Para Plate Inc

What Para Plate Inc does

Para Plate & Plastics Co., Inc. (doing business as Para Plate) is a family-owned manufacturer of precision polymer printing plates for the flexographic packaging printing industry, founded around 1950 and operating from a single facility in Cerritos, California. The company produces three families of plates: liquid polymer plates (fast turnaround for simple graphics and utility work), i-plates (lightweight plates available in .155" and .250" thicknesses), and sheet polymer plates (high-definition thin-sheet plates up to 52" x 80" for premium graphics with fine screens and thin lines). It serves packagers across the United States on a nationwide direct-shipping basis.

The company's operations are organized into five in-house departments — sales & customer service, graphics, plate making, mounting, and shipping — which together handle artwork preparation, color separations, step-and-repeat layout, plate manufacturing, mounting to sleeves and cylinders, packaging, and freight shipping. Ownership sits with Shane Pearson and David Reyna. The underlying technology is conventional flexographic plate making using liquid polymer, i-plate, and sheet polymer processes with precision mounting, rather than digital or additive manufacturing.

Revenue is generated through direct, quote-based sales of polymer printing plates on a pay-as-you-go basis, with no disclosed subscription, licensing, or recurring-contract layer. The go-to-market is sales-led: customers request quotes via the company website, phone, or email, and specialists recommend the appropriate plate for specific packaging requirements. The customer segments are packagers in flexographic printing broadly, with sub-segments for time-sensitive utility work and premium high-definition packaging. At approximately 13 employees, Para Plate operates as a focused niche B2B manufacturer without disclosed institutional capital, partnerships, or acquisition activity.

Name

Para Plate Inc

Legal name

Para Plate & Plastics Co., Inc.

Website

https://paraplate.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Para Plate & Plastics Co., Inc. is a family-owned manufacturer of precision polymer printing plates for flexographic packaging printing, operating from Cerritos, California and serving US packagers nationwide with liquid, i-plate, and sheet polymer plate families.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Flexographic Printing Plates

NAICS

Laminated Plastics Plate, Sheet (except Packaging), and Shape Manufacturing (326130)

SIC

Commercial Printing (2750)

akta.pro primary industry

Prepress, Plate-Making & Artwork Services (IMALAKAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Flexible Packaging Printing (Film/Poly/Paper Print) (IMALAKAG), Flexible Packaging Printing & Decoration (Flexo, Gravure, Digital, Cold Foil) (IMALABAM)

Keywords

• Flexographic printing plates
• Polymer printing plates
• Packaging printing supplies
• Liquid polymer plates
• Sheet polymer plates

Headquarters

HQ city

Cerritos, California

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. Polymer Printing Plates: Manufacture and sale of precision polymer printing plates including liquid, i-plate, and sheet polymer varieties. Plates are manufactured, mounted, and shipped directly to packagers nationwide.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Para Plate manufactures precision polymer printing plates for flexographic packaging printing, offering three product families — Liquid Polymer Plates for fast-turnaround simple graphics, i-Plates for lightweight general-purpose use, and Sheet Polymer Plates up to 52" x 80" for high-definition fine-screen graphics. The company handles artwork prep, plate making, mounting, and shipping under one roof at its Cerritos, California facility and ships to packagers nationwide across the United States.

Product overview

Para Plate & Plastics Co. manufactures precision polymer printing plates for flexographic printing, serving packagers nationwide from their Cerritos, California facility. The company operates as a single unified product line with three distinct plate families: Liquid Polymer Plates for fast turnaround and simple graphics, i-Plates for lightweight handling in standard thicknesses, and Sheet Polymer Plates for high-definition premium graphics up to 52″ × 80″. All plates are manufactured, mounted, and shipped in-house across five departments: Sales & Customer Service, Graphics Department, Plate Making, Mounting, and Shipping.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Liquid Polymer Plates

Quantifiable outcome

• Shorter lead times due to integrated in-house operations
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

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 indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Flint Group: Flint Group (including its nyloflex and FlexiBrand flexo plate lines) is a global supplier of flexographic printing plates, sleeves, and consumables. Comparable to Para Plate because it manufactures polymer flexo plates for the same converter customer base, but operates as a broad incumbent across multiple printing technologies and geographies.
• DuPont: DuPont's Cyrel division is the largest global manufacturer of flexographic printing plates, offering both analog and digital plates used by US packagers. Comparable because it sells polymer plates into the same flexographic printing market Para Plate serves, but at vastly greater scale and with broad R&D resources.
• Toray Industries: Toray produces Torelief and other water-washable flexographic printing plates for the global packaging industry. Comparable to Para Plate because it sells polymer flexo plates into the same downstream packaging printing market, though as a diversified chemicals/materials conglomerate rather than a focused US plate trade shop.
• MacDermid Graphics Solutions:
• Asahi Kasei: Asahi Kasei produces photopolymer flexographic printing plates (AWP and related product lines) sold worldwide. Comparable to Para Plate because it supplies polymer plates into the same flexo plate market, but competes as a global incumbent with deep R&D and large-scale manufacturing rather than a US trade shop.
• Toyobo: Toyobo manufactures Cosmolight and other flexographic printing plates used in packaging printing globally. Comparable to Para Plate as a polymer flexo plate supplier to the same end-customer base (packagers), but operating as a large diversified materials incumbent rather than a US-focused trade shop.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/para-plate-inc

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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