Ampacet’s technology brings plastic alive, giving it the right look and function for almost any end use. Since 1937 those who work with plastic have turned to us for the color and additive formulations they need.
As the leading manufacturer of color and additive masterbatches, we offer exceptional products and service the world over. We span the globe with manufacturing sites and R&D centers in North and South America, Europe and Asia, and back our products with world-class technical support.
Contact us for the masterbatch solutions you need to create cost-effective packaging, consumer products and industrial goods, as well as the ability to make injection and blow molding, film processing, extrusion, thermoforming and other processes more efficient.
1937
American Molding Powder and Chemical Corporation formed in Brooklyn, New York.
1940
Reclaimed nylon from hosiery for military use.
1964
Opened Mount Vernon, New York plant.
1969
Developed color concentrates for extrusion coating.
1970
Developed flame retardant concentrates.
1972
Began production at Terre Haute, Indiana plant.
1976
Introduced multifunctional concentrates. Opened DeRidder, Louisiana plant.
1979
Introduced single pigment concentrate for engineering plastics.
1984
Introduced products for Linear Low Density Polyethylene.
1987
Began European production in Messancy, Belgium.
1989
Added automated line at Terre Haute, Indiana plant.
Opened global corporate headquarters in Tarrytown, New York.
1990
Opened Corporate Technical Center in Terre Haute, Indiana.
1993
Opened sales office in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia.
1995
Opened Cartersville, Georgia plant.
1996
Acquired Tisco S.r.l. in Telgate, Italy.
1998
Formed Ampacet de Argentina, a joint venture with Biblos Color. Acquired Baron Colour, Canada. Expanded the Messancy, Belgium plant.
1999
Acquired the Color and Compounding Division of Equistar Chemicals. Acquired Repexim in Argentina.
2000
Opened Ampacet Asia in Thailand.
2003
Opened blow molding facility at Heath, Ohio. Acquired several facilities:
Polimaster S.r.l., Busto Garolfo, Italy; PolyColour Ltd., Telford, England; and Corland of Camacari, Bahia, Brazil. Expanded manufacturing and laboratory equipment at Sao Paulo, Brazil, facility.
2004
Opened manufacturing facility in Delta, British Columbia, Canada.
2005
Added color capability for engineering thermoplastics at Heath, Ohio plant. Acquired Sembodja in Poland. Expanded the ESIE-Rayong, Thailand, plant to include custom color and service capabilities.
2006
Opened color masterbatch plant in Querétaro, Mexico. Expanded the Heath, Ohio plant’s custom color capacity. Moved South American headquarters to San Isidro, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
As the leading manufacturer of color and additive masterbatches, we offer exceptional products and service the world over. We span the globe with manufacturing sites and R&D centers in North and South America, Europe and Asia, and back our products with world-class technical support.
Contact us for the masterbatch solutions you need to create cost-effective packaging, consumer products and industrial goods, as well as the ability to make injection and blow molding, film processing, extrusion, thermoforming and other processes more efficient.
1937
American Molding Powder and Chemical Corporation formed in Brooklyn, New York.
1940
Reclaimed nylon from hosiery for military use.
1964
Opened Mount Vernon, New York plant.
1969
Developed color concentrates for extrusion coating.
1970
Developed flame retardant concentrates.
1972
Began production at Terre Haute, Indiana plant.
1976
Introduced multifunctional concentrates. Opened DeRidder, Louisiana plant.
1979
Introduced single pigment concentrate for engineering plastics.
1984
Introduced products for Linear Low Density Polyethylene.
1987
Began European production in Messancy, Belgium.
1989
Added automated line at Terre Haute, Indiana plant.
Opened global corporate headquarters in Tarrytown, New York.
1990
Opened Corporate Technical Center in Terre Haute, Indiana.
1993
Opened sales office in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia.
1995
Opened Cartersville, Georgia plant.
1996
Acquired Tisco S.r.l. in Telgate, Italy.
1998
Formed Ampacet de Argentina, a joint venture with Biblos Color. Acquired Baron Colour, Canada. Expanded the Messancy, Belgium plant.
1999
Acquired the Color and Compounding Division of Equistar Chemicals. Acquired Repexim in Argentina.
2000
Opened Ampacet Asia in Thailand.
2003
Opened blow molding facility at Heath, Ohio. Acquired several facilities:
Polimaster S.r.l., Busto Garolfo, Italy; PolyColour Ltd., Telford, England; and Corland of Camacari, Bahia, Brazil. Expanded manufacturing and laboratory equipment at Sao Paulo, Brazil, facility.
2004
Opened manufacturing facility in Delta, British Columbia, Canada.
2005
Added color capability for engineering thermoplastics at Heath, Ohio plant. Acquired Sembodja in Poland. Expanded the ESIE-Rayong, Thailand, plant to include custom color and service capabilities.
2006
Opened color masterbatch plant in Querétaro, Mexico. Expanded the Heath, Ohio plant’s custom color capacity. Moved South American headquarters to San Isidro, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
