Altaflo

What Altaflo does

Altaflo is a product brand of high-performance fluoropolymer tubing and pipe, owned and manufactured by Pexco, a private U.S. corporation headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, that self-describes as the North American leader in custom plastic solutions. The brand was established in 2006 and is associated with a manufacturing site in Sparta, New Jersey. The portfolio spans the four primary fluoropolymer families — PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene), FEP (fluorinated ethylene propylene), PFA (perfluoroalkoxy), and PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride) — sold under recognized sub-brands including Altaflo 100 (PTFE), 200 and 2E0 (FEP), 400 and 480 (PFA, including ultra-high-purity and dual containment variants), and 500 and 550 (PVDF), with the additional Enflon® line of extruded PTFE tubes. Core technology is fluoropolymer extrusion combined with proprietary formulation and processing know-how, with specialized grades such as UHP PFA addressing semiconductor chemical delivery requirements.

Products are engineered for extreme chemical resistance, broad temperature range, high purity, and abrasion resistance, and are sold to industrial buyers in the semiconductor, medical and life sciences, fluid handling, aerospace and defense, and energy and power generation verticals. The business model is direct B2B enterprise sales: pricing is quote-based, determined per application by material specification, dimensions, volume, and custom requirements, with no public price list. Distribution runs exclusively through Pexco's direct sales organization and a 'Request a Quote' funnel, supported by 13+ North American manufacturing facilities (U.S., Canada, Mexico) positioned to serve major industrial markets with short lead times.

The broader Pexco platform extends well beyond Altaflo into elastomer extrusions, heat shrink, lighting components, machined and molded components, pipe, profile extrusions, sheet and film, traffic safety products, and fence products, with wholly-owned subsidiaries Wisconsin Plastic Products and Precise Aerospace (acquired January 2025). Within this portfolio, Altaflo functions as a specialty fluoropolymer sub-brand rather than a stand-alone operating company, and the 1–10 employee firmographic figure for Altaflo reflects the brand-level footprint rather than the underlying production capacity that is shared with the wider Pexco group. No external investors, funding rounds, or public financial disclosures are referenced in the source material.

Name

Altaflo

Legal name

Pexco

Website

https://altaflo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Altaflo is a Pexco-owned brand that manufactures high-performance fluoropolymer tubing and pipe (PTFE, FEP, PFA, PVDF) for industrial B2B buyers in the semiconductor, medical, aerospace, fluid handling, and energy sectors across North America, sold via a quote-based direct sales model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fluoropolymer Tubing & Pipe

NAICS

Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing (326220)

SIC

Plastic Material, Synth Resin/Rubber, Cellulos (No Glass) (2820)

akta.pro primary industry

Fluoropolymers & High-Barrier Resins Manufacturing (PTFE, PVDF, ETFE, EVOH) (IMANAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fluoropolymers (PTFE, PVDF, FEP, ETFE) (IMAEANAH)

Keywords

• Fluoropolymer tubing
• PTFE tubing
• PFA tubing
• Industrial fluid handling
• High-performance plastics

Headquarters

HQ city

Sparta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Revenue model

1. Fluoropolymer Tubing & Pipe Sales: Revenue derived from the sale of stock and custom fluoropolymer tubing and pipe products under the Altaflo brand. Pexco produces both standard catalog products and cost-effectively manufactures custom items from fluoropolymer resins. Customers engage via 'Request a Quote' with pricing based on specification, volume, and material requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Altaflo is a brand of Pexco that manufactures and sells high-performance fluoropolymer tubing and pipe products, including PTFE, FEP, PFA, and PVDF grades. The products are engineered for aggressive chemical, high-temperature, and ultra-high-purity fluid handling applications in semiconductor, medical, aerospace, and industrial markets. Both stock catalog items and custom-engineered tubing are offered, with sales conducted on a quote-based B2B basis.

Product overview

Altaflo is a brand of high-performance fluoropolymer tubing and pipe products manufactured by Pexco. The portfolio includes PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene), FEP (fluorinated ethylene propylene), PFA (perfluoroalkoxy), and PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride) tubing solutions. Products range from standard single-layer tubing (Altaflo 100, 200, 400, 500, 550 series) to specialized ultra-high purity and dual containment configurations (Altaflo 480 series) for semiconductor, pharmaceutical, and critical chemical applications. The Altaflo brand also includes Enflon® branded extruded PTFE tubes. Pexco offers both stock products and custom-engineered tubing to meet specific application requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Altaflo® 100 PTFE Tubing: PTFE tubing with the broadest temperature range of any fluoropolymer, resisting highly corrosive liquids and gases at elevated temperatures.
• Altaflo® 200 FEP Tubing & Pipe
• Altaflo® 2E0 FEP Tubing & Pipe
• Altaflo® 400 PFA Tubing & Pipe
• Altaflo® 480 Dual Containment Tubing
• Altaflo® 480 UHP PFA Tubing & Pipe
• Altaflo® 500 PVDF Tubing & Pipe
• Altaflo® 550 PVDF Flex Tubing
• Altaflo® Fluoropolymer Pipe

Products and services

• Altaflo® 100 PTFE Tubing PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) tubing with the broadest temperature range of any fluoropolymer, designed to resist highly corrosive liquids and gases even at elevated temperatures. Targeted at industrial fluid handling buyers in chemical processing and harsh-environment applications.
• Altaflo® 200 FEP Tubing & Pipe
• Altaflo® 2E0 FEP Tubing & Pipe
• Altaflo® 400 PFA Tubing & Pipe
• Altaflo® 480 Dual Containment Tubing
• Altaflo® 480 UHP PFA Tubing & Pipe
• Altaflo® 500 PVDF Tubing & Pipe
• Altaflo® 550 PVDF Flex Tubing
• Enflon® Extruded Tubes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Chemours: Chemours is the largest Western producer of PTFE, FEP, and PFA resins (Teflon™ brand) and also produces finished fluoropolymer products. Comparable both as a resin supplier competing upstream of Altaflo's inputs and a downstream competitor in finished tubing.
• Daikin Chemical: Daikin is a major global fluoropolymer resin manufacturer (Neoflon™) and produces downstream fluoropolymer tubing. Comparable as a vertically integrated competitor with global scale advantage over Altaflo's North American-only footprint.
• Parker Hannifin: Parker Hannifin's Parflex division produces fluoropolymer and thermoplastic tubing for aerospace, industrial, and semiconductor markets. A broad industrial incumbent with fluoropolymer tubing SKU overlap and significantly larger scale and global reach.
• Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics: Saint-Gobain's Performance Plastics division produces fluoropolymer tubing, hose, and seals for industrial, medical, and semiconductor markets. Much larger global incumbent with overlapping SKU coverage and broader materials portfolio.

Direct peers

• Entegris: Entegris supplies high-purity fluid handling products including PFA and PTFE tubing for semiconductor chemical delivery — directly comparable to Altaflo's Altaflo 480 UHP PFA line and targeting the same wafer-fab customer base.
• Watson-Marlow: Watson-Marlow (a Spirax Group company) produces high-purity tubing and peristaltic pumps for pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical fluid handling — directly comparable to Altaflo's Medical & Life Sciences portfolio in both products and end customers.
• AGC Chemicals: AGC Chemicals (Fluon® brand) manufactures fluoropolymer resins and finished tubing/pipe products for chemical processing, semiconductor, and pharmaceutical markets — directly overlapping Altaflo's product portfolio and customer verticals.
• Zeus Industrial Products: Zeus is a leading global manufacturer of fluoropolymer (PTFE, FEP, PFA, ETFE) tubing and extrusions serving medical, aerospace, semiconductor, and fluid handling — the closest direct competitor to Altaflo in fluoropolymer tubing product line and end-market focus.
• Swagelok: Swagelok manufactures fluid system components including fluoropolymer tubing, fittings, and valves for industrial, semiconductor, and analytical instrumentation markets — overlapping with Altaflo's fluid handling and semiconductor customer use cases.
• Adtech Polymer Engineering: Adtech manufactures fluoropolymer (PTFE, FEP, PFA, ETFE) tubing and pipe for chemical, pharmaceutical, and semiconductor fluid handling — a focused direct competitor to Altaflo with comparable product breadth and engineered-to-order capability.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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