What Star Plastics does

Star Plastics Inc. is a privately held, minority-owned Canadian injection molding manufacturer established in 1989 and headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario. The company operates a single facility of over 100,000 square feet housing 60+ injection molding presses ranging from 40 Ton to 1,500 Ton capacity, with capabilities in decorative, insert, and overshoot molding, plus robotic automation and lean manufacturing. Its customer base spans three verticals — automotive (managed through PPAP and APQP quality processes), industrial components and assemblies, and branded consumer goods such as storage totes, laundry baskets, hangers, dish pans, and waste baskets.

The business model is a direct B2B sales motion for automotive and industrial customers, complemented by a consumer product catalog. Star Plastics engages with customer design and engineering teams from prototype and tooling approval through PPAP, APQP, and on-time delivery, and offers post-molding value-added services including hot stamping, pad printing, sonic welding, heat staking, painting, chrome plating, tooling design, and general assembly. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, consistent with custom injection molding industry practice.

Star Plastics holds IATF 16949:2016 automotive quality certification and CAMSC minority-owned supplier certification (effective March 2024), and has received repeated supplier awards from GM (2014, 2015, Gold) and TS Tech (2010, 2014, 2019). The company employs 251–500 people and continues to expand its consumer SKU base, adding multiple new products in 2024 and 2025. Revenue, ownership structure, and financial details are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Star Plastics

Legal name

Star Plastics Inc.

Website

https://starplastics.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Star Plastics is a privately held, minority-owned Canadian injection molding manufacturer founded in 1989 in Mississauga, Ontario. It operates 60+ presses across automotive, industrial, and consumer goods verticals, with full PPAP/APQP-certified quality systems and in-house secondary operations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plastic Injection Molding Manufacturing

NAICS

Plastics Product Manufacturing (3261), Other Plastics Product Manufacturing (32619)

SIC

Plastics Products, Nec (3089)

akta.pro primary industry

Automotive & Transportation Injection Molded Parts (IMANAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Consumer Products Injection Molding (Housewares, Toys, Personal Care) (IMANAFAE), Industrial & Machinery Injection Molded Components (Gears, Wear Parts) (IMANAFAF)

Keywords

• Injection molding services
• Plastic component manufacturing
• Automotive plastic parts
• Consumer storage products
• Contract plastic manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Mississauga

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Injection Molded Components and Assemblies: Manufacture and sale of injection molded plastic components and assemblies for automotive, industrial, and commercial goods sectors. Post-molding value-added services including assembly operations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Star Plastics Inc. manufactures injection-molded plastic components, assemblies, and consumer storage products from its 100,000+ sq. ft. Mississauga, Ontario facility equipped with over 60 injection molding machines (40 Ton to 1500 Ton capacity). The company serves automotive, industrial, and consumer goods sectors with full-service capabilities from prototype/tooling approval through PPAP/APQP to on-time delivery, including post-molding value-added services such as assembly, hot stamping, pad printing, sonic welding, and chrome plating.

Product overview

Star Plastics is a minority-owned injection molding manufacturer established in 1989, operating over 100,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing and warehouse space with 60+ injection molding machines (40 Ton to 1500 Ton). The company produces two main product lines: Automotive Products (injection molded components managed through APQP and PPAP processes) and Consumer Products (storage totes, laundry baskets, dish pans, hangers, file boxes, boot trays, and waste baskets). Manufacturing capabilities include decorative molding, insert molding, overshoot molding, sonic welding, heat staking, and general assembly. Post-molding value-added services are provided through a dedicated manufacturing team.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Automotive Products
• Injection Molding Services
• Secondary Operations Services
• Storage Tote 37L/10G (TOTES 1010)
• Storage Tote 67L/18G (TOTES 1018)
• Clear Storage Tote 67L/18G (TOTES 1118)
• Storage Tote 118L/30G (TOTES 1030)
• Laundry Basket 44L/1.25 BU (LB 1080)
• Laundry Basket 53L/1.5 BU (LB 1090)
• Laundry Basket 53L/1.5 BU Fashion (LB 1091)
• Dish Pan (DP 1050)
• Heavy Duty Hanger (HD 10 PK)
• Medium Duty Hanger (MD 6 PK)
• Legal/Letter File Box (FB 1040 Series)
• Boot Tray (BT 1060)
• Waste Basket 27L (WB 1070)
• 30L Oval Laundry Basket
• 55L Upright Laundry Hamper
• 49L Flip Top Storage Tote
• 10L Small Stackable Basket
• 14L Medium Stackable Basket
• 24L Stackable Tote W/O Lid New 24L plastic stackable tote without lid added to consumer product line in 2024.
• 24L Stackable Tote/Lid New 24L plastic stackable tote with lid added to consumer product line in 2024.
• Multi Storage Garbage Can 24L/6 Gallons New plastic multi-storage garbage can in 24L/6-gallon capacity, available in black (1025-B) and white (1025-W) color options.
• Heavy Duty Storage Tote 70L/18.49 Gallons New 70L heavy-duty plastic storage tote with multiple lid color options including black/red, black/yellow, black/blue, and sage green.
• Stacking Utility Shelf New plastic stacking utility shelf product added to the 2025 consumer product line.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Stack Plastics: Mid-sized Canadian injection molder offering custom molding, insert molding, and assembly across consumer and industrial markets — comparable in scale, capability set, and three-segment vertical approach to Star Plastics.
• Tessy Plastics: US-headquartered custom injection molder operating a large press fleet serving automotive, industrial, and consumer customers — directly comparable in scale, end-to-end molded services (including assembly), and vertical mix to Star Plastics.
• Plastixx: Canadian injection molding manufacturer serving automotive, consumer, and industrial markets — closely comparable regional scale, vertical mix, and IATF-qualified automotive work to Star Plastics' Mississauga operations.
• ABC Technologies Holdings: Canadian-based manufacturer of plastic automotive components and systems (interior trim, HVAC, cargo management) for global OEMs — directly comparable in scale, injection-molded product focus, and customer overlap with Star Plastics' automotive business.
• Martinrea International: Canadian-headquartered Tier-1 automotive supplier with substantial plastics and lightweighting capabilities serving the same North American OEM customers (GM, Ford, Stellantis) as Star Plastics. Comparable product mix across injection-molded interior and exterior automotive components.
• IPL Plastics: Canadian plastics manufacturer producing injection-molded consumer goods (storage, organization), rigid packaging, and automotive components. Closely comparable to Star Plastics' three-segment strategy (consumer/industrial/automotive) and injection-molding technology base.

Broad incumbents

• Berry Global Group: Global plastics manufacturer with rigid consumer packaging, storage products (e.g., Sterilite-type offerings), and industrial plastics — broad overlap with Star Plastics' consumer storage and industrial injection-molded product lines as a scaled incumbent.
• Magna International: One of the world's largest automotive Tier-1 suppliers with extensive plastics, exteriors, and interiors operations; broader and far larger than Star Plastics, but competes for the same OEM molded-component awards and serves as the dominant benchmark in the North American automotive plastics space.
• Sterilite Corporation: Largest North American producer of plastic consumer storage products (storage totes, laundry baskets, organizers) — directly overlaps Star Plastics' consumer housewares line as the market-leading incumbent brand in injection-molded household storage.
• Nifco America: Automotive plastic fastener and engineered component supplier serving North American OEMs as part of Japan-based Nifco group — comparable in injection-molded automotive component scope and Tier-1 OEM customer requirements to Star Plastics' automotive work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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