National Plastics Color, Inc.

Family-owned US colour masterbatch maker, founded in 1989, with its head office and plant at 100 Industrial St, Valley Center, Kansas (near Wichita), a recycling unit in Goddard and a warehouse in Park City, Kansas, a distribution centre in Costa Rica and affiliates in Kunming and Shenzhen, China. It compounds resins, pigments and additives on 19 production lines (72 million lb a year), with dedicated lines for black and white masterbatch. Products: custom and stock colour masterbatch (organic, inorganic and FDA-compliant blends, pigment loadings above 75%; low-warp, high-heat, light-stable, pearl and silver concentrates), black masterbatch (50% carbon black, FDA, conductive, NIR-sortable and low-gloss grades), white masterbatch (50–80% TiO2), liquid colour for PET, HDPE and PP, and additive masterbatches (antiblock, antistat, antioxidant, slip, UV stabilisers, PFAS-free process aids). Colour matching in as little as 48 hours, samples from 5 lb; carriers include PE, PP, PVC, ABS, acrylic, nylon, HIPS, TPO, TPE and TPV. ISO 9001:2015; COA, TDS, SDS, FDA, REACH and RoHS documents. Markets named on its website: medical, consumer goods, automotive, agriculture, housewares, composites, outdoor products and packaging.