The History of O’Neil Color

O’Neil Color & Compounding was originally founded in 1957 in New York as Frank V. O’Neil Color.  Mr. O’Neil grew the company at a time when plastics were just becoming commercialized.  He relocated several times due to the growth of the custom colorants market, with his final plant being located in Paterson, NJ, just west of New York City.

The Paterson facility was purchased by Primex Plastics Corporation (www.primexplastics.com) in 1988 to serve their colorant needs in the rapidly expanding sheet extrusion market, in addition to continuing the growth of it’s external color concentrate business.  Primex acquired a second manufacturing plant in Jasper, Tennessee, 20 miles northwest of Chattanooga, in 1993.

Since 1993, O’Neil Color & Compounding has added production equipment that now totals 19 advanced lines including single screw, twin screw and continuous feed mixers.  The Jasper plant is ISO 9001 certified and both plants have the latest computer and software programs for exacting color production.  In addition, O’Neil, as a member of the privately-owned ICC Industries (www.iccindustries.com) family of companies, is a partner in the New Product Development Center located in Richmond, Indiana.  With a comprehensive array of analytical testing equipment, including access to a scanning electron microscope (SEM), the NPDC provides our customers with exceptional analytical services and an unbiased approach to the development of new materials.

The Compounding Division of O’Neil Color & Compounding currently produces high performance custom compounds across all resin systems including flame retardant, anti-stat, ESD, structural, wear resistant and TPE materials for injection, extrusion, blow molding and rotational molding applications.  In addition, O’Neil is a leader in single-pack, pelletized additive concentrates for anti-stat, anti-block, fungicidal, flame retardant, UV and surface enhancement applications.