Sustainability Takes Center Stage

In preparation for the 2022 Re|focus Sustainability & Recycling Summit, our team presented a two-day online event called A Practical Guide to Sustainability in Plastics, packed with in-the-know speakers like Debbie Prenatt, M. Holland Company's market manager for sustainability, who caught the attention of Plastics News with what she had to say.

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Milacron Helps Students Prepare for the Future

As part of a strategic partnership supporting hands-on training with real plastics industry equipment and technology at Shawnee State University, Milacron has donated injection molding equipment to the school's Plastics Engineering Technology program.

Arburg Demonstrates a Step Forward in Medical Implants

Arburg recently demonstrated Freeformer 300-3X's ability to use medically approved PEEK  thermoplastic for the creation of customized medical implants that can be reliably documented and traced with Arburg's proprietary ProcessLog app.

Successful Launch for a New Annual Event

The success of our BioPlastics Week social media event inspired us to do a quick turnaround and organize our first Plastics Recycling Week. Participation was great and we're looking forward to a full-scale event for 2022. If you missed this year's event, check out this recap on the PLASTICS blog.

Vinyl Compounders Conference Turns 31

Attendees at our 31st Annual Vinyl Compounders Conference, December 5-7, enjoyed plenty of great relationship-building time as well as a packed line-up of informative presenters on everything from economics to government affairs to technical best practices and more. 

A Rising Film Star…Packaging Film, That Is

Meet Mark Kent Anderson, Executive Vice President for Sales & Marketing at Mid South Extrusion (MSE). According to Mark, “Plastics is an industry in which demand is high, and the market is growing. I think everyone should work in an industry that promotes growth, innovation, and sustainability.” Read more on the PLASTICS blog.