Reedy Chemical Foam

What Reedy Chemical Foam does

Reedy Chemical Foam is a U.S.-based manufacturer of chemical foaming and nucleating agents sold under the Safoam™ brand for thermoplastic processors. Founded in 1989 by Michael Reedy as Reedy International Corporation and originally based in Keyport, New Jersey, the company relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina in 2015 and was acquired by Metals and Additives, LLC in 2019, with operations moved to Brazil, Indiana, where a new headquarters and manufacturing facility is under construction as of 2023-2024.

The company's core technology centers on chemical blowing agents (CBAs) and nucleating agents in two physical forms — pellets and powders — spanning three reaction chemistries: endothermic (heat-absorbing, controlled gas release), exothermic (heat-generating, nitrogen release for high gas yield and lower densities), and hybrid blends that combine both. Individual SKUs (e.g., RIC, P-600, P-700, FPN3, RAZ-110P, RAZ-P, PE-60, PE-80, FPE-20) are differentiated by polymer compatibility, processing temperature window, and gas yield. End-use applications span automotive components, injection-molded parts, wire and cable insulation, food packaging trays, pipe, shoe soles, thermoplastic sheet and film, electrical enclosures, structural foam molded parts, synthetic wood/composites, and medical equipment.

Reedy sells primarily through direct technical sales supported by a global network of distributors and agents, with an emphasis on formulation support and trial evaluations. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company is privately held as a subsidiary of Metals and Additives, LLC, employs 11–50 people, and serves manufacturers worldwide with documented quantifiable outcomes of 5% to 20%+ weight reduction in finished thermoplastic parts.

Name

Reedy Chemical Foam

Legal name

Reedy Chemical Foam

Website

https://reedychemicalfoam.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Reedy Chemical Foam manufactures Safoam™ chemical foaming and nucleating agents (pellets and powders, endothermic/exothermic/blended chemistries) for thermoplastic processors in automotive, packaging, pipe, wire and cable, footwear, and medical applications, distributing globally since 1989.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Chemical Additives for Plastics

NAICS

Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (32521), Plastics Product Manufacturing (3261)

SIC

Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers (2821), Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890)

akta.pro primary industry

Masterbatch Manufacturing (Color, Additive, White/Black) (IMANABAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Commodity Plastic Compounds (PE/PP/PS/PVC) (IMANABAA)

Keywords

• Chemical foaming agents
• Thermoplastic additives
• Nucleating agents
• Polymer processing chemicals
• Endothermic exothermic agents

Headquarters

HQ city

Indianapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Safoam™ Chemical Foaming Agents: Manufacture and sale of chemical foaming and nucleating agents (Safoam™ brand) for thermoplastic processors. Products are sold as pelletized additives and powders to manufacturers in extrusion, injection molding, and compounding applications worldwide.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Reedy Chemical Foam manufactures the Safoam™ brand of chemical foaming and nucleating agents used as additives in thermoplastic processing. The portfolio includes pellet and powder formulations across endothermic, exothermic, and blended chemistries, sold to industrial processors for extrusion, injection molding, and compounding applications. Products are designed to improve cell structure, reduce part weight, and enhance processing efficiency for manufacturers in automotive, packaging, pipe, construction, footwear, and consumer goods end markets.

Product overview

Reedy Chemical Foam manufactures the Safoam™ brand of chemical foaming and nucleating agents for thermoplastic processing. The product portfolio consists of two primary physical forms (pellets and powders) across three chemical reaction types: endothermic agents (absorb heat, controlled gas release), exothermic agents (generate heat, release nitrogen gas), and blended hybrids combining both chemistries. The pellets are pelletized additives for controlled gas release, while the powders are free-flowing formulations for extrusion, injection molding, and compounding applications. Individual product variants (such as RIC, P-600, P-700, FPN3, P, RAZ-110P, AP-40, RAZ-70, RAZ-P, and various masterbatches like P-50, PE-60, PE-80, PN-40E, RPC-20AS, RPC-40, FP-20, FPE-20, FPE-50, NPC-20, CE-335, PS-330, CE-332N) are differentiated by polymer compatibility, processing temperature ranges, gas yield characteristics, and application-specific formulations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Safoam: Chemical foaming and nucleating agents for thermoplastic processing, including endothermic pellets, exothermic pellets, blended pellets, endothermic powders, exothermic powders, and blended powders. Safoam products improve cell structure, reduce part weight, and enhance processing efficiency across extrusion, injection molding, and compounding applications.

Products and services

• Safoam Endothermic Pellets

Quantifiable outcome

• Weight reduction of 5% to more than 20% while maintaining required physical properties and appearance
• +3 more outcomes

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tosaf Group: Specialty additive and masterbatch manufacturer serving plastics converters globally, competing in similar additive categories (including foaming/nucleating agents) with comparable technical sales models.
• Ampacet Corporation: Global producer of masterbatches and specialty additives for plastics processors, comparable in product format (pellets/powders) and customer base to Reedy's thermoplastic processing customers.
• Americhem: Manufacturer of custom masterbatches and performance additives for plastics, including color and functional additive masterbatches that overlap with Reedy's additive masterbatch offerings for thermoplastics.
• Bergen International: Specializes in chemical foaming and nucleating agents for the plastics industry, directly competing with Reedy's Safoam™ product line in the same blowing agent category serving thermoplastic processors.
• RTP Company: Compounder of specialty engineered thermoplastics including foaming agent masterbatches and additive formulations; comparable to Reedy in offering additive masterbatches for thermoplastic processors.
• Heritage Plastics: Producer of specialty additive masterbatches including foaming and nucleating agent masterbatches for the plastics industry; directly comparable to Reedy's masterbatch product category.
• Ingenia Polymers: Manufacturer of specialty polymer additives and concentrates, comparable to Reedy in producing additive masterbatches and custom compounds for plastics converters.

Broad incumbents

• Avient Corporation (formerly PolyOne): Specialty polymer materials provider offering color and additive masterbatches and specialty engineered materials; overlaps with Reedy in additive masterbatch solutions for thermoplastic processors.
• Clariant: Global specialty chemicals major with an additives portfolio that includes chemical blowing agents; competes with Reedy at the broader plastics additives level though not specialized exclusively in foaming agents.
• BASF: World's largest chemical company with plastics additives and blowing agent offerings (e.g., foam extrusion additives) serving the same thermoplastic processing end markets as Reedy at much greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding rounds

Investors

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