Confidence in Color
Family-owned with locations in the United States, China and Costa Rica, National Plastics Color (NPC) has retained sight of the dedicated customer care that built our company. We’ve been a steadfast and innovative partner to plastics makers and brands since 1989.
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July 6, 2026: National Plastics Color plots $7.7M expansion north of Wichita as CEO targets $100M revenue milestone.
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Quality Policy Statement
National Plastics Color, Inc. specializes in compounding resins, additives and pigments. Management strives to achieve customer satisfaction, optimum quality and increased profitability through a talented and experienced workforce.
Capabilities & Technology
NPC is set up for your success, from the latest equipment to the highest quality control standards.
We offer a full range of plastic colors and additives.
- Plastic colorants for:
- Polyethylene (PE)
- Polypropylene (PP)
- High-density polyethylene (HDPE)
- Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
- Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)
- Acrylic
- Nylon
- High-impact polystyrene (HIPS)
- Thermoplastic olefin (TPO)
- Thermoplastic elastomer (TPE)
- Thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV)
- UVI & UVA additives
- Encapsulation
- Antioxidants
- Oleamide & erucamide slip compounds
- Treated talc anti-blocks
- Anti-stats
- Filled compounds w/ calcium/talcs
Production Capacity
NPC can scale to meet your needs, from large ongoing orders to small custom batches.
- 72 million lbs annual production capacity
- 19 production lines
- Dedicated lines for black masterbatch, white masterbatch and ABS/acrylic resins
- Sample lines for orders as small as 5 lbs.
Color Matching Technology
We employ the latest spectrophotometric computer technology combined with highly trained and experienced staff to read your color target, define its profile, and complete a match that provides the best colorant for your needs.
- Datacolor Spectro 1050
- Datacolor Spectro 1000
Production Technology
NPC keeps pace with industry demands for greater efficiency while maintaining consistent, repeatable quality. We use advanced production equipment for compounding and masterbatch.
- Farrel continuous mixers
- Leistritz twin-screw extruders
- Marion paddle mixers
- Henschel high-shear mixers
Process Equipment Technology
NPC masterbatches deliver excellent distribution and dispersion characteristics. We offer the latest in pelletizing technology based on your requirements.
- Underwater pelletization
- Strand pelletization
- Encapsulated pigment
- Fluid bed heating and cooling classification for maintaining moisture levels on most products below 0.01%
Quality Control
NPC is an ISO 9001:2015 certified company. Our quality begins with the highest standards in raw materials and total control of processing. We follow through with strict ISO training, rigorous documentation and internal audits.
Tests include:
- Color
- Melt index
- Bulk density
- Moisture
- Pellet size
- Specific tests for your requirements
Regulatory Services
NPC is fully committed to ensuring our products comply with existing and emerging regional, national and international regulations. We provide fast regulatory document turnaround.
- Certificate of Analysis (COA)
- Technical data sheets (TDS)
- Safety data sheets (SDS)
- FDA Compliance Letters
- CONEG
- Proposition 65
- REACH
- RoHS DIRECTIVE
- PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances)
Sustainability
Sustainability is vital to NPC’s history and a long-term commitment to our community. Here are some ways we work to reduce our carbon footprint, conserve water and reduce landfill waste.
NPC Recycling converts plastic scrap into usable regrind or pre-colored pellets. This keeps plastic waste from landfills and offers cost-saving benefits as well.
We collaborate with the nation’s best water treatment experts to recycle and effectively control production process water usage.
Collecting and reusing dust within the production facility reduces landfill waste by thousands of pounds per year.
We are registered with the North American Renewable Energy Registry and are part of Renewables Direct, a wind energy program by our Kansas energy vendor.
NPC works with pigment vendors to actively reduce our carbon footprint. Our carbon black supplier is ISO 14040 and 14004 certified for CO2 emission reduction, and our TiO2 supplier offers a product that reduces processors’ carbon footprint by 7%.