Twenty years ago, Ewerton Borges was hired to sweep the floor at a Farmingdale business. Over the years he worked his way up to the position of plant manager at the business, and then managed plants in several states. He bought Spectra in 2017 with $60,000 of his own money and $500,000 in financing from the previous owner, Alicia Kolis, who is now the new company’s director of operations. The original purchase money, which bought Borges the company’s customer base and assets, including a library of 35,000 color variations, has allowed him to stabilize the business and bring back some inactive customers, he said. The company has about 85 customers, he said. He also has been able to reestablish accounts in Poland and Mexico. And he is working with a technology company that provides chips to casino companies with additives that help prevent counterfeit versions. The previous Spectra largely focused on color plastics for cosmetics display, he said. Now he wants to further automate the production equipment to make it more efficient. Since he purchased Spectra, he has stabilized the client base and brought back inactive customers, including some international customers.
