Professional Plastics buys Buffalo thermoformer Plastic Systems
What's the deal? Professional Plastics has acquired Plastic SystemsDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a Buffalo, New York thermoformer, in a deal announced November 12. Terms were not disclosed. The seller was Innovative Concepts in Entertainment (ICE)Dealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a Clarence, New York arcade game maker that had owned Plastic Systems for just two years.
What each company does: Plastic Systems, founded in 1981, manufactures custom thermoformed plastic components. Professional Plastics is a family-owned distributor and fabricator of engineering plastics.
Why now? ICE bought Plastic Systems in September 2024 to protect its supply of the distinctive plastic dome used on its Super Chexx Pro bubble hockey game. At the time, Plastic Systems had four employees and sent more than half its production to ICE, which said it could not find another manufacturer capable of matching the domes' quality.
What's the endgame? The deal pushes Professional Plastics beyond distribution and into thermoforming. "This acquisition supports our long-term growth strategy and enhances our established thermoforming, machining and custom part fabrication capabilities," president Mark Casey said.
The signal: The plastics M&A market stayed active through 2026, with sheet and thermoforming deals picking up pace. RingmetallDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →'s purchase of New England Plastics' thermoforming division points to steady buyer interest in specialised thermoforming. For Professional Plastics, the move adds production capacity to a business built on supplying engineering plastics.
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