Ocean Ridge Group Inc

What Ocean Ridge Group Inc does

Ocean Ridge Group Inc is a privately held Canadian trader and material recovery intermediary founded in 2018 and headquartered in Woodbridge, Ontario. The company connects paper mills, manufacturers, and converters holding off-spec, surplus, and B-grade label and adhesive inventory with global buyers seeking discounted, production-ready materials. Its portfolio spans core label and adhesive products (B-grade pressure-sensitive rolls, side trims, release liners, butt rolls), waste paper grades (OCC, carrier stock, poly-cup, newspaper, coated book stock), and an expanding set of paper and plastic industrial products (kraft liner, greaseproof, carbonless, LDPE, BOPP, LLDPE, PET, PP). The company states proficiency in over 100 grades of paper.

The business operates as a transaction-fee intermediary, not a processor. It deals exclusively in full container loads (FCL) and full truck loads (FTL), with monthly volumes ranging from 100 to 500 short tons depending on category. Pricing is quote-based and negotiated directly with counterparties. The go-to-market is sales-led, combining direct outreach (phone, email, web contact form), a LinkedIn presence, an email newsletter for inventory alerts, and content marketing through an active blog covering sustainability, recycling, and material education. Distribution is global via direct export operations; the company markets its role in moving off-spec inventory out of primary markets to protect domestic mill supply chains.

Revenue is generated by earning a spread on bulk transactions between mills and end buyers. The company does not disclose financials and has no identified institutional investors, parent company, or public listing. It offers three formal services: Material Recovery & Monetization, Value Label Supply Programs, and Circular Program Development. A minor partnership with Humanity First directs a percentage of every transaction toward the nonprofit's Water for Life initiative.

Name

Ocean Ridge Group Inc

Legal name

Ocean Ridge Group Inc

Website

https://ocridge.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ocean Ridge Group Inc is a Canadian trader and material recovery intermediary that connects paper mills and manufacturers holding off-spec, surplus, and B-grade label, adhesive, paper, and plastic inventory with global buyers via FCL/FTL bulk transactions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Paper and Forest Products Trading

NAICS

Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers (42393), Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (423840)

SIC

Wholesale-Misc Durable Goods (5090)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEUAIANAD

Asset Recovery, Surplus & Decommissioning Services

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Services (Waste Management, Recycling & Remediation)/Resource Recovery & Circular Economy Services (Reuse, Take-back, Refurbishment)

SECONDARYIMALAMAF

Packaging Recovery & Closed-Loop Programs (Take-Back, Deposit-Return, EPR Support)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Packaging & Containers/Sustainable Packaging Solutions

SECONDARYEUAIAJAH

Scrap Collection, Brokerage & Trading (Dealers, Aggregators, Exporters)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Services (Waste Management, Recycling & Remediation)/Scrap Metal & End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) Recycling

Keywords

• Paper materials trading
• Adhesive materials brokerage
• Label stock supply
• Waste paper recovery
• Forest products commodities

Headquarters

HQ city

Woodbridge

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Material Trading and Brokerage: Ocean Ridge Group generates revenue by acting as an intermediary between paper mills/manufacturers (who have off-spec, surplus, and B-grade materials) and customers seeking discounted label and adhesive materials. They buy materials from mills and resell to customers, earning margins on the transaction. They deal in bulk quantities (FCLs/FTLs) across various material categories including paper rolls, bales, and specialty materials.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ocean Ridge Group trades and recovers label, adhesive, paper, plastic, and forest product materials for mills, converters, and manufacturers. The company acts as an intermediary, purchasing surplus, off-spec, and B-grade inventory from paper mills and reselling discounted production-ready materials to customers worldwide in bulk FCL/FTL quantities. It also offers Material Recovery & Monetization, Value Label Supply Programs, and Circular Program Development services.

Product overview

Ocean Ridge Group operates as a trading and supply chain company specializing in label and adhesive materials, with a portfolio spanning three main categories: (1) Core Label & Adhesive Products including B-Grade Pressure Sensitive Rolls, Self-Adhesive/Pressure Sensitive Rolls, Release Liner Rolls, Butt Rolls + Side Trims, and Label Side Trims & Off-Cuts; (2) Waste Paper Products encompassing Carrier Stock Bales (#17), Poly-Cup Bales (#49), Newspaper Bales (#7), Over-Issued News Bales (#9), Old Corrugated Cardboard (OCC #11), Double-Sorted OCC (#12), Coated Book Stock (CBS #43), and Print Grade Rolls; and (3) Paper, Plastic & Industrial Products including Kraft Liner Rolls, Steel Mill Kraft, Greaseproof Paper Rolls, Colour Paper Rolls, Carbonless Rolls (NCR), Butcher/Market Paper Rolls, LDPE Bales, BOPP Film Bales, LLDPE Rolls, PET Strapping Bales, and PP Plastic Bales. The company does not process materials themselves but acts as a broker connecting mills with customers. They offer three core services: Material Recovery & Monetization, Value Label Supply Programs, and Circular Program Development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Material Recovery & Monetization Service

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Humanity FirstminorOthersOcean Ridge Group partners with Humanity First to support their Water for Life initiative, which builds water wells in regions without access to clean drinking water. A percentage of every transaction the company conducts goes toward this vital effort, contributing to the well-being of global communities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Cascades: Major North American manufacturer of recycled paperboard, tissue, and specialty packaging products with significant internal recycling operations. Comparable end-market exposure and visibly referenced as a partner on Ocean Ridge's homepage.
• CCL Industries: World's largest specialty label converter with extensive pressure-sensitive label operations. Comparable customer base to Ocean Ridge's label-converter segment and a logical buyer of discounted label stock.
• Mondi Group: Global integrated paper and packaging manufacturer with significant containerboard and recycled fiber operations. Comparable product universe to Ocean Ridge's traded paper grades and surplus materials.
• Sonoco Products: Global diversified packaging manufacturer with significant paper-based and adhesive-laminate product lines. Referenced on Ocean Ridge's homepage as a partner and overlapping in label/adhesive materials.
• WestRock: Major North American paper and packaging manufacturer with extensive recycled-fiber operations and now part of Smurfit Kappa. Overlaps with Ocean Ridge's paper-bale and recycled-fiber trading activity.
• Pratt Industries: Largest U.S. privately held producer of 100% recycled containerboard and corrugated packaging. Operates extensive paper-recycling collection overlapping with the surplus paper streams Ocean Ridge trades.
• Smurfit Kappa: World's largest containerboard and corrugated packaging producer, operating internal recovered-fiber collection. Comparable end markets and an active consolidator that affects the addressable supplier base.
• Avery Dennison: Global leader in pressure-sensitive label materials, release liners, and adhesives. Direct adjacency to Ocean Ridge's core label-stock product family and a potential upstream supplier of B-grade inventory.

Direct peers

• Heinzel Sales (Heinzel Group): Sales and trading arm of the Heinzel Group, one of Europe's largest paper traders moving containerboard, market pulp, and recycled fiber globally. Comparable broker model and product overlap with Ocean Ridge's paper and forest-products trading.
• Cellmark: Global merchant of paper, pulp, and recyclable materials acting as an intermediary between producers and buyers. Closely comparable to Ocean Ridge's role as a paper-and-recyclables trader connecting mills with converters worldwide.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ocean-ridge-recycling

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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