CYPRESS, Texas—Drake Plastics Ltd. Co. recently completed and opened its new 140,000-square-foot (13,000-square-meter) manufacturing and corporate office facility in Cypress, the company said in a release. The milestone was celebrated at a Grand Opening ceremony on Thursday, March 26, 2026, which also corresponded with the company’s 30th anniversary.
“For 30 years, Drake Plastics has been a steadily growing technology company within the Greater Houston area,” stated Drake President Steven Quance, in the release. “We are proud to have reinvested where it all began with this new state-of-the-art facility on our 45-acre campus. ‘HQ’ now serves as our global headquarters.”
The Drake Plastics team at the Grand Opening of the company’s new, state-of-the-art facility in Cypress, Texas. (Photo: Drake Plastics/PRNewswire)
Drake Plastics describes itself as “a dynamic company that specializes in extrusion, injection molding, precision machining, machine building, engineering, and distribution of ultra-high-performance plastics.” Located in Cypress, the company is globally recognized as an industry leader in ultra-high-performance polymer manufacturing, the release stated.
A Drake Mission Statement objective is to “be good stewards of our environment and an asset to our community.” Honoring this objective, Drake HQ was built to meet or exceed every Harris Co. Texas Green Energy Requirement. It also features a 1.3 mW solar generation plant designed to offset 50 percent of the company’s power consumption.
To honor its neighbors and semi-rural surroundings, Drake an unorthodox architecture, “Factory Ranch.” The building is intended to blend with the surroundings and enhance the natural beauty of the area.
The expanded campus also allows us the company to better serve existing and new customers across industries such as semiconductor, aerospace, energy, and defense by adding capacity to scale with demand, Quance added.
“We are thrilled to open the doors of our new headquarters in the area where it all began. We are honored to have reinvested in the community that has supported our growth and success over the past three decades,” Quance concluded.
The Grand Opening ceremony took place at 14869 Grant Road, Cypress, Texas.
Drake Plastics started operations in 1996 with the extrusion of machinable stock shapes made from glass reinforced Torlon® 5030 PAI to support the Javelin Missile Program. The company has since expanded its portfolio of machinable shapes, injection molded parts, and precision machined components made from Torlon PAI, PEEK, PAEK, Ryton® PPS, Ultem PEI, Vespel PI, and other ultra-high-performance polymers.
An ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D certified manufacturer, Drake focuses on lean operating principles throughout its organization, the company said.