SUPPLIER MATCHING DESK
The matching desk turns a buyer brief into questions every plant can answer for thermoplastic manufacturers: polymer family, CAS when known, grade, melt flow, viscosity, moisture, color, quantity, packaging, US destination, SDS/TDS/CoA format and sample intent. Thermoplastic Suppliers Sourcing does not substitute a catalog photo for your specification and does not endorse a mill until written answers return.
A polypropylene molding pellet and a hose compound can share a thermoplastic label while differing in melt-flow window, stabilizer package and labeling. Keep those configurations on separate quote lines so a kilogram price is not averaged across unlike lots.
Discuss Product Requirements Open the document guideREQUIREMENT CARDS
Manufacturer quotes often hide gaylord deposits, moisture-barrier liners, CoA testing, export packing or hazardous-goods paperwork inside a unit price. The cards below are process checks, not a claim that a named mill has capacity, ISO 9001 coverage or TSCA listing for your resin SKU.
Record polymer designation, chemistry family, CAS number where known, and whether a pellet, powder, compound or another form is required. If the mill proposes a substitute melt-flow band, keep it on a second line until the buyer approves.
Ask for assay or purity if relevant, viscosity, density, moisture, color, particle size, molecular weight and any active content that your process uses. Unknown values stay labeled unknown rather than filled with typical catalog midpoints.
Request product subtotal, packaging, samples, testing, freight, duties and destination charges as separate figures, with currency and validity. An ex-works number is not a landed comparison for a US destination.
ISO quality-system, REACH, TSCA, GMP, DOT or IMDG statements are useful only when the supplier maps them to the quoted concentration, plant and lot. A competitor brochure cannot be reused as this site's credential.
DOCUMENT CHECKS FOR MANUFACTURERS