About
Overview
Established in 1947, Shuman Plastics, Inc. continues to be a dependable supplier of
thermoplastic raw materials and services to the plastics processing trade. Our Company
actively buys and sells a wide variety of prime, "near-prime", compounded, regrind and
scrap forms of material. We also offer diverse toll processing services, and
manufacture and sell Dyna-Purge® purging compounds. All of our products and services
are supported by our team of dedicated and knowledgeable professionals. Our responsiveness
and customer care are second to none!
Key Activities
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Merchant activities involving all engineering resins (including but not limited to): ABS, P/C, PC/ABS, Nylon, PBT, Acetal, Acrylic, PPO, PUR, and other etc.
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Compounding of proprietary and custom compounds including: ABS, P/C,
PC/ABS, P/S, P/P, PPO and others. Options including Flame Retardants,
Fillers and Custom Colors are available. Many of our compounds are UL recognized.
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Toll processing services are available for all types and forms of thermoplastic
material. Services include grinding, blending, and compounding via our Peckham-Adam Corp.
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Dyna-Purge® Purging Compounds in a variety of grades are manufactured and
sold by our Company in the USA and Canada; Dyna-Purge® is available in most other countries worldwide through select Distributors.
Markets Served
Shuman Plastics serves the thermoplastics processing community
(both injection and extrusion) directly. We also supply various
remarketing organizations, distributors, and compounders with raw materials and finished compounds.
Our Dyna-Purge® Division is a leading supplier to the Global plastics processing trade.
Facilities/Capabilities
Our 130,000 Sq.Ft. masonry building houses our offices, R & D and manufacturing.
We operate a full service thermoplastics laboratory, and perform checking/testing,
grinding (2-75hp Cumberlands, 1–150hp Cumberland) and blending (1-20K,1-40K and 1-50K vertical
Kelly Duplex Blenders). We also maintain an active rail siding.
Location
Depew (Buffalo) New York, is strategically positioned to serve the entire Northeast,
Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Eastern Canadian Provincial regions of industry. Our Company
ships materials throughout the USA and Canada, as well as to European and Asian markets.
Key Personnel
| Ken Shuman |
President |
| Dan Shuman |
Executive Vice President |
| Joseph Ruffino |
C.F.O. |
| Ed Grzyb |
Manufacturing, Lab, QA / QC Manager |
| Tim Cutler |
Dyna-Purge® Manager |
| Kelli Ropach |
International Dyna-Purge® Manager |
Employees Average Years of Service
| Functional Area |
# Years |
# Employees |
| Senior Management |
20 |
2 |
| Production |
14 |
10 |
| Trading |
12 |
6 |
| Quality |
13 |
3 |
| Dyna-Purge® |
7 |
10 |
| Accounting |
12 |
5 |
Number of Employees
36 Total
International Distributors (Dyna-Purge)®
24
Trademarks
Dyna-Purge® Purging Compounds
Productivity Begins with Purging®
UL Recognition
Polycarbonate
ABS
Polystyrene
(QMFZ2 Component Plastics File E80143 cards A, B and C)
Affiliated Companies
Peckham-Adam Corp. based in Depew, N.Y. handles "non-typical" scrap, commodity materials and toll processing activities.