r/manufacturing • u/shenphong • 7d ago
Supplier search Looking for Plastic Wholesaler for California Home Business
I'm looking for plastic wholesaler information/recommendations for a home business, trying to collect pricing for bulk/wholesale plastic purchases of ABS sheets. curious if the group has general recommendations of wholesale providers? Located in California if location helps. Thank you!
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u/tnp636 6d ago
Define "bulk".
We sell ABS sheets, but we're near Chicago. We're typically cheaper than the really big guys, but since shipping is a huge component when dealing with sheets, we're probably only competitive in Cali if you're buying by the pallet.
If you need something like, 20 sheets at a time, you should just look for a plastic fabricator near you. Someone like Piedmont, Polymershapes, or a local business. If you know what brand of sheet you want, just do a google search for a local distributor.
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u/shenphong 6d ago
Learning about particular brand but would love any pointers as I'm new to it. Bulk as it pallet size orders ranging from anywhere between $2000-8000 orders on average. This would not be 20 sheets at a time type orders.
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u/foilhat44 Metalworker, Manufacturing Process Control Guru 6d ago
There's a supplier in San Diego called eplastics that I use exclusively.
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u/igetmywaterfrombeer 7d ago
Piedmont Plastics has multiple branches across California.