Founded in 1941, Americhem is a privately owned company that delivers custom color and additive masterbatch solutions throughout the United States. It specializes in color and additive masterbatches, as well as in single pigment dispersions. The company provides a range of additive masterbatches that includes antioxidents, antimicrobials, flame retardants, oxygen barriers, slip agents and optical brighteners. It also designs blacks and whites for food and drug administration applications. Americhem additionally offers specialized material handling systems and a range of processing equipment. The company operates more than five manufacturing plants throughout the U.S. and also maintains several representative sales offices in Shanghai, China; Mexico City; and Luxembourg. Headquartered in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Americhem maintains one of its locations in Mansfield, Texas.