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Crain Communications' International Newspaper for the Plastics Industry

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Joined January 2009
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Plastomer passes to the next generation with some outside help
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IBM researchers have a new family of fluoropolymers that could by used in advanced electronics and medical devices.
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Happy 30th anniversary to @plasticsnews Editor and @CrainComm Polymer Group Editorial Director @donloepp ! Thank you for your tireless work, countless interviews & leadership. From Germany to Mexico to the U.S., Don is ever present leading by example. @RubberNews @tirebusiness
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It's time again to celebrate the contributions of women professionals in the plastics industry
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2017 Plastics News Campaign of the Year winners. #plasticsnews #pnmarketing #pncampaignoftheyear
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It is our 30th Anniversary. Our office is celebrating--will you? Join us with our Special Edition Plastics News 30th Anniversary Issue. Coming out October 7th! This celebration is better than pretzel day!
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As we remember Bill Carteaux today, let's revisit his 2015 induction into the Plastics Hall of Fame @bcarteaux @PLASTICS_US
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Breaking News: Intertech Plastics Inc. is the 2019 Plastics News Processor of the Year
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Congratulations to the Women Breaking the Mold Class of 2019! #WBMForum
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#NPE2018 is open. Come see Plastics News at Booth W5145 and pick up the latest issue. We’ll have a new one every day through Thursday, packed with fresh news from the show.
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It's a beautiful sunny day at K 2016. And our photographers are covering the show from every angle ... even the sky. #K2016
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Join Plastics News at K 2016! Hall 6, Booth C08 #plasticsnews #K2016
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Plastics News Marketing Summit 2017 has begun! #plasticsnews #pnmarketing
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Manufacturing Day puts plastics companies in the spotlight
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Congrats to Lisa Kaplan and the team from @MHolland for winning the @plasticsnews Campaign of the Year #pnmarketingsummit
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Bill Carteaux has been “Mr. Plastics” for the current generation His loss leaves a hole in the global plastics industry.
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Editor Don Loepp had a great time on Friday at #NPE2018 touring the show and talking with students and teachers from Timber Creek High School in Orlando. Watch for coverage next week!
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PolyOne focusing on customers and sustainability at NPE2018
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Breaking: Federal officials have declared the chemical industry and parts of the plastics industry, like single-use products, within the country's "essential critical infrastructure."
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NPE2018 hits record size, exhibitors
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At 4:00PM ET Joshua Baca of @AmChemistry will be discussing Plastics in a New Environment and Its Short Term Future. Thank you to our session sponsor, @AmcoPolymers . See you there! Enter the Virtual Site to View: #PNExecForum
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Some of our favorite photos from the first day of #npe2018 - see anyone you know?
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Perc Pineda of @PLASTICS_US covers economic trends affecting the plastics industry #pnexecutive
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Introducing the new #AskTheExpert Livestream Series from our sister publication @SustainPlastics with thanks to our sponsors @MillikenChem @iMFLUXinc @AvientCorp and @Ti_Films #AskTheExpert
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Sustainable Plastics
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Introducing the Ask the Expert Livestream Series from Sustainable Plastics. Engaging, live conversations with leading industry experts. Our launch series covers plastics recycling and the circular economy. Learn more and RSVP for each session here:
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Gene Altonen explains iMflux injection molding technology, including potential materials savings #PNCAPS @ProcterGamble
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#Tradeshow season has arrived. Stay ahead with the best coverage, at our special #fall promo prices. Subscribe HERE
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What's new at #K2016 ? Look for this fine team! Or see the digital editions, and more, here:
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Thank you, @DowChemical ! The Welcome Reception at #pncaps was a success!
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46 Braskem America employees are living at the firm's polypropylene resin plant in Marcus Hook, Pa., for 28 days to ensure there is no interruption in production of much-needed material for medical supplies.
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News alert: Senate Democrats have launched a renewed push to develop national strategies to address environmental and health concerns over plastics.
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Wondering about the supply/demand outlook for plastic resins in 2018? Check out this week's Materials Outlook special report.
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The pace of plastics dealmaking was fast and furious in the second half of 2018.
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Diego Donoso of Dow Chemical speaks out on issues of diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
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The heat seems to be on plastics these days, so let's pause for a moment and consider what the proper response should be. What strategy is both reasonable and defensible?
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It's a full house here in Nashville! Our Women Breaking the Mold Networking Forum has officially begun. Learn more about this influential forum at #WBMForum
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NPE2018 sells out its exhibit space
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The Toy Industry Hall of Fame announced Dec. 20 that Tom Murdough, the man who created Little Tikes, Step2 and now Simplay3 will be inducted in its Hall of Fame in 2020.
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Frank needed a pair of these, apparently… @fesposito22 #SolarEclipse2017 #whichphotowillgetmorelikes ?
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Final days to register for Plastics News Women Breaking the Mold! Register here: #plasticsnews #PNWomenBeakingtheMold #networking #Chicago #PNWBMForum
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This week's issue takes a special look at family-owned plastics companies -
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Glenn Fish of Tekni-Plex, our 2017 CFO of the Year, with PN publisher Brennan Lafferty and David Hohman of BMO Harris Bank #pnfinancial
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Two familiar names, Dow and DuPont, will be returning to plastics and chemicals markets later this year with their own corporate identities.
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Breaking: A new report from the @minderoo Foundation finds that the petrochemical industry could face "potentially colossal" liability claims over plastic in the environment
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Fun and games at #NPE2015 - a visit to our booth from some interesting friends. http://t.co/9LjqvHOTbw
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Ikea targets plastics in new sustainability program
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Today's Daily Report from #NPE2018 - Get your copy at Booth W5145 - Cloeren back in business after Hurricane Harvey - Resin suppliers announce aggressive recycling goals - CNC growth drives Proto Labs' expansion
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Thank you to all our attendees, sponsors and partners for making the 2017 Plastics In Automotive Conference a success! #pnauto #Detroit
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Need to know who's making news at Fakuma? Read today's show daily #Fakuma #fakuma2017
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There will be two US pavilions at K 2019, and the deadline for reserving exhibit space is May 31
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Thank you for making the 20th Anniversary of Plastics News' Executive Forum memorable! #pnexecutive #pnexecforum #plasticsnews
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Women Breaking the Mold Panel Discussion #pnbreakingthemold #PlasticsNews #WomenLead
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Progressive Components, a Wauconda, Ill.-based global supplier to the tooling and molding industry, took home the top spot for Best Places to Work at the Plastics News Executive Forum
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Congratulations to Petoskey Plastics, our 2017 Plastics News Processor of the Year
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For those of you who attended K 2019, did you take home one of the Miss K blow molded figures? And if so, what are you planning to do with it?
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Congratulations to all the inductees to the Plastics Hall of Fame. We featured a profile on each inductee in 2021, find them here:
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PLASTICS (Plastics Industry Association)
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This week, in Chicago, during the PLASTICS Spring National Meeting and Conference, the Plastics Hall of Fame welcomed ten new members to its ranks. Congratulations to all the inductees, with our gratitude for everything they have done for our industry.
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To honor longtime plastics journalist Bill Bregar, SPE and Crain Communications have launched the Bill Bregar Memorial Scholarship Fund.
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. @Mack_Molding will take home the Sustained Excellence Award this year. The 104-year-old, family-owned company in Arlington, Vermont, was our 2006 Processor of the Year.
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Meet our keynote speaker, Melissa Craig, Senior Manager for Packaging Sustainability at Unilever. Melissa and many other expert speakers will be addressing the issues on the industry's mind at the 2020 Executive Forum. Will we see you there? Register Now:
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Plastics Caps & Closures 2020 is next week! Register now to start connecting with over 680 industry professionals with our new virtual event website. Register Now -
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Our first official K 2019 issue is online now and available at our booth in Hall 6, C08!
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Custom injection molder Richardson Molding Inc. is investing $5.25 million in an expansion at its manufacturing facility in Philadelphia, Miss.
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Industry executives say the legacy of Bill Carteaux will be one of essentially saving the Plastics Industry Association in difficult times and building a foundation for future growth.
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3-D printing: The hype is shrinking, but the market is still growing #ANTEC16
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Lucy Bai, a 36-year-old associate research scientist at Dow Chemical (China) Co. Ltd., said her ties to the... http://t.co/u1ZMM8mNek
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A new hockey equipment project by Covestro, more big coronavirus news and a recycler turned movie-maker.
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Solvay SA has launched a new polyetheretherketone product that delivers higher glass transition temperature and melting temperature compared with standard PEEK materials in the market.
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Encore Plastics has snagged a big plastic paint tray order with Walmart, moving work from China to the USA
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Freight surcharges? Higher shipping costs? A shortage of truck drivers is impacting the resin distribution market. Check out the feature by Frank Esposito
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Senior reporter Frank Esposito leads our compounding panel at the PN Executive Forum. #pnexecutive
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Sustainable Plastics, a Europe-based sister magazine to Plastics News, will provide news that impacts consumer and industrial brands, manufacturers, governments, the plastics industry and more.
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Registration is now open for 2019 Plastics Caps & Closures! Visit the website for more information. #PNCaps #Chicago
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Broome joins Plastics Industry Association
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Italian bioplastics firm Bio-on srl has signed an agreement with Innova Imagen SA de CV to make polyhydroxyalkanoate biopolymers in Mexico.
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Trends in resin distribution, potential changes for lockout/tag-out, and a major plastics processor weighs in against state preemption laws
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Reporter @SarahKominek has planted a new blog for @plasticsnews called Fake Plastic Trees. Her inaugural blog post serves as this week's Viewpoint and is about millennials starting to step into the leadership roles at manufacturers.
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The world's largest bottled water company has started using the How2Recycle label on all the company's half-liter bo…
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Meet the 2019 class of Women Breaking the Mold in the plastics industry
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Women In Plastics: Patricia Miller turned a 39-year-old company back into a start-up http://t.co/WP98HA9LmU http://t.co/FUWVoAHX97
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What are you thankful for this year? Share your thoughts here! #Thanksgiving #thankfulforplasticsnews
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Eaton has a 108-year heritage. #execforum
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Cindy Fisher of @eatoncorp discusses workplace culture and diversity at @plasticsnews Executive Forum.
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To all the readers of @PlasticsNews we wish you a #HappyThanksgiving :-)
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Many thanks go to our sponsors, presenters and attendees! We’ll see you next year! Save the Date, September 27 – October 1, 2021. #pncaps
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A toy company is combining sustainability, made-in-USA marketing and the John Deere brand.
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