Custom Pak Adhesives

What Custom Pak Adhesives does

Custom Pak Adhesives (operating as CustomPAK) is a third-generation, family-owned contract manufacturer and toll packager headquartered in Medina, Ohio (southwest suburb of Cleveland), tracing its origins to a 1922 founding as the Brilliant Chemical Company. The company provides end-to-end services for cleaning, maintenance, and protection products across the Home, Auto, and Industrial/Institutional end markets, including custom formulating and reformulation, hot/cold/ambient blending at scales from 50-gallon drums to 6,500-gallon tankers, contract packaging (metal and plastic tube filling, blister and shrink packaging, automated sprayer placement, case packing, high-speed label application), private label manufacturing, and integrated warehousing and distribution. Regulatory credentials include EPA-approved manufacturing facility status, EPA Registered Packaging House designation, ATF Certificate Holder authorization for alcohol-based products, and ISO-level record keeping, enabling the company to handle regulated chemistries that many competitors cannot.

The business model is project-based contract manufacturing, with revenue generated through toll manufacturing fees, turnkey product development, private label arrangements, and managed warehousing/logistics services priced on a quote basis tailored to each customer's run size, formulation complexity, and regulatory requirements. The go-to-market motion is enterprise field sales, with direct engagement of Fortune 500 customers and product startups; distribution is supported by a long-standing partnership with INDAL America (founded 1946), which manages the 100,000+ square foot warehousing facility, rail terminal, and truck/tanker fleet, supplemented by CPK Logistics brokerage. Ownership rests with third-generation operators Ron and Fred Camaglia, whose combined 70+ years of experience and family continuity since 1922 anchor the company's value proposition of stability, flexibility, and risk-averse capital deployment for clients.

Name

Custom Pak Adhesives

Legal name

CustomPAK

Website

https://custompak.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1922

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CustomPAK is a third-generation, family-owned contract manufacturer and toll packager in Medina, Ohio, providing formulating, blending, packaging, and warehousing services for cleaning, maintenance, and protection products serving Fortune 500 customers across home, auto, and industrial markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Chemical Manufacturing

NAICS

Polish and Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing (325612)

SIC

Specialty Cleaning, Polishing And Sanitation Preparations (2842)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAEABAA

Adhesives & Sealants Chemicals

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Chemicals & Industrial Materials/Specialty Chemicals

Keywords

• Contract chemical manufacturing
• Blending and formulating services
• Private label cleaning products
• Toll manufacturing services
• Industrial adhesives blending

Headquarters

HQ city

Medina

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contract Manufacturing Services: Toll manufacturing and turnkey solutions for contract manufacturing and private label needs. Services include formulating, blending, filling and packaging for cleaning, maintenance and protection products across Home, Auto and Industrial/Institutional markets.
2. Private Label Manufacturing: Full-service private label manufacturing for customers seeking to brand products under their own labels. Covers entire product lifecycle from concept to finished packaged product.
3. Custom Formulating and Reformulating: Custom formulating services for specific product needs, including reformulation to meet evolving regulatory mandates. Ranges from single product review to entire product lines.
4. Warehousing and Logistics Services: Warehousing, distribution, and inventory control services through logistics partner INDAL America. Includes over 100,000 square feet of warehousing space, truck and tanker fleet, and inventory management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Custom Pak Adhesives is a B2B contract manufacturer that blends, formulates, packages, and distributes cleaning, adhesive, and specialty chemical products on behalf of other companies. The company operates from facilities in Medina and Newark, Ohio, and offers end-to-end services spanning formulation, toll manufacturing, contract packaging, quality assurance, and warehousing/distribution for customers in home, auto, and industrial/institutional cleaning markets.

Product overview

CustomPAK is a third-generation family business (founded 1922 as Brilliant Chemical Company) operating as a contract packaging house and toll manufacturer offering a unified suite of services for cleaning, maintenance, and protection products. The core offering integrates four interconnected service lines: Blending & Formulating Services (custom chemical formulation, hot/cold/ambient blending from drum to tanker scale), Warehousing & Distribution (100,000+ sq ft facilities with inventory control and HAZMAT/EXPORT shipping), Quality Assurance & Environmental Services (EPA-approved manufacturing with ISO-level procedures and sustainability programs), and Contract Packaging & Toll Manufacturing (metal/plastic tube filling, blister/shrink packaging, sprayer placement, case packing, high-speed labeling). Together these services enable customers to move products from concept through formulation, packaging, and final distribution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Blending & Formulating Contract chemical blending and formulating service for customers in home, auto, and industrial/institutional cleaning product markets; produces customer-branded products to specification.
• Contract Packaging & Toll Manufacturing Outsourced packaging and toll manufacturing for branded cleaning, adhesive, and chemical products, enabling customers to leverage Custom Pak's production capacity without owning their own facilities.
• Warehousing & Distribution Warehousing and outbound distribution services for customers' finished cleaning, adhesive, and chemical products, leveraging Custom Pak's Medina and Newark, Ohio facilities.
• Quality Assurance Quality assurance and testing services for contract-manufactured cleaning, adhesive, and specialty chemical products, supporting EPA-approved and ATF-certified operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Significantly reduced new or existing product lead times
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• INDAL AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINDAL America, founded in 1946, manages CustomPAK's warehouse, rail terminal, and truck and tanker fleet. Provides modern fleet of trailers and stainless steel chemical tankers. Enables highly competitive tanker and carrier rates for packaging and chemical fulfillment needs.
• CPK LogisticsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCPK Logistics broker resources supplement INDAL America's fleet operations, providing additional logistics and distribution capabilities.
• IoPP (Institute of Packaging Professionals)minorOthersProfessional membership organization for packaging professionals. CustomPAK is a member and has received packaging design awards through this association.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Brenntag: World's largest chemical distribution company offering specialty and industrial chemical products, value-added services, and application support across cleaning and maintenance end markets. Comparable to CustomPAK as a chemical sourcing and formulation partner, though at vastly greater scale and global footprint.
• AptarGroup: Global leader in dispensing systems, closures, and active material science solutions for beauty, personal care, home care, and food/beverage markets. Comparable to CustomPAK in serving the home cleaning and personal care end markets with packaging components, though at much larger scale and with proprietary IP.
• Univar Solutions: Global chemical and ingredient distributor with strong positions in cleaning, personal care, and industrial formulations. Comparable to CustomPAK in supplying the chemical inputs and formulation expertise needed by cleaning product manufacturers, though operating as a distributor rather than a dedicated contract manufacturer.
• Berlin Packaging: Global hybrid packaging supplier offering rigid containers, closures, and value-added services (design, quality, financing) to consumer and industrial customers. Comparable to CustomPAK as a packaging solutions provider, though at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.

Emerging players

• Caldic: Global specialty chemicals distribution and formulation solutions provider serving personal care, cleaning, and industrial markets. Comparable to CustomPAK as a chemical blending and toll manufacturing partner, with overlapping capabilities in formulating cleaning and maintenance chemistries.
• IMCD Group: Global specialty chemicals and ingredients distributor providing formulation support across home care, personal care, and industrial cleaning markets. Comparable to CustomPAK in serving cleaning product brands with chemical formulation expertise, though with a distribution-led model rather than dedicated toll manufacturing.
• PakSource Global: Private label and contract manufacturing services provider for personal care, household, and cleaning products. Directly comparable to CustomPAK as a turnkey contract manufacturing partner for brand owners seeking outsourced production of liquid and packaged cleaning/maintenance products.

Direct peers

• TricorBraun: One of the largest rigid packaging distributors and service providers in North America, offering sourcing, design, and supply chain solutions for bottles, jars, tubes, and containers. Directly comparable to CustomPAK as a packaging services partner for consumer goods brands across cleaning, personal care, and household categories.
• McKernan Packaging: Specialty packaging distributor focused on bottles, jars, sprayers, and pumps with strong presence in the cleaning, personal care, and household chemical segments. Directly comparable to CustomPAK as a supplier of packaging components and services for cleaning and maintenance product brands.
• Aaron Packaging: Wholesale distributor of bottles, jars, sprayers, and containers serving small and mid-sized cleaning, personal care, and household product brands. Comparable to CustomPAK in serving brand owners seeking flexible packaging supply with smaller MOQs and broad SKU support.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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