Shannon Industrial

What Shannon Industrial does

Shannon Industrial Corporation is a privately held, family-owned plastic resin distributor founded in 1965 and headquartered in Woodstock, Illinois. The company buys, stocks, and resells commodity and engineering-grade thermoplastics — including ABS, polypropylene, polyethylene (HD and LD), high-impact and general-purpose polystyrene, nylon 6/6, polycarbonate, acetal copolymer, SAN, and thermoplastic elastomers — through a 65,000 sq ft warehouse holding more than three million pounds of material, with 38-car rail staging and a US-certified on-site bulk truck scale. It also sells its own PROLINE house brand and offers Melt Flow and Notched Izod material testing alongside custom packaging and repackaging services.

The business serves US-based plastic resin processors and manufacturers ranging from small custom molders to large industrial accounts, delivering via bulk truck (delivered or FOB), railcar, customer pickup, or third-party carrier, and packaging orders in formats from 50lb bags up to supersacks, silos, and railcar quantities. Revenue is generated almost entirely through one-time product sales at quote-based pricing, with ancillary income from warehousing, repackaging, custom blanket orders, blind shipment handling, and material testing.

Shannon operates a direct-to-customer go-to-market: phone, email, and website contact form inquiries are the primary sales interface, supported by SEO-driven content marketing via a blog that publishes resin market updates. The company is owner-operated, led by three generations of family management plus a small commercial team (Sales GM Jerry Grossi Jr., Nick Antonelli, Steve Sliz, and Steve Margolis), with sales, customer service, pricing, and technical support decisions accessible directly to ownership on a same-day basis.

Name

Shannon Industrial

Legal name

Shannon Industrial Corporation

Website

https://shannonindustrial.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Shannon Industrial Corporation is a privately held, family-owned plastic resin distributor in Woodstock, Illinois, buying and reselling commodity and engineering thermoplastics (ABS, PP, PE, PS, nylon, polycarbonate, acetal, SAN, TPE) to US processors and manufacturers from a 65,000 sq ft, rail-served warehouse with 3+ million pounds of inventory.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plastic Resin Distribution

NAICS

Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (325211), Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (32521), Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (325991)

SIC

Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers (2821)

akta.pro primary industry

Engineering Plastics & Performance Resins (PC, PA, POM, PBT, PMMA) (IMAEADAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Commodity Thermoplastics Resin Manufacturing (PE, PP, PVC, PS) (IMANAAAA)

Keywords

• Plastic resin distribution
• Engineering plastics supply
• Thermoplastic materials
• Polymer warehousing logistics
• Custom resin packaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Woodstock

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Plastic Resin Sales: Sale of plastic resins including ABS, Polypropylene, Polyethylene, Polystyrene, Nylon, Polycarbonate, Acetal, SAN, and Thermoplastic Elastomers in various grades. Revenue is generated through direct product sales in multiple packaging formats (railcar, bulk truck, bag, supersack) to processors and manufacturers.
2. Custom Packaging and Repackaging Services: Custom packaging and repackaging services including custom blanket orders, precision packaging to customer specifications. Value-added service bundled with product sales.
3. Warehousing and Logistics Services: Warehousing services including 65,000 sq ft warehouse, railcar staging (38 car capacity), bulk storage, and logistics coordination including blind shipments and third-party delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Shannon Industrial Corporation distributes commodity and engineering plastic resins — including ABS, Polypropylene, Polyethylene, Polystyrene, Nylon 6/6, Polycarbonate, Acetal, SAN, and Thermoplastic Elastomers — in multiple grades and packaging formats (railcar, bulk truck, bag, supersack). The company supplements resin sales with value-added services such as on-site material testing (Melt Flow and Notched Izod), custom packaging, warehousing, railcar staging, and logistics coordination.

Product overview

Shannon Industrial is a plastic resin distributor offering a comprehensive portfolio of commodity and engineering plastics. Their core product line includes ABS, Polypropylene (Copolymer, Clarified Copolymer, Homopolymer, 40% Talc Filled), Polyethylene (HD and LD in extrusion and injection grades), High Impact Polystyrene, General Purpose Polystyrene, Nylons 6/6, Polycarbonate, Acetal, SAN, and Thermoplastic Elastomers. The company provides material testing services including Melt Flow and Notched Izod testing, along with customized servicing options such as bulk truck shipping, custom packaging, warehousing, and railcar staging. They operate from a 65,000 square foot warehouse with 38 car rail siding and maintain over 3 million pounds of material on hand.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ABS Resins

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 3 million pounds of material on hand for immediate delivery
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Nexeo Plastics: Nexeo Plastics is a global distributor of thermoplastics serving injection molders, extruders, and OEMs across North America, Europe, and Asia with warehousing and technical services — directly overlapping Shannon's commodity and engineering plastics distribution model.
• M. Holland Company: M. Holland is one of the largest independent resin distributors in North America, distributing a broad portfolio of commodity and engineering plastics with warehousing and technical support — directly comparable to Shannon in product mix and customer base, though at significantly larger scale.
• LTL Color Compounders: LTL Color Compounders is a US-based custom compounder and distributor of color and additive concentrates for thermoplastics — comparable to Shannon's color concentrate offering and value-added custom compounding/services for processors.
• Channel Prime Alliance: Channel Prime Alliance is a North American plastics distribution alliance representing multiple producers of commodity and engineering resins with warehousing and logistics services — directly comparable to Shannon as a multi-producer resin distributor serving processors.
• Entec Polymers: Entec Polymers distributes a broad range of engineering and specialty resins in North America, providing technical support and supply chain solutions to processors — directly comparable in product mix and customer orientation to Shannon's engineering plastics offerings.
• Resin Technology, Inc. Resin Technology, Inc. is a US-based thermoplastic resin distributor and technical services provider serving processors with material selection guidance and supply chain support — comparable to Shannon in serving small-to-mid processors with technical/sourcing assistance.

Broad incumbents

• Avient Corporation (formerly PolyOne): Avient is a large specialty polymer materials company offering compounding, distribution, and engineered materials across multiple resin families — overlapping Shannon in engineering plastics and custom compounding/repackaging but as a much larger incumbent with global operations.
• Asahi Kasei Plastics North America: Asahi Kasei Plastics North America is the US arm of a major Japanese resin producer/distributor selling engineering polymers including Nylon 6/6 and specialty resins — comparable to Shannon in engineering plastics distribution with overlapping product lines (Nylon, PC, etc.).
• ALBIS Plastics (US operations): ALBIS is a global distributor and compounder of engineering thermoplastics with US operations distributing a wide range of technical polymers — comparable to Shannon in engineering plastics distribution but operating as a broad multinational incumbent with compounding capabilities.

Regional players

• Polymerland (formerly a Bayer/DSM business): Polymerland and successor entities (now part of Envalior/Distribution Solutions) have historically distributed engineering plastics in North America with technical support — comparable to Shannon in engineering plastics distribution but with stronger producer affiliation.

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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