambodia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Toner cartridges
• Imaging products and supplies (via Katun Corporation)
• Plastic industrial products

Quantifiable outcome

• 20% faster data analysis
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• DXC TechnologycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 2 September 2025DXC Technology partnered with GPI to implement a unified SAP ERP platform. The implementation consolidated fragmented systems and siloed data following GPI's acquisition of US-based Katun Corporation. The SAP upgrade delivered 20% faster data analysis, standardized operations across four countries, and improved order processing and customer service response times.
• Katun CorporationcoreOthersUS-based Katun Corporation was acquired by GPI, adding to operational complexity due to fragmented systems and siloed data across geographies. The acquisition prompted the SAP ERP upgrade initiative with DXC Technology to standardize global operations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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