Company Profile
AXEL Plastics
Company Overview
AXEL Plastics Research Laboratories, Inc. is a chemical additive company. It was founded in 1941 and is currently in its third generation of family ownership and operation. The business is registered to the ISO 9001:2015 Quality System and the company and its products are fully compliant with REACH and major worldwide regulatory requirements. AXEL serves the global market through direct sales and a network of stocking distributors and technically trained representatives.
Company History
AXEL was founded by Dr. Rodolphe Axel in 1941 as a result of his wartime research at Columbia University. The company’s product line originated from coatings which he designed to save glass beakers, which were scarce during World War II.
The company’s first New York home was a loft in lower Manhattan. At this point, the young business could not exist on mold release sales alone, so Dr. Axel, inventor, innovator, and entrepreneur, also manufactured vinyl doll parts and polyurethane seat cushions. By the late 1950s, the Axel name and the company’s release products had become well recognized by molders in the growing plastic and rubber industries and the company’s future was bright.
As demand for AXEL’s MoldWiz® products increased, the company moved into a larger industrial space in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
By the 1960s, AXEL was not only supplying mold release agents and processing aid additives to American industry, but had also expanded to overseas markets in Europe and Asia. In 1960, AXEL moved to a larger manufacturing space in Long Island City.
After several expansions, the company moved to Woodside, Queens, in 1976. Since then, three additional adjacent properties were acquired to support the company’s continuous growth.
In 2001, the company added the XTEND trademark to its product line. These semi-permanent mold releases are an important component in the product mix.
In 2012, the company purchased 10 acres of land in Monroe, Connecticut for a new facility.
In 2017, AXEL relocated to Monroe, Connecticut, having built a 42,000 sq ft facility to expand their manufacturing, R&D, and laboratory capabilities, allowing for continued growth and development.
AXEL is certified with ISO 9001:2015, and is both REACH and RoHS compliant.
Notable Products / Brands
XTEND, MoldWiz, Clean Wiz, Paste Wiz