News & Events

Read more today about the appointment of Thomas J. Sullivan as Spectrum Plastics Group's President & Chief Executive Officer.

Spectrum Plastics Group increases Sterile Medical Flexible Packaging capabilities with its acquisition of PeelMaster Medical Packaging Corporation. 

Spectrum Plastics Group is announcing a strategic partnership with Laser Light Technologies. The collaboration will provide quick-turn, “off-the-shelf” extruded tubing with high-precision laser-cut features, available for next-day delivery in North America and within three days for international destinations.

In concert with our global society, Spectrum Plastics Group (SPG) is closely monitoring information on the spread of COVID-19 and taking proactive measures to ensure that the needs of our customers, our employees and our communities are met.

Spectrum Plastics Group announces the completed expansion of its Sandy, Utah operation. The company has now doubled the site’s footprint and established a 100,000-square-foot state-of-the-art manufacturing facility.

Medical Plastic Components Leader Enhances Vascular Technologies Division with Balloon Technology

Spectrum Plastics Group is your fast track source for prototype single lumen extrusions with integrated tipping, flaring and hubbing.

Welcome to the Spectrum Plastics Group quick turn core mandrel program, supported by our Glens Falls facility.  In order to expedite R&D braided catheter projects, we build and ship acetal core mandrels within 3-5 days. 

Spectrum Plastics Group, the global supplier of medical device specialty components and value-add solutions, is announcing a new divisional structure in 2019, to better serve customers, improve communication and provide overall organizational efficiency.

Apollo Medical Extrusion by the Spectrum Plastics Group now offers value-added overmolding capabilities at our Sandy, Utah facility. 

Providing Unprecedented Collaboration and Flexibility to Device Developers

Medical Plastics Leader Enhances Specialty Products Portfolio & Design Engineering Through Acquisition

Medical Plastics Leader Enhances Specialty Products Portfolio & Design Engineering Through Acquisition

Global Private Equity Firm to Support Growth and Expansion of Benchmark Medical Plastics Manufacturing and Extrusion Leader

Kohlberg & Company announces it has closed the Pexco acquisition and created a new, merged entity, Spectrum Plastics Groupl.

Kohlberg & Company announces its intent to acquire Pexco LLC, and to merge it with Kelpac Medical.

Expansion into silicone and finished device assembly solutions

September 1, 2016 – The Kelpac Medical division of PPC Industries (“PPC”), a diversified medical technology company that provides end to end components, tubing, packaging, and device assembly solutions to high tech medical device companies, announced today the acquisition of Xeridiem Medical Devices (“Xeridiem”), a specialist and leader in liquid injection molding, silicone injection molding, silicone extrusion, and silicone device assembly.

ALPHARETTA (August 29, 2016) – Pexco LLC, a leading North American specialty plastics developer and manufacturer across Medical, Defense, and Industrial markets, announces the establishment of its Pexco Medical division leadership position and the hiring of Mauricio Arellano as its division President.  

Offering a full range of components and assemblies

January 11, 2016 — Kelpac Medical, a PPC Industries, Inc. (“PPC”) company and leading manufacturer of high-performance packaging and tubing for the medical device industry, announced its acquisition of VitalMED, Inc. (“VitalMED”). Based in Lakeville, MA, VitalMED manufactures precision injected molded components for medical applications and offers design and development and contract assembly services. The acquisition advances Kelpac Medical’s mission to offer a robust medical device component solutions package that increases the value Kelpac Medical delivers to its customers.

ALPHARETTA (January 8, 2016) – Pexco LLC, a leading North American specialty plastics manufacturer across Medical, Defense, and Industrial markets, announces its acquisition of Scientific Plastics Corporation of St. Paul, Minnesota.  

ALPHARETTA (December 8, 2015) – Pexco LLC, a leading North American specialty plastics manufacturer across Medical, Defense, and Industrial markets, has acquired Precision Extrusion, Inc. of Glens Falls, New York.

Alpharetta, Georgia (11 February 2014) -- Pexco LLC, a leader in specialty and medical plastics processing, is announcing the expansion of its Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico manufacturing location.

MINNEAPOLIS (September 1, 2014) – Pexco Medical, a division of Pexco LLC, has purchased through its Spectrum Plastics operation a new 55-ton Roboshot injection molding machine for the purpose of developing new medical tools and advancing its biomaterial processing capability.

Kelpac Medical entry into microbore extrusion and catheters

June 10, 2014 — Kelpac Medical, a division of PPC Industries, has acquired a major capital position in Apollo Medical Extrusion.

ATLANTA (September 4, 2013) -- Pexco LLC, a leading North American specialty plastics processor, has entered the injection molding business, acquiring the Minnesota-based operation of Spectrum Plastics, Inc.

ATLANTA (May 13, 2011) -- Pexco LLC, a leading North American extruder of custom thermoplastic applications, has acquired Multitube Medical Devices S.A. de C.V. of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. Multitube specializes in custom extrusions for the medical device, health and safety, and consumer product markets. It primarily serves OEMs in the greater Mexicali and Tijuana region of northwest Mexico.