Aurora Plastics, LLC, Streetsboro, Ohio, a leading manufacturer of polymer compounds, has announced its merger with Enviroplas Inc., Evansville, Indiana, an engineering compounding business with more than 30 years of growth history, in partnership with Enviroplas management. Aurora Plastics and Enviroplas now can offer customers a broader product portfolio backed by industry-leading customer service. The move represents the company’s launch of an engineered polymers business segment.
“Enviroplas brings an exciting platform expansion in a near-product adjacency with meaningful synergies,” said Darrell Hughes, CEO of Aurora Plastics. “We are excited to partner with the Enviroplas leadership team to drive continued growth.”
Jim Stratman, founder and CEO of Enviroplas, will remain a shareholder and continue to lead the growth as president of Enviroplas, the engineered polymers business of Aurora Plastics. Enviroplas’ leadership team and employee base will continue in their current roles.
The combined company offers a broad range of custom compounding capabilities and technologies, including:
- Engineered polymers: PC, PC/ABS, PC/PBT, PC/ASA, PC/SAN, PC/PET, ABS, TPU, Copolyester, Copolyester/PC, PEI, PBT, MABS, Polysulfone
- PVC compounds: Rigid PVC powder and pellet; CPVC, flexible PVC pellets; clear, opaque, and colored flexible PVC; rigid cellular PVC; PVC/acrylic alloys
- Thermoplastic elastomers: Styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) and styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene (SEBS) block co-polymers; TPO and chlorinated polyethylene alloys (CPE)
- Other specialty compounds: Custom thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO), low-smoke zero-halogen compounds (LSOH), flame retardant concentrates, and purge compounds
Aurora Plastics’ equity sponsor, Nautic Partners, has a proven value creation and growth model. Nautic is excited to provide resources and capital that will accelerate the growth of both the engineered compounds and vinyl specialties businesses of Aurora Plastics.
For more information, visit www.auroraplastics.com.