THE STORY: The company was founded in 1973 as a buyer and seller of scrap materials. In 1978 it began recycling, and then in 1980 it started custom-compounding reinforced thermoplastics, which it still does for industries as diverse as automotive, consumer housewares, furniture, lawn and garden products, health care, packaging, and pump, pool, spa and irrigation.
› All of TPG’s products are manufactured in Woonsocket
› TPG’s ability to do custom compounding sets it apart in the field
› There are currently more than 40 employees at TPG
› Depending on the size of the order, production can take minutes to hours to days
› The manufacturing process is on an assembly line basis and the company says it is too complex to explain
› In 2017 the company custom-compounded more than 50 million pounds of resins
Mark S. Murphy is the editor of PBN.
