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2021 ROTATIONAL Biden administration adds hurdle for Formosa complex in Louisiana By Steve Toloken “I conclude an EIS process is MOLDERS RANKING Plastics News Staff warranted to thoroughly review areas of concern, particularly The U.S. Army Corps of Engi- those with environmental justice neers announced Aug. 18 that implications,” said Pinkham, who it is requiring a much more de- is the acting assistant secretary of tailed environmental review of the Army for civil works. Formosa Plastics’ massive petro- In October, the Corps had sus- chemical complex in Louisiana, pended Formosa’s permit for the a decision that opponents said complex, called the Sunshine they hope means the project will Project, following a lawsuit from be canceled. environmental groups. Pinkham’s But Formosa Group LA LLC, announcement means the project which is building the $9.4 bil- has to face more hurdles. lion complex, said it was still Opponents of the complex hope assessing what it would mean the EIS process and the delay will for the project, saying the Corps mean the company will cancel announcement did not provide the project, but Formosa said in enough details. a statement it was still assessing President Joe Biden’s appoin- the announcement. tee to head the Corps, Jaime “The tweet and accompanying Pinkham, released a statement letter from the acting assistant on Twitter saying that the con- secretary of the Army posted to- troversial plastics and petro- day online provide little detail on chemical complex in St. James EIS procedure the Corps intends Parish would undergo an en- to use in its additional evalua- vironmental impact statement tion of the project,” said Janile (EIS), including reviewing envi- Parks, director of community and Sterling adds rotational molding ronmental justice concerns. See Formosa , Page 26 capacity to grow with customers Prototypes, rapid development at

By Catherine Kavanaugh ed growth for 2022. center of Minnesota expansion Plastics News Staff It’s strange and it’s Sterling Technologies a good problem — Inc. now has a eet By Sarah Kominek sales, Bonitati said. ake City, Pa.-based Sterling Technologies considerably better of nine carousel Plastics News Staff The company expects to break Inc. is adding two rotational molding ma- than the alterna- machines, which ground this fall and for the cen- chines and automated packaging equip- tive,” Quigley said in initially were developed Anaheim, Calif. — Injection ter to be operational in the ment to meet increased demand from most a phone interview, to manufacture molder Quadion LLC, doing spring of 2022. Lof its customers. adding that annu- polyethylene products. business as Minnesota Rub- Through investing in new Company of cials hope to add employees, too, al sales increased Sterling Technologies Inc. photo ber and Plastics, is building a capabilities and improving re- to handle the new work. about 25 percent 9,000-square-foot innovation sponse time, the center is “real- Founded in 1998, the privately held company from a year ago. center next to the company’s ly going to transform the way we produces a variety of industrial, agricultural and Sterling ranks in a tie for 45th among North Amer- corporate headquarters in Plym- do business and interact with retail goods from fuel tanks and rain barrels to ican rotational molders based on annual sales, ac- outh, Minn., to design, build and customers,” Bonitati said, “es- cases and medical components to subsea ota- cording to Plastics News’ latest ranking. test prototypes. pecially when working with folks tion collars. To keep up with customers, Sterling bought The primary focus of the cen- early on in development to be Business is up across the board to just under $12 two machines from Chapecó, Brazil-based Ro- ter is to grow the company’s able to carry that through into million, according to President Cary Quigley. toline Industrial Equipment Ltda. A crew is medical business to more than commercial product.” “Almost every one of our customers has project- See Sterling , Page 22 half of its overall sales, Don Bo- The company previously out- nitati, global medical market sourced a lot of its prototyping, TOP 10 ROTATIONAL MOLDERS director, told Plastics News at he said. But customers “can’t MD&M West 2021 in Anaheim. wait” three to four weeks for 1 Tank Holding Corp. 5 Little Tikes Co. 8 Moeller Marine Medical projects currently prototypes. $420 MILLION* $148 MILLION* Products Inc. make up 37 percent of overall When the center is complete, $50 MILLION* sales for the molder of thermo- Minnesota Rubber and Plastics 2 Toter LLC 6 Centro Inc. plastics and elastomers, includ- will able to turn a prototype $180 MILLION* $143 MILLION* 10 Con uence Outdoor ing liquid silicone rubber. around in a week, Bonitati said. $48 MILLION* “A lot of the strategic initia- “Being a custom molder that Step2 Discovery LLC Pelican Products Inc. tives we put into place a cou- does a lot of things that are 3 7 *PLASTICS NEWS ESTIMATE $172.5 MILLION $115 MILLION* ple of years ago we’re seeing very unique to anyone out there MORE COVERAGE INSIDE: through, and it’s really making a in the market and having the 4 Myers Industries Inc. 8 Dutchland Plastics LLC difference,” he said. material formulation capability, $164.3 MILLION $50 MILLION PAGES 9-15, 22-23 New business makes up about [customers] are really excited 40-45 percent of its overall See Quadion , Page 24

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Faurecia to buy Hella in $8B deal Bison Bag expanding Lippstadt, Germany — The founding family owners of Hella KGaA Hueck & Co., a maker of automotive lighting, announced Aug. 14 that it would sell its 60 percent stake in the company to French auto supplier Faurecia SA. again in Western New York Faurecia was up against two other global automotive plastics suppliers, Plastic Omnium, also based in France, and Germany’s By Jim Johnson Mahle Group, in bidding to buy the extensive Hella operations. Plastics News Staff Nanterre-based Faurecia has more exposure in automotive interiors, although like many plastics suppliers has been positioning A Western New York exible itself to grow in electric and autonomous vehicles. Plastic Omnium packaging maker is adding space makes front-end modules and other exterior plastic fascia. It has to allow for more production partnered with Hella in the past in the HBPO joint venture, a maker and an increase in employment of front-end modules. through a $2.3 million project. While Mahle has more recognition as a maker of engine systems, Bison Bag Co. Inc. plans to con- ltration and mechatronics, it does have exposure to plastics op- struct 41,000 square feet of new erations through its heating and air conditioning products. warehouse that will free up square Faurecia will pay 6.8 billion euros for the shares, equal to about footage in the company’s existing $8 billion. building in Lockport to allow for “By combining their activities, Hella and Faurecia will become additional production equipment, the seventh-largest global automotive supplier,” Lippstadt-based according to one local economic Hella said in a news release. “This opens up signi cant potential development of cial familiar with for further pro table growth. Hella and Faurecia today already are the project. global market leaders in their respective elds. By combining their The expansion is expected to respective strengths [they] aim to further expand their market po- create eight to 10 new jobs. sition, particularly in key growth areas.” A separate 2,500-square-foot Faurecia’s North American operations include $130 million building also is being built to A sales tax incentive is helping the exible packaging company worth of injection molding sales, placing it at No. 69 in Plastics house compressors needed at the to increase warehouse space that will free up existing space for News’ most recent ranking of injection molders. facility, said Thomas Sy, econom- increased production. Bison Bag Co. Inc. photo Lighting has come a long way since LEDs took over in that busi- ic development coordinator for ness segment, making Hella a more valuable commodity in the bid- the Town of Lockport. those eight to 10 jobs will be on company has experienced steady ding. What was once seen as a basic functional piece of the car is “One of the main reasons for those three new machines. But growth over the years, including a now a key design element for individual brands and nameplates. the warehouse was to get them I’m sure there’s a couple of ware- series of expansions, Sy said. “This combination is a unique opportunity to create a global some added production space. house jobs as well.” Bison Bag has been in business leader in automotive technologies,” Faurecia CEO Patrick Koller I know they are adding three Bison Bag did not return a for more than 50 years, including said in the release. “Together, we will have the critical edge to ben- machines,” he said. “So some of phone call seeking comment. The See Bison Bag, Page 24 e t from the strategic drivers that are transforming the automotive industry.” Fire hits Mississippi molding plant Amcor to spend millions Jackson, Miss. — A fire caused major damage to an injection molding plant operated by Harrison Manufacturing LLC in Jackson. The re started around 3 p.m. on Aug. 18, according to local me- on innovation centers dia reports. One re ghter suffered minor injuries. Fire of cials believe the re started outside the building, which By Jim Johnson Our innovation centers have already they believe was unoccupied at the time. Plastics News Staff Harrison does injection molding, assembly and stamping work become trusted destinations for for the automotive and consumer markets. Products include inte- Plastics packaging company some of the world’s biggest brands rior trim and oor mats. Amcor plc will spend tens of millions of dollars on two new inno- as they work to improve both the vation centers — one in Asia and sustainability of their products and the Plastindia project loses land but moves ahead one in Europe. New Delhi — A high-pro le plastics university being built in In- The new sites in Ghent, Belgium, overall consumer experience.” dia is losing a small part of its campus to the country’s rst high- and Jiangyin, China, are expected Peter Konieczny speed rail line, but the long-delayed school is pushing ahead, ac- to open in about a year and be fully cording to a key backer. operational in about two years. Amcor plc The Plastindia International University, which has a curriculum They join what the company development partnership with the University of Massachusetts at calls existing agship innovation already become trusted desti- all consumer experience,” Peter Lowell, is losing 5 acres of its 35-acre campus to a bullet train line centers in Neenah, Wis., and Man- nations for some of the world’s Konieczny, chief commercial of - between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, according to Arvind Mehta, chester, Mich., and smaller loca- biggest brands as they work to cer at Amcor, said in a statement. PIU’s immediate past president. tions throughout the world. improve both the sustainability The innovation centers include Mehta said PIU’s plans called for one or two buildings on those “Our innovation centers have of their products and the over- See Amcor, Page 26 5 acres, but design changes can be made. The government of Gujarat state is providing “good nancial terms” of compensation to the school, said Mehta, a longtime leader of India’s plastics trade groups and executive in the country’s ROTATIONAL MOLDERS 2021 masterbatch sector. SECONDARY SERVICES “The project may take a little more time and may be delayed,” Mehta said, noting that PIU and industry of cials have told Gujarat of cials they had been targeting a March startup. ASSEMBLY The $30 million project was launched in 2012 at a ceremony at the Plastindia trade show in New Delhi, attended by of cials from PART DESIGN plastics programs at U-Mass Lowell and the University of Wisconsin. FINISHING At the time, industry of cials said they hoped the rst phase of the campus in the city of Vapi would open in 2014 or 2015, but the TOOL DESIGN project has run into challenges. CAD/CAM/CAE Lowell signed a formal agreement with PIU in 2016, and a 2018 TOOL BUILDING/REPAIR statement from the Massachusetts university said they had hoped to start undergraduate courses at PIU in fall 2019 and eventually PROTOTYPING/3D PRINTING educate 1,200 students a year. DECORATING SPC/SQC See you in September PAINTING Detroit — This is a combined issue of Plastics News. The next 020406080 100 print edition will come out on Sept. 6. In the meantime, visit Plas- ticsNews.com for news updates. Source: Plastics News research by Hollee Keller and Kelly Arndt; graphic by Amy Steinhauser

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Postmaster send address changes to: Subscription Department, Plastics News, 1155 Gratiot Avenue, Detroit, MI. 48207-2912. 4 • Plastics News, August 23, 2021 Medical Design & Manufacturing West chinery maker Toshiba Machine pressures that they face.” Co. Ltd. changed its name to Shi- In Anaheim, some exhibitors baura Machine Co. Ltd., effective scaled back their booth personnel April 1, 2020. to match the smaller crowds. Mar- Gorman estimated Plastec at- ko Koorneef, president of injection tendance was about half a typical press maker Boy Machines Inc. of Anaheim show. Plastec West and Exton, Pa., did the opposite. He its related shows — Medi- brought two more people this year cal Design & Manufac- than he did in 2020. turing West, West- “We thought that this is the Pack, D&M West rst show in almost two years, and Automation we expected that we’d see people Technology who have been waiting to come Expo — are to a face-to-face event. I wanted collectively to make sure we had enough peo- known as In- ple in the booth to cater to that,” forma plc’s Koorneef said. Advanced “This is much better than I ex- Manufactur- pected. I’m glad we brought more ing West. The people,” he said. co-located Koorneef and others said that annual shows people who braved coming to a regularly draw trade show during a pandemic about 20,000 did so because they need to add attendees and capacity, solve problems or get Informa plc made some changes to 1,900 exhibi- the latest technology. the 2021 show to deal with COVID. tors to the Ana- “We’re seeing more customers Signs at the entrances said “face heim Conven- and fewer people who are just covering recommended” and “check tion Center. kicking tires,” he said. your temperature, 100.4 or below.” Without Informa plc made some chang- There were no vaccine passport NPE, machines to the 2021 show to deal with requirements, though, or temperature ery companies COVID. Name badges were option- checks. About a third of the attendees have been al — most attendees downloaded were wearing masks. scrambling to a show oor pass onto their tele- Plastics News photos by Don Loepp reach custom- phones, which were scanned at ers. Some, in- the doors. There was no carpet cluding auxiliary equipment sup- in the aisles, and there were signs plier Conair Group of Cranberry at the entrances with messages Township, Pa., held successful including “face covering recom- virtual events. mended” and “check your tem- “Our new product development perature, 100.4 or below.” cycle doesn’t stop just because There were no vaccine pass- they cancel the show,” said Sam port requirements, though, or Rajkovich, Conair’s vice president temperature checks. About a of sales and marketing. third of the attendees were Conair’s virtual event wearing masks, which drew 1,500 people. were not required. “Not quite NPE, but Some exhibitors, still pretty good,” including Glenn Star- Rajkovich said. “And key, president of what’s interesting is Progressive Compo- they were there for nents, wondered how Conair. They were cancellation of the there to see us. NPE2021 show will “I don’t know if it Glenn Starkey, impact his business will become an an- president of in the coming years. nual event, but we Progressive NPE is held every felt it was important Components three years, so the to show our custom- next event is sched- ers all of the things that we were uled for May 6-10, 2024. working on. We couldn’t think of a “We’ve used this time to devel- Meeting lowered better way to do it.” op new products that will help us Plastec West doesn’t have in 2022 and 2023,” said Starkey, the infrastructure to handle whose Wauconda, Ill.-based com- lots of working machinery like pany sells mold components and NPE, but Conair did have equip- monitoring systems. expectations ment on display. Like previous “This [Anaheim show] is good Anaheim shows, the company for us because our roots are in worked with partners on a medi- the medical mold market. We’re Machinery rms give generally positive reviews cal-themed cell. always excited about coming to a This year Conair teamed West Coast show. The demand of with extruder maker Da- that market are high, and we are to rst US plastics show since early 2020 vis-Standard LLC well suited for that,” he said. and noncontact mea- Adair and Doug Johnson at US By Don Loepp COVID-19 pandemic. And, espe- was the rst in-per- surement company Extruders said losing in-person Plastics News Editor cially with positive cases spik- son U.S. trade show Zumbach Electron- trade shows has made marketing ing again, companies knew that for Shibaura Machine ics Corp. to produce a challenge, but the company still Anaheim, Calif. — Attendance some would-be attendees would since the previous polypropylene medi- managed to see sales growth of was noticeably light at the Plastec stay home. Anaheim show, which cal swab components. about 20 percent in 2020. West trade show, held Aug. 10-12 So while there was some grum- was held Feb. 11-13, “In past shows we “We grew and added people,” in Anaheim. bling about the empty aisles, 2020. That was one of Chuck Gorman, did a lot of tubing,” Ra- Johnson said. “The medical mar- “We’re de nitely seeing low- machinery executives were the last major North national sales jkovich said. Swabs, ket is back to pre-pandemic lev- er traf c to the booth, it’s down mostly happy. American plastics manager at Shibaura which are used in els. Automotive, construction compared to previous years. But “It was de nitely worthwhile events held before Machine Co. America COVID tests, were a including doors and windows, the quality of leads is as coming,” said Chuck Gor- travel restrictions good way to demon- and home appliances are all good or better,” said Eric man, national sales man- and stay-at-home or- strate a product that’s strong markets.” Adair, marketing manager at injection press ders from COVID-19 impacted the in heavy demand in 2021. Gorman at Shibaura reported ager at Westerly, R.I.- maker Shibaura Ma- trade show business. “We’re extremely busy, which that missing NPE gave his compa- based US Extruders. chine Co. America. Missing NPE, which had orig- is a challenge because of the ny more time to develop some In- Exhibitors came “We have a pretty big inally been scheduled for May global component shortage and dustry 4.0 technology, which it will to the show with West Coast customer 17-21, 2021, in Orlando, Fla., was supply chain issues,” he said. introduce in the coming months. low expectations. Af- base. We weren’t sure a disappointment for some ma- “It’s been putting pressure on “We’ve been very busy. To be ter all, this was the what to expect this chinery exhibitors like Shibaura our team; it’s a daily challenge quite honest, [not having NPE] rst in-person North year, but we’ve seen a Machine. It would have been an for us. But it’s a good problem to has been a huge blessing for American plastics Eric Adair, marketing lot of customers.” opportunity to reinforce its re- have. We get up every day ready us. We’re working on some neat trade show since manager at US Like many Plastec cent rebranding to North Amer- to meet the demands of our cus- things that we are really excited the beginning of the Extruders West exhibitors, this ican customers. Japanese ma- tomers and understanding the about,” Gorman said. 2021

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ith the delta variant EDITORIAL surging, should man- 313-446-5869 ufacturing companies Editor Don Loepp, 313-446-6767 [email protected] and industry organiza- Assistant managing editor Wtions require employees to be vac- Rhoda Miel, [email protected] cinated against COVID-19? Assistant managing editor Steve Toloken, [email protected] The National Association of Art director Amy Steinhauser Manufacturers has decided, at Senior staff reporter least for itself, the answer is yes. Frank Esposito, 330-703-7290 It’s mandating COVID-19 vaccines Special projects editor Jordan Vitick for all its staff by mid-September. Audience engagement editor Erin Sloan Staff reporters Jim Johnson, 937-767-2751 NAM’s July 29 decision comes Catherine Kavanaugh, 313-446-0346 as a small but growing number Sarah Kominek, 207-271-7782 of companies are doing that, in- Editorial research coordinator cluding United Airlines, Google Hollee Keller, 330-633-2192 and Goldman Sachs. NAM’s an- Research intern Kelly Arndt Correspondents Stephen Downer, Rebecca Kanthor, nouncement came on the same Kent Miller, Jeannie Reall, Anna Flávia Rochas, day President Joe Biden said he Satnam Singh, Kate Tilley was requiring federal employees Editorial cartoonist Rich Williams Economics editor Bill Wood to be vaccinated. NAM said it had a 98 percent EVENTS AND INTEGRATED MARKETING voluntary vaccination rate for its Director, events & marketing employees before the mandate Debbie Hersheld dhersh[email protected] but said it decided to go ahead Conference director and require it so its staff and Joe Pryweller [email protected] Events manager those they interact with would be Colleen Jones [email protected] “as safe as possible.” Marketing manager For NAM President and CEO Scotty Ulnick [email protected] Custom project editor Jay Timmons, it may be partly Christian Davis [email protected] personal. He wrote movingly of Plastics News editorial cartoon by Rich Williams. Cartoons are available for purchase at www.plasticsnews.com/data-lists/cartoons Web/digital specialist his own father dying of COVID-19 Amber Steelman [email protected] Digital events specialist in December. It also seems some people are The American Chemistry Coun- Association declined to comment. DeShonta Dupree [email protected] In last month’s announcement, open to being nudged, which to cil isn’t ruling out a mandate. As a vaccinated person, I hope Email marketing specialist Timmons said he sees vaccines as me gets to vaccine mandates and “We’re continuing to monitor that the idea of vaccination is some- Meaghan Crawford [email protected] Trade show coordinator critical to economic recovery and the role of the private sector. the evolving situation and though thing all manufacturing companies Lindsay Crawford [email protected] ending the pandemic. There’s an argument now in we may move to a vaccine man- and their leadership support. 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Maybe the ex- 312-265-6484 [email protected] jectory of this ty make it basically impossible for had been, or intended to be, fully pected full FDA approval of the Linda Hickey 330-576-6536 cell 330-592-4857 virus.” the federal government to require vaccinated. P zer-BioNTech vaccine, instead [email protected] At the mo- vaccines. But for private rms, “As a continuation of our com- of the current emergency authori- Diane Owen ment, this is a they said it’s legal, ethical and mitment to the safety of staff, we zation, will convince some. 313-446-0445 [email protected] Sales representative Betsy Connolly controversial effective, and it will be the “only are working with a third-party ven- But bottom line, I think NAM’s (Non-Endemic and Processor sales) subject. From way” to beat the coronavirus. dor to verify vaccination status, vaccine mandate is a good idea. 248-770-8315 [email protected] Benelux, France & Scandinavia my own con- “Mandates spearheaded and exe- prior to making a decision about It’s time. Control of our health care Arthur Schavemaker/Kenter & Co. Toloken versations and cuted by the private sector are our a vaccination mandate,” ACC said. is deeply personal to all of us, and tel. 31-547-275005, [email protected] listening to most crucial tool for thwarting del- The Plastics Industry Associa- a mandate is a hard decision to Greater China Lago Poah Yang M +86 138 1643 7421 podcasts with ta surges,” they wrote, arguing that tion declined to comment, citing make for an entire organization, [email protected] people who have decided not to the EEOC allows it, provided it’s health privacy issues. but I don’t see how we can beat Germany, Austria, Switzerland & Eastern Europe Randy Krings/ EuroMedia Connect Ltd. be vaccinated, you hear concerns done in a nondiscriminatory way. In a July 28 interview with the this evolving virus unless vacci- tel. 49-611-5324-416, [email protected] about reports of blood clotting I found one company in plastics magazine PETplanet, Tony Rado- nation rates get higher. 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njection molders and other JILL MAZUR pabilities and production capac- plastics companies are el- ities. If your business is a ow- is a certi ed igible for research and de- through, then the R&D tax credit velopment tax credits, but public Ioften they are unaware of it. accountant Common ows through to the shareholders/ R&D tax credits are federal and a director misconceptions and state tax incentives meant at Engineered members.” to stimulate innovation, techni- Tax Services A misconception is you must cal design, and product devel- Inc. in be a C-Corp to qualify, and this Jill Mazur opment and enhancement and Houston. is not the case. Any type of enti- Engineered Tax Services Inc. keep the U.S. on the forefront of ty can qualify, whether a C-corp, innovation. S-corp, or LLC. If your business is credit. You can claim the credit it may not make sense to claim a These tax credits reimburse • Designing and evaluating pro- a ow-through, then the R&D tax even if your business is in a loss, credit you can’t use, but if your companies that develop new cess alternatives. credit ows through to the share- since you can carry forward the business is going to be in a taxpay- products, processes or inven- • Streamlining manufacturing holders/members. credit for up to 20 years; and via the ing situation in the near future, it tions and offer a signi cant per- processes through automation. Additionally, many believe you CARES Act, you can now carry back may make sense to claim the credit, centage back to the company for • Increasing manufacturing ca- must be paying tax to claim the the credit for ve years. Of course, and then use it to offset future tax. quali ed research activities and quali ed research expenses. The R&D tax credit allows companies to realize tax savings, increase cash ow and stay competitive in the marketplace. In fact, many qualifying activities are considered day-to-day th operations in the plastics and 27 Fakuma injection molding industry. The R&D tax credit can provide a hidden but immediate source International trade fair of cash for you from prior years, and it can signi cantly reduce for plastics processing your current and future year’s federal and state tax liabilities. D 12. – 16. October 2021 Four-part test If you are in the plastics in- a dustry, how do you know if you Friedrichshafen qualify for R&D tax credits? Just take this simple four-part test established by the IRS: 1. Permitted purpose: The activities must relate to new or improved business components, function, performance, reliability and quality. 2. Technological in nature: The activity performed must funda- mentally rely on principles of physical or biological science, engineering and computer science. 3. Elimination of uncertainty: The activity must be intended to discover information to eliminate uncertainty concerning the capability, method or design for developing or improving a product or process. 4. Process of experimentation: The taxpayer must engage in an evaluative process that can identify and evaluate more than one alternative to achieve a result. This may include modeling, simulation or a systematic trial and error methodology. The following are qualified research activities for the plastics industry: • Designing and developing new or improved molds. • Developing new or improved injection systems. • Designing, constructing and Injection moulding technology - Thermoforming and forming technology - testing of prototype molds. • Designing new compounds Extrusion technology - Additive manufacturing / 3D printing technology - or formulations. Tooling, materials, process engineering and services • Developing new applications for existing compounds. FE EXP • Developing new testing meth- A O S ods and protocols.

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By Sarah Kominek ly build a lot of complexity into have the tolerance stack and ev- Plastics News Staff their parts,” Gaillard said. “One erything lined up so that it works of our areas of expertise is help- the rst time,” he said. “One of Anaheim, Calif. — Trelleborg ing with complex critical parts the biggest factors on cost is your Healthcare & Medical launched that are really crucial in a medi- cycle time in molding.” its new Rapid Development Cen- cal device.” The company’s steel tools are ter in Delano, Minn., to create a A more typical turnaround its advantage, Gaillard said, be- single source of design, rapid pro- time, he said, is about three to cause “it shows you what it’s go- totyping, development and serial six days. ing to look like in production and production for its customers. Trelleborg’s development team … you can even use those tools The development center will can assist customers with “every- in production for at least those help customers avoid issues from thing from molding to machines initial runs.” designs that may not have taken and plastic parts that then get “Because our focus is primarily manufacturing processes into assembled with molded parts” to on large steel manufacturing glob- account, Andrew Gaillard, glob- verify design concepts and test ally, we can really provide value in al director of Trelleborg’s health different materials in the cus- the upfront” design, he said. care and medical segment, told tomers’ processes, Chris Tellers, Trelleborg’s sample of a Trelleborg has also received Plastics News at MD&M West 2021 director of the new center, told production-grade, steel some new customer inquiries in Anaheim. Plastics News. mold for “complex” about participation with the cen- “We’ve had customers come to The center helps customers medical components. ter, Gaillard added. us from design centers and say, tweak designs “to make it more Trelleborg Healthcare & Medical photo “We’ve currently worked on ‘Can you make this?’” Gaillard manufacturable, which will re- three projects for two different said. “We can’t, because the peo- duce time to market, reduce cost customers comprising of multiple ple who designed it didn’t under- and should increase quality,” parts,” Tellers said, which have stand how to manufacture it.” Tellers said, meeting its existing ily. If it’s not designed properly, out of the mold,” he said. “Most been “happy with turnaround By designing prototypes in- customers’ requests to improve the injection pressures can create of the time these simple chang- times and quality.” house, he said, Trelleborg can en- transitions from design to serial havoc on aluminum tools.” es have no impact on how that “Employing design for man- sure cost control and scalability production. That havoc can also leave be- part performs in their device or ufacturing principles ensures while decreasing turnaround time hind aluminum akes on the pro- assembly. processes that are efcient and from design to prototype. totype part, “which is not good in “If it takes longer to get the part cost-effective in high volumes, “There’s research that shows Steel vs. the medical world,” he added. out of the mold, that’s obviously a helping to alleviate the 80-90 over 90 percent of a cost of a part “We try to build these tools cost factor,” Ehlert said. “From a percent of manufacturing costs are designed into it at the very aluminum tools the same way we would build medical device regulations stand- that are usually designed into a beginning,” Gaillard said. “A ded- Trelleborg’s prototype toolmak- the production tools, if at all point, if ve years from now we product,” Tellers said in an Aug. icated team … working up front ing uses production-grade, hard possible,” Tellers said. “It drives try to add those radiuses, that’s a 10 news release. “The Rapid De- on the design, creating rapid pro- stainless steel, he said, which down the time between proto- much larger change.” velopment Center is a relational totypes, can transition that into “bridges a gap” between prototype to production. … Time is Process capability measure- environment as opposed to a producing literally hundreds of type and production. always money.” ments are also not always possi- transactional one, where we take millions of parts globally.” “Prototype bases where we’ve Other mold features that re- ble with aluminum tools, he said, a consultative approach to help Trelleborg, part of Sweden’s designed a full mold base but all duce cost and aid in manufac- which “can set up the under- customers discover what they Trelleborg AB, is still searching we need to make are the inserts turing processes include added standing of what the future man- need and how it can be realized.” for a dedicated site for the center. [are] what drives our speed,” he radii that make smooth edges ufacturing tolerances are going to Trelleborg’s manufacturing fa- It expects to make that decision said. “Those molds, potentially, rather than sharp, which can be and set the customer up better cilities are ISO 13485:2016 and within two years, he said. It’s cur- depending on the volume of the help to quickly remove a part for validating the process.” ISO 9001 certied. They meet rently operating out of the compa- product, could be used for pro- from a mold, while avoiding tear- If the tolerances of a part are requirements from the Food and ny’s Delano facility. duction.” ing and scrap parts, said Kevin too wide and doesn’t t into the Drug Administration and Euro- While simple designs can be Typical aluminum mold proto- Ehlert, health care and medical assembly, then engineers have pean Medical Device Regulation turned around into prototypes types, depending on their design, segment manager at Trelleborg to “go back and redesign,” Ehlert and give customers access to at the center in about 24 hours, are “lucky to get a few parts out Sealing Solutions. said. raw material traceability, Class 7 those circumstances are “kind of of them,” Tellers said. “The alumi- “Simple changes can have a “We can help eliminate that iter- clean rooms and established val- rare, because the customers real- num is so soft. It damages so eas- huge impact on that part coming ative process by making sure we idation processes.

Mack Prototype launches New Product The new product launch space in Gardener, Mass., features customer-accessible, real-time cloud-based data and work Introduction space as ‘playground for engineers’ instructions. Mack Prototype Inc. photo “Information doesn’t get passed for quick engineering changes” By Sarah Kominek correctly. … The idea here is you with on-site prototyping and Plastics News Staff can eliminate all of that.” machining, an Aug. 10 news re- The new product launch space in lease said, and other benets like Anaheim, Calif. — Mack Pro- Gardener, Mass., also features cus- sourcing parts from an approved totype Inc., a subsidiary of Ver- tomer-accessible, real-time cloud- vendor list and the fabrication mont-based injection molder based data and work instructions. of metal and plastic parts on the Mack Molding Co., has launched “You hit a button, and all of that same equipment. a New Product Introduction information transfers up to [Mack Production operators can also platform for manufacturing Molding]” in Vermont, Somple said. be trained by program managers, and engineering support in a When Mack Molding’s head- manufacturing and quality engi- 15,000-square-foot space, creating quarters team, the Mack Proto- neers ahead of a move from pro- a “direct path” from design to pro- type team and its customers all totype to production, it said. totype and production. work hands-on together in the Mack Prototype hopes to keep Mack hopes to ll the space process, Greg Cebular, presi- the space continually “modular,” with established companies and dent of Mack Prototype, told PN, Cebular said, adding that the pro- for manufacturing services, as well Prototype, with 10 years of engi- startups seeking support for “you’re going to hit the ground gram booths “need to be able to as molding and machining capabil- neering experience, including the low-volume builds and to help to running a little bit faster than move and adjust depending on ities, right on-site, we are uniquely medical device industry. Merrill establish production plans while you would if you had to start the size of [developments],” with positioned to give small program most recently served as senior working through design chang- from scratch.” customizable equipment to t productions large program-lev- manufacturing engineer for Den- es, the development of work in- “Everybody sees how things customers’ needs. el engineering support,” Cebular ver-based Medical Creations Inc./ structions and build plans. When are working,” Cebular said. “It’s So far the company’s invest- said in an Aug. 10 news release. Xtremity, the release said. a program is ready for full-scale almost like a playground for the ment has been mostly in “space “Our size gives us the agility “Patrick is a great addition to production, it can move into one engineers to come troubleshoot.” and people,” Somple said. “We necessary to adapt to the chang- our team,” Cebular said in the re- of Mack Molding’s larger contract With another 20,000 square feet always had this extra space up- ing needs of early-stage manu- lease. “His broad experience with manufacturing facilities. available for expansion, Somple stairs,” now lled with benches facturing, while our experience managing inventories, quality sys- There can be a “disconnect said, he expects Mack Prototype and pneumatic screwdrivers. and support from the broader tem implementation, design for that happens between early-stage could add another oor to the A prototype developed in the Mack Molding family means manufacturing, benchtop testing pre-production manufacturing shop depending on demand as space is about to move forward to customers can move into full and developing manufacturing and full-scale manufacturing,” Jeff new and existing customers in- Vermont for production. Somple program launch when they are procedures make him uniquely Somple, president of Mack Mold- quire about the service over the said he expects the transition to ready,” he added. qualied to lead this effort to pro- ing, told Plastics News on Aug. 11 next six months. full production to be “seamless.” Manufacturing Engineer Patrick vide customers with a new path- at MD&M West 2021 in Anaheim. More customer control “allows “With supply chain and design Merrill will lead efforts at Mack way to production.” Plastics News, August 23, 2021 • 9 2021 END MARKETS Tanks – agricultural/industrial Recreational/sporting goods ROTATIONAL Nontank industrial applications Lawn and garden MOLDERS Consumer products Pallets/skids/materials handling Nontank agricultural applications Food-processing containers RANKING AND INDEX: PAGES 10-15 Refuse containers TOTAL SALES Automotive 107 RESPONDENTS 01020304050607080

TOP LOCATIONS 187 Plants 12 16 WISCONSIN $2.6 MINNESOTA BILLION SALES BREAKDOWN 6 5% MICHIGAN Captive $128.9 million 14 CALIFORNIA 20 ROTATIONAL MOLDERS OHIO MACHINE TYPES 83 49 10 41 20 18 5 60% 35% IOWA Carousel Carousel Proprietary Custom independent arm xed turret Shuttle Clamshell Rock ‘n’ Roll Other $1.53 billion $905.5 million 13 170 USA INDIANA 15 CANADA 7 ILLINOIS AVERAGE SALES 2 MEXICO PER COMPANY UP 10%, TOP MATERIALS LLDPE $23.9 HDPE MILLIONMMILLILLION Cross-linked PE LDPE Nylon 987 PP MACHINES PVC 104 RESPONDENTS 11,508 Post-consumer resin EMPLOYEES 94 RESPONDENTS PC Fluoropolymers 020406080 100 PLASTICS NEWS RESEARCH BY HOLLEE KELLER AND KELLY ARNDT, GRAPHICS BY AMY STEINHAUSER 10 • Plastics News, August 23, 2021 2021 ROTATIONAL MOLDERS RANKING Rotomolding sales Most recent Annual (millions) year’s total Number resin Rotomolding sales Most recent Annual Rank Company/ Top rotational Most recent Previous corp. sales Rotomolding rotational throughput Secondary Primary (millions) year’s total Number resin Parent company molding of cial year year (millions) employees Plants machines (million lbs.) Materials services end markets Rank Company/ Top rotational Most recent Previous corp. sales Rotomolding rotational throughput Secondary Primary E E Parent company molding of cial year year (millions) employees Plants machines (million lbs.) Materials services end markets 21 Forté Products Bradley Robertson $25 $20 $50 120 2 10 8.4 1,2,3,8,10 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, Kansas City, Mo. CEO 10 9,11,12,13,16, 1 Tank Holding Corp. Greg Wade $420E $350 $420E 1,180E 37E 150+ N.A. 1,2,3,4,5,6, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, 17,18,19 Lincoln, Neb. CEO 8,10 9,10 10,12,13,14,15, 21 GameTime Spencer Cheak $25E $24E N.A. 50E 1 6E N.A. 1,3 3 7 St. Bonifacius, Minn. 16,17,19,21 Fort Payne, Ala. Group President Tank Holding Corp. listing includes the 2021 acquisitions of previously ranked Dura-Cast Products Inc., PlayCore Holdings Inc. Rotational Molding Inc., Rotational Molding of Utah and Spin Products Inc. 23 Plasticraft Corp. Matthew Bushman $23 $23 N.A. 190 1 13 13 2,3,4,5,8, 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,10 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9, 2 Toter LLC Henry Retamal $180E $176E N.A. 765E 4 18E N.A. 2,3 1,6,7,8,9 2,5,6,12,13,15 Darien, Wis. President 10 10,12,13 Statesville, N.C. President, operations, 24 Seljan Co. Inc. Ken Bather $22 $16E $30E 135 1 9 5 2,3,4,7,8 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9, 3,5,6,7,8,9,11, Wastequip LLC Wastequip Lake Mills, Wis. Vice president (8/31/2020) 10 12,13,17 3 Step2 Discovery LLC Andrew Hauptner $172.5 $175 N.A. 984 4 34 48 2 1,2,3,7,8,9,10 1,2,5,6,7,8,11, 25 Remcon Plastics Inc. Peter Connors $20.5 $17E $20.5 83 1 8 6.5 2,3,4,5,8,9 1,3,6,7,8,10 2,3,5,12,13,18, Streetsboro, Ohio COO 12,13,17 Reading, Pa. President (9/30/2020) 19 4 Myers Industries Inc.(P) Jack Welter $164.3 N.A. $510.4 1,035 10 81 N.A. 1,2,3,4,5,8 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9, 2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10, 26 Cellofoam N.A. Inc. Tom LaGrassa $20E $19E N.A. 80E 3 9E 8E 2 1,2,7,8,10 2,7,13,14,15,16, Akron, Ohio President, 10 11,12,13,14,15, Conyers, Ga. President (3/29/2021) 17,21 roto-molding 16,17,19 platform Myers Industries Inc. combines previously listed Ameri-Kart Corp. and recently acquired Elkhart Plastics 27 Accuform Polymers Patrick Renfro $19 $15 N.A. 100 2 7 2.5 1,2 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 2,5,6,7,8,9,10, Inc. and Trilogy Plastics Inc. Inc. Owner 9,10 11,12,18 Warsaw, N.C. 5 Little Tikes Co. Tom Fish $148E $150E N.A. 550E 1 16E N.A. 1,2 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,10 1,5,7,8,12,20 Hudson, Ohio Sr. director 27 Rotational Molding Michael Bruce $19E $19E $19E 130 1 9 8E 1,2,3,4,8, 1,3,7,8,9,10 2,3,5,6,7,8,9,12, MGA Entertainment Inc. new business Technologies Inc. President 10 14,16,17,18,19, development, LT New Paris, Ind. 21 Molding Solutions 29 Premier O.E.M. James Nagy $17 $17E $7,028 80 1 5 3.2 2,3,8,10 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9, 6,7,18,21 6 Centro Inc. Brian Olesen $143E $140E $143E 990E 9 38E 16E 1,3,5,8 1,2,3,4,7,8,10 2,4,7,8,9,10,12 Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio President 10 North Liberty, Iowa CEO & President (6/25/2021) Polaris Inc.(P) 29 Simtek Fence Chris Vincent $17E $17E $43,466 75E 1 5E 7E 2,3 1,2,3,8,9 6,8 7 Pelican Products Inc. Phil Gyori $115E $115E N.A. N.A. 1 13E N.A. 2,3,8 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 2,3,4,5,10,11, Orem, Utah Production Torrance, Calif. CEO & President 9,10 12,16,17,18 Cie. de Saint-Gobain(P) executive 8 Dutchland Plastics LLC Raka Rao $50 $46E $50 280 2 12 N.A. 1,2,3,5,7,8, 1,3,7,8,9,10 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9, 31 Custom Roto-Mold LLC Corey Claussen $16.9 $15.8 $16.9 110 2 9 N.A. 1,2,3,5,7,8 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, Oostburg, Wis. CEO 10 11,13 Benson, Minn. President 9,10 9,12 32 Stern Assembly Inc. Ardell Paulson $16.5 $10 $25 120 3 11 3.5 1,2,3,5,8 3,6,7 2,5,7,8,9,12 8 Moeller Marine Scott Nelson $50E $55E $1,758 300E 1 16E N.A. 2,5,8 1,2,3,6,7,8,9, 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,12, dba Stern Rotomolding President Products Inc. President, 10 13,14,21 Brainerd, Minn. Stern Assembly Inc. dba Stern Rotomolding listing includes the American Custom Rotomolding facility in Maple Plain, Minn., Sparta, Tenn. Americas Dometic Stern Cos. Inc. acquired from Acrylon Plastics Inc. (P) Dometic Group AB Group 33 Horsemen’s Pride Inc. Robert Miavitz $16E $12E $18E 72 1 4 2.8 1,2,3 1,7,10 2,7,8,9,12 10 Con uence Outdoor Scott Byers $48E $42E N.A. N.A. 1 9E N.A. 2,3 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9 7 Streetsboro, Ohio President Greenville, S.C. Brand manager Pelican International Inc. 33 Johnson Outdoors Helen Johnson- $16E $13E $594.2 250E 1 40E N.A. 1,2,3 7 7 11 Den Hartog John Den Hartog $45.7 $45.6 $66.3 184 1 22 19.8 1,2,3,5,7,8 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9, 2,7,8,9,12,14, Inc.(P) Leipold (10/2/2020) Industries Inc. CEO & President 10 21 Racine, Wis. Chairman & CEO Hospers, Iowa 35 Fibertech Inc. Brent Rasche $15 $15 $15 130 1 4 3 1,2,3,4 1,2,6,7,8,9,10 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 12 Rhino Inc. Jennifer $40 $26E $40 150 1 7 8 1,2,3,5,7,8 1,2,3,7,8,9 2,5,6,7,8,9,10,11, Elberfeld, Ind. Chief operating 9,12,14,15,17, Maple Lake, Minn. Johanneck-Eystad 12,13,14,16,17, of cer Fibertech Inc. was acquired by investment rm South Central Inc. 19,21 President 18,19 35 Simplay3 Co. Jim Miller $15 $9E $15 100 1 6 N.A. 2 1,2,3,7,8,9,10 1,8 13 Solar Plastics LLC Sam Rosen $38 $38 N.A. 256 2 15 8 1,2,3,4,5,8, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 2,4,6,7,8,9,10, Streetsboro, Ohio President Delano, Minn. President 10 9,10 12,17,18 Biggest % gain 35 Sonoco Thermosafe Andrew Sinnen $15E $15E $5,237 55E 1 3E 2E 3 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9, 5,12,20 13 PlayPower Inc. Bryan Yeazel $38E $36E N.A. N.A. 2 15E N.A. 2 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9, 7 Beecher, Ill. Sales director 10 Huntersville, N.C. CEO 10 Sonoco Products Co.(P) 15 Iowa Rotocast Greg Lewey $35.5E $35E $35.5E 125E 2 N.A. N.A. 2,3 1,2,5,6,7,8,9, 1,3,5,6,7,8,13 38 Sæplast Americas Inc. Brian Gooding $14 $13E $11,709 N.A. 1 2 N.A. 2 N.A. 3,5 Plastics Inc. President 10 St. John, New Brunswick Managing director (9/26/2020) Decorah, Iowa Berry Global Group Inc.(P) 16 Poly Processing Dixon Abell $35E $34E N.A. N.A. 3 13E N.A. 3,8 1,8,9 2,4,14 38 Aggressive Tomm Berquist $14E $14E $14E 80E 2 11E 5E 2,3,5,7,8 1,2,3,4,5,7,8 8 Co. LLC President & owner Industries Inc. President (8/31/2020) Monroe, La. Minneapolis Abell Corp. 40 Horizon Manufacturing Ed Krausse $13.5 $10.5 $13.5 105 2 12 4.75 2,3,5,7,8 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9, 17 Agri-Plastics Darren VanBuuren $33 $27 $33 198 2 17 12 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,6,7,10 2,6,7,8,12,13,18, Group LLC President 9,10 12,13,17,18,19, Manufacturing CEO (8/31/2020) 19 Lake Mills, Wis. 20 Sidney, Neb. Welcome to the ranking, custom molder Agri-Plastics Manufacturing. 41 Diversi ed Tommy Wallace $13.3 $14.3 $13.3 80 2 11 4.3 2,3 1,2,3,7 2,3,5,7,9,12,13, Plastics Inc. CEO & President 15,19,21 17 Laerdal Medical Corp. Neil Weber $33E $30E N.A. N.A. 1 8E 0.25E 2 1,5,7,9 2,7,11 Latta, S.C. Wappingers Falls, N.Y. President 42 Hastings Equity Brian Consbruck $12.5E $12E $18E 50E 1 1E 1.1E 1,2,3 1,7,9,10 2,3,8,9,12 Laerdal Medical AS Manufacturing Co. Production (9/30/2021) 19 RTS Cos. Inc. Graham Lobban $30 $20 N.A. 90 2 15 4.5 2 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,10 2,3,5,6,7,8,12, Hastings, Neb. manager St. Clements, Ontario CEO & President 13,14,19 Dutton-Lainson Co. Roto Holdings Inc. 43 Rotoplast Inc. Sébastien $12 $9E $12 80E 2 6E 1.5E 1,2,3,4,5,7, 2,4,6,7,8,10 2,3,5,6,7,9,10, 20 Hedstrom Plastics LLC Allen Berg $28 $25 N.A. 175 2 23 6 1,2,3,4,5,7, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 1,4,5,6,7,8,11,13, East Farnham, Quebec Daudelin (3/31/2021) 8,10 11,14 Ashland, Ohio General manager 8 9,10 15,16,17,18,20, President 21

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Gear Pumps • Screen Changers • Mixers • Packaged Systems l For more information call 828.468.2600, Or email [email protected] Plastics News, August 23, 2021 • 11 2021 ROTATIONAL MOLDERS RANKING 2021 ROTATIONAL MOLDERS RANKING Rotomolding sales Most recent Annual (millions) year’s total Number resin Rotomolding sales Most recent Annual Rank Company/ Top rotational Most recent Previous corp. sales Rotomolding rotational throughput Secondary Primary (millions) year’s total Number resin Parent company molding of cial year year (millions) employees Plants machines (million lbs.) Materials services end markets Rank Company/ Top rotational Most recent Previous corp. sales Rotomolding rotational throughput Secondary Primary E E Parent company molding of cial year year (millions) employees Plants machines (million lbs.) Materials services end markets 21 Forté Products Bradley Robertson $25 $20 $50 120 2 10 8.4 1,2,3,8,10 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, Kansas City, Mo. CEO 10 9,11,12,13,16, 1 Tank Holding Corp. Greg Wade $420E $350 $420E 1,180E 37E 150+ N.A. 1,2,3,4,5,6, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, 17,18,19 Lincoln, Neb. CEO 8,10 9,10 10,12,13,14,15, 21 GameTime Spencer Cheak $25E $24E N.A. 50E 1 6E N.A. 1,3 3 7 St. Bonifacius, Minn. 16,17,19,21 Fort Payne, Ala. Group President Tank Holding Corp. listing includes the 2021 acquisitions of previously ranked Dura-Cast Products Inc., PlayCore Holdings Inc. Rotational Molding Inc., Rotational Molding of Utah and Spin Products Inc. 23 Plasticraft Corp. Matthew Bushman $23 $23 N.A. 190 1 13 13 2,3,4,5,8, 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,10 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9, 2 Toter LLC Henry Retamal $180E $176E N.A. 765E 4 18E N.A. 2,3 1,6,7,8,9 2,5,6,12,13,15 Darien, Wis. President 10 10,12,13 Statesville, N.C. President, operations, 24 Seljan Co. Inc. Ken Bather $22 $16E $30E 135 1 9 5 2,3,4,7,8 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9, 3,5,6,7,8,9,11, Wastequip LLC Wastequip Lake Mills, Wis. Vice president (8/31/2020) 10 12,13,17 3 Step2 Discovery LLC Andrew Hauptner $172.5 $175 N.A. 984 4 34 48 2 1,2,3,7,8,9,10 1,2,5,6,7,8,11, 25 Remcon Plastics Inc. Peter Connors $20.5 $17E $20.5 83 1 8 6.5 2,3,4,5,8,9 1,3,6,7,8,10 2,3,5,12,13,18, Streetsboro, Ohio COO 12,13,17 Reading, Pa. President (9/30/2020) 19 4 Myers Industries Inc.(P) Jack Welter $164.3 N.A. $510.4 1,035 10 81 N.A. 1,2,3,4,5,8 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9, 2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10, 26 Cellofoam N.A. Inc. Tom LaGrassa $20E $19E N.A. 80E 3 9E 8E 2 1,2,7,8,10 2,7,13,14,15,16, Akron, Ohio President, 10 11,12,13,14,15, Conyers, Ga. President (3/29/2021) 17,21 roto-molding 16,17,19 platform Myers Industries Inc. combines previously listed Ameri-Kart Corp. and recently acquired Elkhart Plastics 27 Accuform Polymers Patrick Renfro $19 $15 N.A. 100 2 7 2.5 1,2 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 2,5,6,7,8,9,10, Inc. and Trilogy Plastics Inc. Inc. Owner 9,10 11,12,18 Warsaw, N.C. 5 Little Tikes Co. Tom Fish $148E $150E N.A. 550E 1 16E N.A. 1,2 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,10 1,5,7,8,12,20 Hudson, Ohio Sr. director 27 Rotational Molding Michael Bruce $19E $19E $19E 130 1 9 8E 1,2,3,4,8, 1,3,7,8,9,10 2,3,5,6,7,8,9,12, MGA Entertainment Inc. new business Technologies Inc. President 10 14,16,17,18,19, development, LT New Paris, Ind. 21 Molding Solutions 29 Premier O.E.M. James Nagy $17 $17E $7,028 80 1 5 3.2 2,3,8,10 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9, 6,7,18,21 6 Centro Inc. Brian Olesen $143E $140E $143E 990E 9 38E 16E 1,3,5,8 1,2,3,4,7,8,10 2,4,7,8,9,10,12 Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio President 10 North Liberty, Iowa CEO & President (6/25/2021) Polaris Inc.(P) 29 Simtek Fence Chris Vincent $17E $17E $43,466 75E 1 5E 7E 2,3 1,2,3,8,9 6,8 7 Pelican Products Inc. Phil Gyori $115E $115E N.A. N.A. 1 13E N.A. 2,3,8 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 2,3,4,5,10,11, Orem, Utah Production Torrance, Calif. CEO & President 9,10 12,16,17,18 Cie. de Saint-Gobain(P) executive 8 Dutchland Plastics LLC Raka Rao $50 $46E $50 280 2 12 N.A. 1,2,3,5,7,8, 1,3,7,8,9,10 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9, 31 Custom Roto-Mold LLC Corey Claussen $16.9 $15.8 $16.9 110 2 9 N.A. 1,2,3,5,7,8 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, Oostburg, Wis. CEO 10 11,13 Benson, Minn. President 9,10 9,12 32 Stern Assembly Inc. Ardell Paulson $16.5 $10 $25 120 3 11 3.5 1,2,3,5,8 3,6,7 2,5,7,8,9,12 8 Moeller Marine Scott Nelson $50E $55E $1,758 300E 1 16E N.A. 2,5,8 1,2,3,6,7,8,9, 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,12, dba Stern Rotomolding President Products Inc. President, 10 13,14,21 Brainerd, Minn. Stern Assembly Inc. dba Stern Rotomolding listing includes the American Custom Rotomolding facility in Maple Plain, Minn., Sparta, Tenn. Americas Dometic Stern Cos. Inc. acquired from Acrylon Plastics Inc. (P) Dometic Group AB Group 33 Horsemen’s Pride Inc. Robert Miavitz $16E $12E $18E 72 1 4 2.8 1,2,3 1,7,10 2,7,8,9,12 10 Con uence Outdoor Scott Byers $48E $42E N.A. N.A. 1 9E N.A. 2,3 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9 7 Streetsboro, Ohio President Greenville, S.C. Brand manager Pelican International Inc. 33 Johnson Outdoors Helen Johnson- $16E $13E $594.2 250E 1 40E N.A. 1,2,3 7 7 11 Den Hartog John Den Hartog $45.7 $45.6 $66.3 184 1 22 19.8 1,2,3,5,7,8 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9, 2,7,8,9,12,14, Inc.(P) Leipold (10/2/2020) Industries Inc. CEO & President 10 21 Racine, Wis. Chairman & CEO Hospers, Iowa 35 Fibertech Inc. Brent Rasche $15 $15 $15 130 1 4 3 1,2,3,4 1,2,6,7,8,9,10 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 12 Rhino Inc. Jennifer $40 $26E $40 150 1 7 8 1,2,3,5,7,8 1,2,3,7,8,9 2,5,6,7,8,9,10,11, Elberfeld, Ind. Chief operating 9,12,14,15,17, Maple Lake, Minn. Johanneck-Eystad 12,13,14,16,17, of cer Fibertech Inc. was acquired by investment rm South Central Inc. 19,21 President 18,19 35 Simplay3 Co. Jim Miller $15 $9E $15 100 1 6 N.A. 2 1,2,3,7,8,9,10 1,8 13 Solar Plastics LLC Sam Rosen $38 $38 N.A. 256 2 15 8 1,2,3,4,5,8, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 2,4,6,7,8,9,10, Streetsboro, Ohio President Delano, Minn. President 10 9,10 12,17,18 Biggest % gain 35 Sonoco Thermosafe Andrew Sinnen $15E $15E $5,237 55E 1 3E 2E 3 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9, 5,12,20 13 PlayPower Inc. Bryan Yeazel $38E $36E N.A. N.A. 2 15E N.A. 2 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9, 7 Beecher, Ill. Sales director 10 Huntersville, N.C. CEO 10 Sonoco Products Co.(P) 15 Iowa Rotocast Greg Lewey $35.5E $35E $35.5E 125E 2 N.A. N.A. 2,3 1,2,5,6,7,8,9, 1,3,5,6,7,8,13 38 Sæplast Americas Inc. Brian Gooding $14 $13E $11,709 N.A. 1 2 N.A. 2 N.A. 3,5 Plastics Inc. President 10 St. John, New Brunswick Managing director (9/26/2020) Decorah, Iowa Berry Global Group Inc.(P) 16 Poly Processing Dixon Abell $35E $34E N.A. N.A. 3 13E N.A. 3,8 1,8,9 2,4,14 38 Aggressive Tomm Berquist $14E $14E $14E 80E 2 11E 5E 2,3,5,7,8 1,2,3,4,5,7,8 8 Co. LLC President & owner Industries Inc. President (8/31/2020) Monroe, La. Minneapolis Abell Corp. 40 Horizon Manufacturing Ed Krausse $13.5 $10.5 $13.5 105 2 12 4.75 2,3,5,7,8 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9, 17 Agri-Plastics Darren VanBuuren $33 $27 $33 198 2 17 12 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,6,7,10 2,6,7,8,12,13,18, Group LLC President 9,10 12,13,17,18,19, Manufacturing CEO (8/31/2020) 19 Lake Mills, Wis. 20 Sidney, Neb. Welcome to the ranking, custom molder Agri-Plastics Manufacturing. 41 Diversi ed Tommy Wallace $13.3 $14.3 $13.3 80 2 11 4.3 2,3 1,2,3,7 2,3,5,7,9,12,13, Plastics Inc. CEO & President 15,19,21 17 Laerdal Medical Corp. Neil Weber $33E $30E N.A. N.A. 1 8E 0.25E 2 1,5,7,9 2,7,11 Latta, S.C. Wappingers Falls, N.Y. President 42 Hastings Equity Brian Consbruck $12.5E $12E $18E 50E 1 1E 1.1E 1,2,3 1,7,9,10 2,3,8,9,12 Laerdal Medical AS Manufacturing Co. Production (9/30/2021) 19 RTS Cos. Inc. Graham Lobban $30 $20 N.A. 90 2 15 4.5 2 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,10 2,3,5,6,7,8,12, Hastings, Neb. manager St. Clements, Ontario CEO & President 13,14,19 Dutton-Lainson Co. Roto Holdings Inc. 43 Rotoplast Inc. Sébastien $12 $9E $12 80E 2 6E 1.5E 1,2,3,4,5,7, 2,4,6,7,8,10 2,3,5,6,7,9,10, 20 Hedstrom Plastics LLC Allen Berg $28 $25 N.A. 175 2 23 6 1,2,3,4,5,7, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 1,4,5,6,7,8,11,13, East Farnham, Quebec Daudelin (3/31/2021) 8,10 11,14 Ashland, Ohio General manager 8 9,10 15,16,17,18,20, President 21 ee key on page 14 Chart continues on page 11 ee key on page 14 Chart continues on page 12 S Researchers: HOLLEE KELLER, KELLY ARNDT S

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Rotomolding sales Most recent Annual Rotomolding sales Most recent Annual (millions) year’s total Number resin (millions) year’s total Number resin Rank Company/ Top rotational Most recent Previous corp. sales Rotomolding rotational throughput Secondary Primary Rank Company/ Top rotational Most recent Previous corp. sales Rotomolding rotational throughput Secondary Primary Parent company molding of cial year year (millions) employees Plants machines (million lbs.) Materials services end markets Parent company molding of cial year year (millions) employees Plants machines (million lbs.) Materials services end markets

43 Dakota Molding Inc. Brad Keller $12E $11.5E $12E 60E 1 5E N.A. 2,3,5,8 1,2,3,4,7,8,9, 2,12 64 Ronco Plastics Inc. Raul Barajas $6.27 $6.27 $6.27 23 1 5 N.A. 1,2,3,4,8 7,10 2,3,7,8,13,14,16 Fargo, N.D. President 10 Tustin, Calif. President & owner 45 Smak Plastics Inc. Jon Smalley $10 $11.5 $10 50 1 4 2.5 1,2,3,5,7,8 1,2,3,6,7,8,9, 2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10, 65 Plasticom Inc. Craig Lobson $6E $6E N.A. N.A. 2 6E N.A. 2,3 1,2,3,7,8,9,10 2,5,6,7,10,11, Vancouver, Wash. President 10 12,13,14,16,17, Winnipeg, Manitoba CEO & President 12,15,17 18,19,20 65 SPI Plastics Inc. Danielle $6E $6E N.A. 40E 1 6E N.A. 2 1,2,3,7,8 1,7,8,9 45 Sterling Technologies Cary Quigley $10** $8 $11.2** 115 1 7 3.5 1,2,3,4,5,7, 1,2,5,7,8 2,5,6,7,8,9,10, Shallow Lake, Ontario Gamache-Free Inc. President (9/30/2021) 8,10 12,13,15,18,19 General manager Lake City, Pa. 65 Vista Plastic Ron Funk $6E N.A. $12 65 1 5 2 N.A. N.A. N.A. 45 Quality Holdings LLC Jeff Thomas $10E $10E N.A. 100E 1 7E N.A. 2,3,5 7,8,9 3,5,6,10,12 Solutions Inc. CEO Hartwell, Ga. CEO & President Winkler, Manitoba Welcome to the ranking, OEM supplier Vista Plastic Solutions Inc. 45 ShoreMaster LLC Don Hurley $10E $10E N.A. N.A. 1 7E N.A. 2,3,7 1,2,7,8,9,10 2,7,21 68 Integrity Rotational Terry Stemple $5.6 $5.6 $5.6 48 1 4 4 2,3,8,10 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9, 2,3,4,5,7,8,9,13, Fergus Falls, Minn. CEO Molding LLC VP & managing 10 14,17 ShoreMaster LLC is part of Waterfront Brands, now owned by private equity group MPE Partners. Plain eld, Ind. partner 49 Interpak Inc. Mark Shaw $9E $9E $9E N.A. 1 3E N.A. 2 1,2,10 5,12 69 Entegris Inc.(P) Bertrand Loy $5.5E $4.8E $1,859 N.A. 1 1E N.A. 2,3,8,9 1,2,4,7,8,9 2,4 Mentor, Ohio President Billerica, Mass. CEO & President 50 Formed Plastics Inc. Patrick Long $8.7 $8.7 $12 45 1 5 1.1 1,2,3,4,5,6, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 1,3,7,8,9,10,11, 70 Miraplastek SA de CV Conchita Miranda $5.1 $5 $5.1 86 1 6 1.8 1,2,3,4,8 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9, 1,2,3,5,8,9,10, Carle Place, N.Y. President 8,9 9,10 12,13,14,15,16, Jesús María, Mexico CEO 10 12,13,14,15,17, 18,19 19 50 Jer-Den Plastics Inc. Jeff Stahl $8.7 $7 $8.7 60 1 5 3.5 2,3,8 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9, 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9, 71 Akro-Plastics Dave Meier $5E $5E N.A. N.A. 1 3E N.A. 1,2,3,8,10 1,2,7,8,9,10 2,3,6,7,8,12,13 St. Louis, Mich. President 10 12 Kent, Ohio General manager U.S. Development Corp. 52 EnviCor Enterprises Steve Arnold $8.5E $8.2 $8.5E 50E 1 5E 2.5E 2,3,4,5,9 1,2,6,7,10 2,3,7,8,9,12,13, 71 Eger Products Inc. Dick Koebbe $5E $5E $10E 40E 1 3E 1E 1,2,3,4,8 1,2,6,7,8,10 2,3,5,6,7,8,9, LLC CEO & President 14 Amelia, Ohio President 10,11,12,13,18 Smith eld, N.C. 52 Tennant Commercial Dave Huml $8.5E $9.6E $1,001 N.A. 1 6E 5E 2,3 7,9 21 71 Koenders Mfg. Colin Tamme $5E $5E $5E 35E 1 4E N.A. 1 1,5,7,8,10 2,7,9,12,13 Holland, Mich. CEO & President 1997 Ltd. General manager (9/30/2020) Tennant Co.(P) Englefeld, Saskatchewan 54 Rotomold USA Don Hurley $8E $7.5E $30E 24E 1 3E 4.2E 2,3,8 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9, 2,3,4,5,6,7,9, 71 Roto Solutions Inc. Ralph Kirkpatrick $5E $5E $5E 50E 1 4E 1.05E 1,2,3,7,8 1,7,8,10 1,2,4,5,6,8,13, Claremore, Okla. CEO 10 10,12,16,17, Ashland, Ohio Co-owner 14,17 HydroHoist LLC 18,19 Rotomold USA is part of Waterfront Brands, now owned by private equity group MPE Partners. 71 Unifuse LLC Scott Maier $5E $5E $5E 10E 1 15E 0.5E 2 1,2,7,8,9,10 2,3,4,5,8,9,12,13, Clintwood, Va. CEO & owner 14,15,16,17,18,19 55 Inca Plastics Molding Howard Haigh $7.9 $8.1 $7.9 48 1 4 3.2 2 1,2,7,8,9,10 2,3,7,13 76 Michael Brothers Inc. Bill Michael $4.5E $4.5E $4.5E 55E 1 3E 1E 2,3,4,8,10 1,2,7,8,9,10 2,4,6,9,12,13, Co. Inc. President Prescott, Ariz. President 17,19 Adelanto, Calif. 76 PW Aire Technologies Darius Hofer $4.5E $4.5E $4.5E 12E 1 5E 0.6E 1 1,2,7,9,10 6,12 56 Redline Plastics LLC Chuck Webster $7.6 $7 $17 85 1 4 1.5 1,2,3,4,5,6, 1,2,3,4,7,8,9, 2,7,8,9,10,12, Olivet, S.D. CEO Manitowoc, Wis. CEO & owner 7,8,10 10 20,21 78 Rotomolding Inc. Bob Usher $4.25E $4.25E $4.25E 33E 1 5E 1.25E 1,2,3,5,8 2,3,7,8,9,10 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9, 57 AK Industries Inc. Rosalind Havens- $7.5E $7.5E N.A. 115E 1 5E 3.5E 2,3,8 1,2,7 1,2 Little Falls, Minn. CEO & President 13,17,18,20 Plymouth, Ind. Marshall Plant manager 79 Rochester Rotational Marilyn Wade $4 $4 $4 15 1 2 1.6 1,2,3 3,6,7,8,9,10 2,3,5,6,7,8,9,12, 57 Gator Cases Inc. Crystal Morris $7.5E $7E N.A. 29E 1 3E N.A. 2,3 1,7,8,9,10 6 Molding Inc. Co-owner 14,18,19 Tampa, Fla. President Rochester, Ind. 79 Atlas Molding LLC Amos Glick $4E $4E N.A. 18E 1 3E 2E 3 3,7,8,10 7,8 57 Gregstrom Corp. Jeff DiDonato $7.5E $7.5E $10E 50E 1 4E N.A. 1,2,3,4,5,8 1,2,6,7,8,10 2,3,7,8,11,14,15 Leola, Pa. CEO Woburn, Mass. President (12/1/2020) 79 Kärcher North Kevin Lytle $4E $4E $3,102** 12E 1 2E 0.75E 2,3 1,2,3,5,7,8 2 60 GVL Polymers Inc. Allan Cronen $7.4 $7 $7.4 45 1 8 2 1,2,3,8 1,2,3,4,7,8,9, 2,5,6,7,8,9,12 America Inc. Sr. production Litch eld, Minn. CEO 10 Denver lead 61 Custom Roto-Molding Ed Willson $7E $7E $7E 41E 1 6E 2.8E 3,8 1,2,3,7,8,9,10 2,6,7,8,9 Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Inc. President Co. KG Caldwell, Idaho 79 SmartTechProducts Don VonderBurg $4E $4E N.A. 12E 1 4E 0.7E 1,2,3,4,5,6, 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9, 1,2,3,6,7,8,9,12, 61 R&R Technologies LLC Dave Hemmerling $7E $7E $7E 50E 1 7E 7E 1,2,3,4,5,7, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, Klamath Falls, Ore. CEO 7,8,10 10 21 Edinburgh, Ind. General manager 8,10 9,10 9,10,11,12,13, 79 Zeebest Plastics of Derek Nielsen $4E $4E N.A. 20E 1 8E 0.5E 2,3 1,7,8,9,10 2,12 14,17,18,19 Canada Inc. Owner (4/30/2021) 63 Granger Plastics Co. Jim Cravens $6.5E $6.5E $6.5E 30E 1 3E 2E 1,2,3,4,6,8 1,2,4,7,8,9,10 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,12, Morinville, Alberta Middletown, Ohio President 16,18 84 Ken Ross Inc. Daniel Ross $3 $3 $3 23 1 5 1.3 1,2,3 1,2,3,6,7,8,9, 7,8,21 Wylie, Texas President 10 See key on page 14 Chart continues on page 13 84 CPI Products Eric Brill $3E $3E N.A. 16E 1 4E 1.17E 1,2,3 7,10 12 Walburg, Texas CEO CPI Products was previously ranked as Contemporary Products of Texas Inc. 84 Faribo Manufacturing Tim Hoschette $3E $3E $3E 30E 1 5E 0.6E 2,3,6,8 6,7,9,10 2,3,5,6,11,13,18 Co. President Faribault, Minn. 84 Franklin Fueling Jay Walsh $3E $3.8E $1,247.3 N.A. 1 2E N.A. 3 7 12 Featured in a Plastics News Ranking? Systems Inc. President, fueling Madison, Wis. systems Franklin Electric Promote it with custom reprint products. Co. Inc.(P) 84 Kracor Inc. Ben Speciale $3E $3.5E $1,324 20E 1 5E 2E 2,3,4,5,7,8 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 2,3,6,7,8,9,12, Milwaukee President, Yamaha 9,10 13,14,16,17, 2021 Logo Licenses • Plaques/Frames • Eprints Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.(P) Marine Group 18,19 2021 ROTATIONAL See key on page 14 Chart continues on page 14 ROTATIONAL MOLDERS MOLDERS # Ranked Firm name here Lauren Melesio | Director, Reprints & Licensing Injection Molding Machines • Robots & Automation [email protected] | (212) 210-0707 Your One Stop Shop • Dryers • Granulators • Temperature Controllers www.wittmann-group.com [email protected] Tel: (860) 496-9603 • Conveying • Blenders Plastics News, August 23, 2021 • 13 2021 ROTATIONAL MOLDERS RANKING 2021 ROTATIONAL MOLDERS RANKING

43 Dakota Molding Inc. Brad Keller $12E $11.5E $12E 60E 1 5E N.A. 2,3,5,8 1,2,3,4,7,8,9, 2,12 64 Ronco Plastics Inc. Raul Barajas $6.27 $6.27 $6.27 23 1 5 N.A. 1,2,3,4,8 7,10 2,3,7,8,13,14,16 Fargo, N.D. President 10 Tustin, Calif. President & owner 45 Smak Plastics Inc. Jon Smalley $10 $11.5 $10 50 1 4 2.5 1,2,3,5,7,8 1,2,3,6,7,8,9, 2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10, 65 Plasticom Inc. Craig Lobson $6E $6E N.A. N.A. 2 6E N.A. 2,3 1,2,3,7,8,9,10 2,5,6,7,10,11, Vancouver, Wash. President 10 12,13,14,16,17, Winnipeg, Manitoba CEO & President 12,15,17 18,19,20 65 SPI Plastics Inc. Danielle $6E $6E N.A. 40E 1 6E N.A. 2 1,2,3,7,8 1,7,8,9 45 Sterling Technologies Cary Quigley $10** $8 $11.2** 115 1 7 3.5 1,2,3,4,5,7, 1,2,5,7,8 2,5,6,7,8,9,10, Shallow Lake, Ontario Gamache-Free Inc. President (9/30/2021) 8,10 12,13,15,18,19 General manager Lake City, Pa. 65 Vista Plastic Ron Funk $6E N.A. $12 65 1 5 2 N.A. N.A. N.A. 45 Quality Holdings LLC Jeff Thomas $10E $10E N.A. 100E 1 7E N.A. 2,3,5 7,8,9 3,5,6,10,12 Solutions Inc. CEO Hartwell, Ga. CEO & President Winkler, Manitoba Welcome to the ranking, OEM supplier Vista Plastic Solutions Inc. 45 ShoreMaster LLC Don Hurley $10E $10E N.A. N.A. 1 7E N.A. 2,3,7 1,2,7,8,9,10 2,7,21 68 Integrity Rotational Terry Stemple $5.6 $5.6 $5.6 48 1 4 4 2,3,8,10 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9, 2,3,4,5,7,8,9,13, Fergus Falls, Minn. CEO Molding LLC VP & managing 10 14,17 ShoreMaster LLC is part of Waterfront Brands, now owned by private equity group MPE Partners. Plain eld, Ind. partner 49 Interpak Inc. Mark Shaw $9E $9E $9E N.A. 1 3E N.A. 2 1,2,10 5,12 69 Entegris Inc.(P) Bertrand Loy $5.5E $4.8E $1,859 N.A. 1 1E N.A. 2,3,8,9 1,2,4,7,8,9 2,4 Mentor, Ohio President Billerica, Mass. CEO & President 50 Formed Plastics Inc. Patrick Long $8.7 $8.7 $12 45 1 5 1.1 1,2,3,4,5,6, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 1,3,7,8,9,10,11, 70 Miraplastek SA de CV Conchita Miranda $5.1 $5 $5.1 86 1 6 1.8 1,2,3,4,8 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9, 1,2,3,5,8,9,10, Carle Place, N.Y. President 8,9 9,10 12,13,14,15,16, Jesús María, Mexico CEO 10 12,13,14,15,17, 18,19 19 50 Jer-Den Plastics Inc. Jeff Stahl $8.7 $7 $8.7 60 1 5 3.5 2,3,8 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9, 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9, 71 Akro-Plastics Dave Meier $5E $5E N.A. N.A. 1 3E N.A. 1,2,3,8,10 1,2,7,8,9,10 2,3,6,7,8,12,13 St. Louis, Mich. President 10 12 Kent, Ohio General manager U.S. Development Corp. 52 EnviCor Enterprises Steve Arnold $8.5E $8.2 $8.5E 50E 1 5E 2.5E 2,3,4,5,9 1,2,6,7,10 2,3,7,8,9,12,13, 71 Eger Products Inc. Dick Koebbe $5E $5E $10E 40E 1 3E 1E 1,2,3,4,8 1,2,6,7,8,10 2,3,5,6,7,8,9, LLC CEO & President 14 Amelia, Ohio President 10,11,12,13,18 Smith eld, N.C. 52 Tennant Commercial Dave Huml $8.5E $9.6E $1,001 N.A. 1 6E 5E 2,3 7,9 21 71 Koenders Mfg. Colin Tamme $5E $5E $5E 35E 1 4E N.A. 1 1,5,7,8,10 2,7,9,12,13 Holland, Mich. CEO & President 1997 Ltd. General manager (9/30/2020) Tennant Co.(P) Englefeld, Saskatchewan 54 Rotomold USA Don Hurley $8E $7.5E $30E 24E 1 3E 4.2E 2,3,8 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9, 2,3,4,5,6,7,9, 71 Roto Solutions Inc. Ralph Kirkpatrick $5E $5E $5E 50E 1 4E 1.05E 1,2,3,7,8 1,7,8,10 1,2,4,5,6,8,13, Claremore, Okla. CEO 10 10,12,16,17, Ashland, Ohio Co-owner 14,17 HydroHoist LLC 18,19 Rotomold USA is part of Waterfront Brands, now owned by private equity group MPE Partners. 71 Unifuse LLC Scott Maier $5E $5E $5E 10E 1 15E 0.5E 2 1,2,7,8,9,10 2,3,4,5,8,9,12,13, Clintwood, Va. CEO & owner 14,15,16,17,18,19 55 Inca Plastics Molding Howard Haigh $7.9 $8.1 $7.9 48 1 4 3.2 2 1,2,7,8,9,10 2,3,7,13 76 Michael Brothers Inc. Bill Michael $4.5E $4.5E $4.5E 55E 1 3E 1E 2,3,4,8,10 1,2,7,8,9,10 2,4,6,9,12,13, Co. Inc. President Prescott, Ariz. President 17,19 Adelanto, Calif. 76 PW Aire Technologies Darius Hofer $4.5E $4.5E $4.5E 12E 1 5E 0.6E 1 1,2,7,9,10 6,12 56 Redline Plastics LLC Chuck Webster $7.6 $7 $17 85 1 4 1.5 1,2,3,4,5,6, 1,2,3,4,7,8,9, 2,7,8,9,10,12, Olivet, S.D. CEO Manitowoc, Wis. CEO & owner 7,8,10 10 20,21 78 Rotomolding Inc. Bob Usher $4.25E $4.25E $4.25E 33E 1 5E 1.25E 1,2,3,5,8 2,3,7,8,9,10 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9, 57 AK Industries Inc. Rosalind Havens- $7.5E $7.5E N.A. 115E 1 5E 3.5E 2,3,8 1,2,7 1,2 Little Falls, Minn. CEO & President 13,17,18,20 Plymouth, Ind. Marshall Plant manager 79 Rochester Rotational Marilyn Wade $4 $4 $4 15 1 2 1.6 1,2,3 3,6,7,8,9,10 2,3,5,6,7,8,9,12, 57 Gator Cases Inc. Crystal Morris $7.5E $7E N.A. 29E 1 3E N.A. 2,3 1,7,8,9,10 6 Molding Inc. Co-owner 14,18,19 Tampa, Fla. President Rochester, Ind. 79 Atlas Molding LLC Amos Glick $4E $4E N.A. 18E 1 3E 2E 3 3,7,8,10 7,8 57 Gregstrom Corp. Jeff DiDonato $7.5E $7.5E $10E 50E 1 4E N.A. 1,2,3,4,5,8 1,2,6,7,8,10 2,3,7,8,11,14,15 Leola, Pa. CEO Woburn, Mass. President (12/1/2020) 79 Kärcher North Kevin Lytle $4E $4E $3,102** 12E 1 2E 0.75E 2,3 1,2,3,5,7,8 2 60 GVL Polymers Inc. Allan Cronen $7.4 $7 $7.4 45 1 8 2 1,2,3,8 1,2,3,4,7,8,9, 2,5,6,7,8,9,12 America Inc. Sr. production Litch eld, Minn. CEO 10 Denver lead 61 Custom Roto-Molding Ed Willson $7E $7E $7E 41E 1 6E 2.8E 3,8 1,2,3,7,8,9,10 2,6,7,8,9 Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Inc. President Co. KG Caldwell, Idaho 79 SmartTechProducts Don VonderBurg $4E $4E N.A. 12E 1 4E 0.7E 1,2,3,4,5,6, 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9, 1,2,3,6,7,8,9,12, 61 R&R Technologies LLC Dave Hemmerling $7E $7E $7E 50E 1 7E 7E 1,2,3,4,5,7, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, Klamath Falls, Ore. CEO 7,8,10 10 21 Edinburgh, Ind. General manager 8,10 9,10 9,10,11,12,13, 79 Zeebest Plastics of Derek Nielsen $4E $4E N.A. 20E 1 8E 0.5E 2,3 1,7,8,9,10 2,12 14,17,18,19 Canada Inc. Owner (4/30/2021) 63 Granger Plastics Co. Jim Cravens $6.5E $6.5E $6.5E 30E 1 3E 2E 1,2,3,4,6,8 1,2,4,7,8,9,10 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,12, Morinville, Alberta Middletown, Ohio President 16,18 84 Ken Ross Inc. Daniel Ross $3 $3 $3 23 1 5 1.3 1,2,3 1,2,3,6,7,8,9, 7,8,21 Wylie, Texas President 10 See key on page 14 Chart continues on page 13 84 CPI Products Eric Brill $3E $3E N.A. 16E 1 4E 1.17E 1,2,3 7,10 12 Walburg, Texas CEO CPI Products was previously ranked as Contemporary Products of Texas Inc. 84 Faribo Manufacturing Tim Hoschette $3E $3E $3E 30E 1 5E 0.6E 2,3,6,8 6,7,9,10 2,3,5,6,11,13,18 Co. President Faribault, Minn. 84 Franklin Fueling Jay Walsh $3E $3.8E $1,247.3 N.A. 1 2E N.A. 3 7 12 Featured in a Plastics News Ranking? Systems Inc. President, fueling Madison, Wis. systems Franklin Electric Promote it with custom reprint products. Co. Inc.(P) 84 Kracor Inc. Ben Speciale $3E $3.5E $1,324 20E 1 5E 2E 2,3,4,5,7,8 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 2,3,6,7,8,9,12, Milwaukee President, Yamaha 9,10 13,14,16,17, 2021 Logo Licenses • Plaques/Frames • Eprints Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.(P) Marine Group 18,19 2021 ROTATIONAL See key on page 14 Chart continues on page 14 ROTATIONAL MOLDERS MOLDERS # Ranked Firm name here Lauren Melesio | Director, Reprints & Licensing Injection Molding Machines • Robots & Automation [email protected] | (212) 210-0707 Your One Stop Shop • Dryers • Granulators • Temperature Controllers www.wittmann-group.com [email protected] Tel: (860) 496-9603 • Conveying • Blenders 14 • Plastics News, August 23, 2021 2021 ROTATIONAL MOLDERS RANKING Rotomolding sales Most recent Annual Alphabetical listing of rotational molders (millions) year’s total Number resin Rank Company/ Top rotational Most recent Previous corp. sales Rotomolding rotational throughput Secondary Primary The following is an alphabetical index Parent company molding of cial year year (millions) employees Plants machines (million lbs.) Materials services end markets of all rotational molders in the Plastics News ranking. Page numbers are given 89 C-Pak Industries Inc. Candice Etchepare $2.8 $3.5E $2.8 24 1 2 0.35 1,2,3,4,5,8 1,2,7,8,9,10 2,3,6,7,10,12, for the top rms ranked in this issue; San Bernardino, Calif. General manager 16,17,18 NR represents rms for which no 90 Scribner Plastics Inc. Rick Scribner $2.6 $2.6 $2.6 20 1 N.A. N.A. 2,3,8 1,2,7,9,10 2,5,6,9,10,11, ranking data was available. View the Rancho Cordova, Calif. President 12,14,17,19 complete list online at www.plasticsnews.com/rankings/rotomolders. 91 Rescraft Plastic Doug Cunningham $2.5 $3E $3 18 1 3 2 1,3,4,6,7,8, 1,2,5,6,7,8,9, 2,5,7,8 Products Inc. President (9/30/2020) 10 10 Accuform Polymers Inc. 11 Paris, Ontario Aero Tec Laboratories Inc. NR 91 Endurequest Corp. Kenneth Dewing $2.5E $2.5E $3E 18E 1 4E 1E 2,3,8 1,2,6,7,8,9 2,3,5,6,7,12,14 Aggressive Industries Inc. 11 Porterville, Calif. Director Agri-Plastics Manufacturing 10 91 E-Z Rotational Pete Zalewski $2.5E $2.5E $2.5E 7E 1 2E N.A. 1,2,3,4,7,8 1,2,5,6,7,8,10 1,2,3,6,7,8,9,11, AK Industries Inc. 12 Molder Inc. President (11/1/2020) 12,13,17,18 Akro-Plastics 13 Elk Grove Village, Ill. Allied Resin Technologies LLC 14 Anduran Inc. 14 E E E E E 91 Gemstar Manufacturing Anna Lee Cleary $2.5 $2.5 N.A. 10 1 2 0.08 1,2,3,5,8 1,2,4,6,7,8,9, 2,3,5,6,7,8,9, Assmann Corp. of America NR Cannon Falls, Minn. Product manager (9/30/2020) 10 10,11,12,16 Atlas Molding LLC 13 Gemini Inc. Bailiff Enterprises Inc. NR 91 Roto Plastics Corp. Joe Cabello $2.5E $2.5E $4.5E 22E 1 6E 0.4E 2,3,7,8 1,2,5,7,8,9,10 2,6,7,9,18 Bayhead Products Corp. NR Adrian, Mich. President (9/30/2020) California Rotational Plastics Inc. 14 96 Trionic Corp. Santo Cannistra $2.2E $2.2E $2.2E 12E 1 1E N.A. 1,2,3,8 1,2,3,6,7,8,9, 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9, Cambro Manufacturing Co. NR Port Washington, Wis. President 10 12,14,18,21 Carolina Waterworks Inc. NR

E Cellofoam North America Inc. 11 97 Fusibond Piping Craig Krause $2 $2 N.A. 14 1 5 0.05 3,4,9 1,7,8,9,10 12,14,15 Centro Inc. 10 Systems Inc. Operations Century Plastics Ltd. 14 Downers Grove, Ill. manager Chase Industries Inc. NR 97 Allied Resin Daniele La Posta $2E $2E N.A. 23E 1 1 N.A. 3 3,5,6,7,10 6,7,8,12,17 ClearWater Design NR Technologies LLC CEO Comdess Co. Inc. 14 Leominster, Mass. Con uence Outdoor 10 97 Three60 Roto Jeff Oelslager $2E $2E $2E 20E 1 2E 0.8E 2,3,5,8 1,2,3,7,8,9,10 2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10, Container Components Inc. NR Howell, Mich. CEO 11,12,13,17,20 Coon Manufacturing Inc. 14 C-Pak Industries Inc. 14 97 Wes Industries Inc. Pierre Forgues $2E $2E $4E 15E 1 2E 0.35E 1 1,10 2,7,17 CPI Products 13 END MARKETS Princeville, Quebec Product manager (4/30/2021) 101 California Rotational Rene Ribbers $1.5 $1.46 $1.5 15 1 3 0.8 2,3,4,7,8 1,3,7,10 2,6,7,8,11,16,17, 2021 Plastics Inc. President (9/30/2020) 19,21 Tanks – agricultural/industrial Oxnard, Calif. Recreational/sporting goods 101 Century Plastics Ltd. Dale Moscovitch $1.5 $1.5 $1.5 10 1 3 N.A. 1,2 1,7 2,14 Teknor Apex buys rotomolding specialist Dorum Color Richmond, British President ROTATIONAL Nontank industrial applications Columbia By Frank Esposito 101 Watkins Manufacturing Steve Hammock $1.5E $2E $7,188 7E 1 2E 2E 1,3,8 6,7 6 Plastics News Staff Corp. President Lawn and garden Vista, Calif. Materials rm Teknor Apex Masco Corp.(P) Co. has acquired dry color maker Dorum Color Co. for an undis- MOLDERS Consumer products E E E E E 104 Quadel Industries Inc. Eric Luckman $1.25 $1 N.A. 30 1 3 0.7 2,3,8 1,6,7 1,2,7,8,18 closed price. Pallets/skids/materials handling Coos Bay, Ore. President (10/31/2020) In an Aug. 9 news release, of - 105 Comdess Co. Inc. Samuel Mandich $1E $1E $1E 14E 1 3E N.A. 1,2,3,6,7,8, 7,10 1,2,7,8,9,10,12, cials with Teknor in Pawtucket, Nontank agricultural applications Seville, Ohio President (10/31/2020) 9 13,14,18 R.I., said that the deal is an asset 105 Coon Anita Cox $1E $1E $2.3E 15E 1 4E 1E 2,3 1,3,8,9 6,7,13 purchase and that Dorum custom- Manufacturing Inc. Owner (6/30/2021) ers will be supplied from a Teknor Food-processing containers Color plant in Henderson, Ky. They RANKING AND INDEX: PAGES 10-15 Spickard, Mo. E E E E added that Akron, Ohio-based Do- 107 Anduran Inc. Richard Durrant $0.15 $0.15 N.A. 3 1 N.A. 0.08 2,3 1,7,8,9,10 2,6,13 rum has “a singular focus” on the Refuse containers Union, S.C. President (5/31/2020) TOTAL SALES Automotive Top Custom Rotomolders 107 RESPONDENTS 01020304050607080 Materials: 1 Centro Inc. RANKING KEY & NOTES 1 LDPE 3 HDPE 5 Nylon 7 PVC 9 Fluoropolymers $143 MILLION* 100% of ranked sales TOP LOCATIONS 2 LLDPE 4 PP 6 PC 8 Cross-linked PE 10 Post-consumer (P)=Publicly held N.A.=Not available resin 2 Myers Industries Inc. 187 Plants Secondary services: $131.4 MILLION 80% of ranked sales 12 All information was provided by the companies, except where otherwise indicated. 1 Part Design 3 Prototyping/3-D 5 Painting 8 Tool design 16 WISCONSIN 2 CAD/CAM/CAE printing 6 Decorating 9 Tool building/repair 3 Tank Holding Corp. MINNESOTA $63 MILLION* 15% of ranked sales $2.6 *Midpoint of a company-provided range 4 SPC/SQC 7 Assembly 10 Finishing BILLION Dutchland Plastics LLC **Company-provided estimate 4 Primary end markets: $50 MILLION 100% of ranked sales SALES BREAKDOWN 6 1 Toys 8 Lawn and garden 15 Medical waste EPlastics News and industry estimates. These gures were not provided by the company. MICHIGAN 2 Tanks — agricultural/ 9 Nontank agricultural 16 Aerospace 5 Solar Plastics LLC 5% industrial applications 17 Automotive $38 MILLION 100% of ranked sales Captive CURRENCY NOTE: All sales gures reported in foreign currencies have been converted to 3 Food-processing containers 10 Electrical/electronics 18 Government/defense Moeller Marine Products Inc. $128.9 million U.S. dollars using the average annual exchange rate for the 12 months of each compa- 4 DOT-approved containers 11 Medical furniture 19 Highway safety 6 ny’s scal year. For Canadian rms with scal years corresponding to calendar year 2016, 5 Pallets/skids/materials 12 Nontank industrial 20 Other transportation $29 MILLION* 58% of ranked sales the following average annual rate was used: C$1=US$0.76. handling applications 21 Marine Plasticraft Corp. 6 Consumer products 13 Refuse containers 7 14 $23 MILLION 100% of ranked sales CALIFORNIA All companies’ scal years correspond to calendar year 2016 unless otherwise noted. 7 Recreational/sporting goods 14 Liquid waste 8 Forté Products $20 MILLION 80% of ranked sales ROTATIONAL MOLDERS 20 MACHINE TYPES 9 Stern Assembly Inc. dba Stern OHIO 83 49 Rotomolding $16.3 MILLION 99% of ranked sales 10 41 20 18 5 60% 35% IOWA Carousel Carousel 10 Custom Roto-Mold LLC Proprietary Custom independent arm xed turret Shuttle Clamshell Rock ‘n’ Roll Other $16 MILLION 95% of ranked sales $1.53 billion $905.5 million 13 170 USA INDIANA 15 CANADA 7 ILLINOIS AVERAGE SALES 2 MEXICO PER COMPANY UP 10%, TOP MATERIALS LLDPE $23.9 HDPE MILLIONMMILLILLION Cross-linked PE LDPE Nylon 987 PP MACHINES PVC 104 RESPONDENTS 11,508 Post-consumer resin EMPLOYEES 94 RESPONDENTS PC Fluoropolymers 020406080 100 PLASTICS NEWS RESEARCH BY HOLLEE KELLER AND KELLY ARNDT, GRAPHICS BY AMY STEINHAUSER Plastics News, August 23, 2021 • 15 2021 ROTATIONAL MOLDERS RANKING 2021 ROTATIONAL MOLDERS RANKING Rotomolding sales Most recent Annual Alphabetical listing of rotational molders (millions) year’s total Number resin Rank Company/ Top rotational Most recent Previous corp. sales Rotomolding rotational throughput Secondary Primary The following is an alphabetical index Custom Roto-Mold LLC 11 Hold-On Industries Inc. NR Pelican Products Inc. 10 Simtek Fence 11 Parent company molding of cial year year (millions) employees Plants machines (million lbs.) Materials services end markets of all rotational molders in the Plastics Custom Roto-Molding Inc. 12 Hoover Materials Handling Plasticom Inc. 13 Sirtec North America NR News ranking. Page numbers are given Dakota Molding Inc. 12 Group Inc. NR Plasticraft Corp. 11 SKB Corp. Inc. NR 89 C-Pak Industries Inc. Candice Etchepare $2.8 $3.5E $2.8 24 1 2 0.35 1,2,3,4,5,8 1,2,7,8,9,10 2,3,6,7,10,12, for the top rms ranked in this issue; Den Hartog Industries Inc. 10 Horizon Manufacturing Group LLC 11 PlayPower Inc. 10 Smak Plastics Inc. 12 San Bernardino, Calif. General manager 16,17,18 NR represents rms for which no Diversi ed Plastics Inc. 11 Horsemen’s Pride Inc. 11 Poly Processing Co. LLC 10 SmartTechProducts 13 Premier O.E.M. 11 Solar Plastics LLC 10 90 Scribner Plastics Inc. Rick Scribner $2.6 $2.6 $2.6 20 1 N.A. N.A. 2,3,8 1,2,7,9,10 2,5,6,9,10,11, ranking data was available. View the Dock Edge Inc. NR Igloo Products Corp. NR Rancho Cordova, Calif. President 12,14,17,19 complete list online at www.plastics- Dutchland Plastics LLC 10 Inca Plastics Molding Co. Inc. 12 Premier Plastics Inc. NR Sonoco Thermosafe 11 news.com/rankings/rotomolders. Eger Products Inc. 13 Innovative Roational Molding Inc. NR Pulse Plastic Products Inc. NR SPI Plastics Inc. 13 E 91 Rescraft Plastic Doug Cunningham $2.5 $3 $3 18 1 3 2 1,3,4,6,7,8, 1,2,5,6,7,8,9, 2,5,7,8 Endurequest Corp. 14 Integrity Rotational Molding LLC 13 PW Aire Technologies 13 Step2 Discovery LLC 10 Products Inc. President (9/30/2020) 10 10 Accuform Polymers Inc. 11 Enpac Corp. NR Interpak Inc. 12 Quadel Industries Inc. 14 Sterling Technologies Inc. 12 Paris, Ontario Aero Tec Laboratories Inc. NR Entegris Inc. 13 Iowa Rotocast Plastics Inc. 10 Quality Holdings LLC 12 Stern Assembly Inc. dba 91 Endurequest Corp. Kenneth Dewing $2.5E $2.5E $3E 18E 1 4E 1E 2,3,8 1,2,6,7,8,9 2,3,5,6,7,12,14 Aggressive Industries Inc. 11 EnviCor Enterprises LLC 12 Jer-Den Plastics Inc. 12 Quality Molded Plastics Ltd. NR Stern Rotomolding 11 Porterville, Calif. Director Agri-Plastics Manufacturing 10 Environmental Container Johnson Outdoors Inc. 11 R&R Technologies LLC 12 Tamco Industries Inc. NR 91 E-Z Rotational Pete Zalewski $2.5E $2.5E $2.5E 7E 1 2E N.A. 1,2,3,4,7,8 1,2,5,6,7,8,10 1,2,3,6,7,8,9,11, AK Industries Inc. 12 Systems Inc. NR Kärcher North America Inc. 13 Redline Plastics LLC 12 Tank Holding Corp. 10 Molder Inc. President (11/1/2020) 12,13,17,18 Akro-Plastics 13 Everest Plastik Inc. NR Ken Ross Inc. 13 Remcon Plastics Inc. 11 Techstar Plastics Inc. NR Elk Grove Village, Ill. Allied Resin Technologies LLC 14 E-Z Rotational Molder Inc. 14 Koenders Mfg. 1997 Ltd. 13 Rescraft Plastic Products Inc. 14 Tennant Commercial 12 Anduran Inc. 14 Faribo Manufacturing Co. 13 Kracor Inc. 13 Rhino Inc. 10 Three60 Roto 14 E E E E E 91 Gemstar Manufacturing Anna Lee Cleary $2.5 $2.5 N.A. 10 1 2 0.08 1,2,3,5,8 1,2,4,6,7,8,9, 2,3,5,6,7,8,9, Assmann Corp. of America NR Fibertech Inc. 11 Laerdal Medical Corp. 10 RMB Products Inc. NR Toter LLC 10 Cannon Falls, Minn. Product manager (9/30/2020) 10 10,11,12,16 Atlas Molding LLC 13 Flexahopper Plastics Ltd. NR Landscape Structures Inc. NR Rochester Rotational Molding Inc. 13 Trionic Corp. 14 Gemini Inc. Bailiff Enterprises Inc. NR Formed Plastics Inc. 12 Little Tikes Co. 10 Ronco Plastics Inc. 13 U.S. Molders Inc. NR 91 Roto Plastics Corp. Joe Cabello $2.5E $2.5E $4.5E 22E 1 6E 0.4E 2,3,7,8 1,2,5,7,8,9,10 2,6,7,9,18 Bayhead Products Corp. NR Forté Products 11 MasonWays Indestructible Rotational Molding Unifuse LLC 13 Adrian, Mich. President (9/30/2020) California Rotational Plastics Inc. 14 Franklin Fueling Systems Inc. 13 Plastics LLC NR Technologies Inc. 11 Unipar Inc. NR 96 Trionic Corp. Santo Cannistra $2.2E $2.2E $2.2E 12E 1 1E N.A. 1,2,3,8 1,2,3,6,7,8,9, 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9, Cambro Manufacturing Co. NR Fusibond Piping Systems Inc. 14 MBC Rotomould Inc. NR Roto Dynamics Inc. NR Versaplas SA de CV NR Port Washington, Wis. President 10 12,14,18,21 Carolina Waterworks Inc. NR GameTime 11 Michael Brothers Inc. 13 Roto Plastics Corp. 14 Vista Plastic Solutions Inc. 13 Roto Solutions Inc. 13 Watkins Manufacturing Corp. 14 E Cellofoam North America Inc. 11 Gator Cases Inc. 12 Miraplastek SA de CV 13 97 Fusibond Piping Craig Krause $2 $2 N.A. 14 1 5 0.05 3,4,9 1,7,8,9,10 12,14,15 Centro Inc. 10 Gemstar Manufacturing 14 Moeller Marine Products Inc. 10 Rotomold USA 12 Wenonah Canoe Inc. NR Systems Inc. Operations Century Plastics Ltd. 14 Go Plastics Inc. LLC NR Mondo Polymers Technologies Inc. NR Rotomolding Inc. 13 Wes Industries Inc. 14 Downers Grove, Ill. manager Chase Industries Inc. NR Granger Plastics Co. 12 Myers Industries Inc. 10 Rotoplast Inc. 11 Xactics International Inc. NR 97 Allied Resin Daniele La Posta $2E $2E N.A. 23E 1 1 N.A. 3 3,5,6,7,10 6,7,8,12,17 ClearWater Design NR Greer Tank and Welding Inc. NR Myton Industries Inc. NR Rotospa Inc. NR Zeebest Plastics of Canada Inc. 13 Technologies LLC CEO Comdess Co. Inc. 14 Gregstrom Corp. 12 Nauticraft Corp. NR RTS Cos. Inc. 10 Leominster, Mass. Con uence Outdoor 10 GVL Polymers Inc. 12 Northwest Plastics Ltd. NR Sæplast Americas Inc. 11 Buy this ranking at www.plasticsnews.com/data 97 Three60 Roto Jeff Oelslager $2E $2E $2E 20E 1 2E 0.8E 2,3,5,8 1,2,3,7,8,9,10 2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10, Container Components Inc. NR Hastings Equity Mfg. Co. 11 Parker Plastics Inc. NR Scribner Plastics Inc. 14 Howell, Mich. CEO 11,12,13,17,20 Coon Manufacturing Inc. 14 Hedstrom Plastics LLC 10 Pasco Poly Tank Inc. NR Seljan Co. Inc. 11 See full ranking details at C-Pak Industries Inc. 14 Hendren Plastics Inc. NR Peabody Engineering & ShoreMaster LLC 12 97 Wes Industries Inc. Pierre Forgues $2E $2E $4E 15E 1 2E 0.35E 1 1,10 2,7,17 www.plasticsnews.com/rankings/ CPI Products 13 High Country Plastics Inc. NR Supply Inc. NR Simplay3 Co. 11 END MARKETS Princeville, Quebec Product manager (4/30/2021) rotomolders 101 California Rotational Rene Ribbers $1.5 $1.46 $1.5 15 1 3 0.8 2,3,4,7,8 1,3,7,10 2,6,7,8,11,16,17, 2021 Plastics Inc. President (9/30/2020) 19,21 Tanks – agricultural/industrial Oxnard, Calif. Recreational/sporting goods 101 Century Plastics Ltd. Dale Moscovitch $1.5 $1.5 $1.5 10 1 3 N.A. 1,2 1,7 2,14 Teknor Apex buys rotomolding specialist Dorum Color Richmond, British President ROTATIONAL Nontank industrial applications Columbia By Frank Esposito rotational molding market. “I want to thank all of the cus- 101 Watkins Manufacturing Steve Hammock $1.5E $2E $7,188 7E 1 2E 2E 1,3,8 6,7 6 Plastics News Staff “Dorum’s focus on superior tomers that gave us the opportu- Corp. President quality and delivery performance nity to be their dry color supplier, Lawn and garden Vista, Calif. Materials rm Teknor Apex aligns directly with our ap- and I also want to thank Suresh Masco Corp.(P) Co. has acquired dry color mak- proach,” Teknor President Suresh and Teknor Color for their inter- er Dorum Color Co. for an undis- Swaminathan said in the release. est in carrying the work we have MOLDERS Consumer products E E E E E 104 Quadel Industries Inc. Eric Luckman $1.25 $1 N.A. 30 1 3 0.7 2,3,8 1,6,7 1,2,7,8,18 closed price. “We look forward to continuing done into the future” Dority said Pallets/skids/materials handling Coos Bay, Ore. President (10/31/2020) In an Aug. 9 news release, of - the longstanding relationships de- Teknor uses dry pigments to while based in Ohio. Of cials said in the release. 105 Comdess Co. Inc. Samuel Mandich $1E $1E $1E 14E 1 3E N.A. 1,2,3,6,7,8, 7,10 1,2,7,8,9,10,12, cials with Teknor in Pawtucket, veloped by [Dorum owner Scott make melt processed color con- that Dority is “an acknowledged Teknor Apex is one of North Nontank agricultural applications Seville, Ohio President (10/31/2020) 9 13,14,18 R.I., said that the deal is an asset Dority] and his team.” centrates. The rm also has its expert” in the rotational molding America’s 30 largest compound- 105 Coon Anita Cox $1E $1E $2.3E 15E 1 4E 1E 2,3 1,3,8,9 6,7,13 purchase and that Dorum custom- Equipment from Dorum’s Ak- own dry color business, selling sector and added that he’ll play ers and concentrate makers. The Manufacturing Inc. Owner (6/30/2021) ers will be supplied from a Teknor ron plant will be moved to Hen- the materials to other companies. an active role in the transition of rm operates 13 plants worldwide Food-processing containers Color plant in Henderson, Ky. They derson, and the Akron site will be Dority founded Dorum in 1998. Dorum customers and suppliers in the U.S., Belgium, Germany, RANKING AND INDEX: PAGES 10-15 Spickard, Mo. E E E E added that Akron, Ohio-based Do- closed, a Teknor spokesperson His previous industry experi- to Teknor to ensure supply secu- China and Singapore and has an- 107 Anduran Inc. Richard Durrant $0.15 $0.15 N.A. 3 1 N.A. 0.08 2,3 1,7,8,9,10 2,6,13 rum has “a singular focus” on the said in an email. ence included working for Teknor rity and business continuity. nual sales of more than $1 billion. Refuse containers Union, S.C. President (5/31/2020) TOTAL SALES Automotive Top Custom Rotomolders Top Proprietary Rotomolders Top Captive Rotomolders 107 RESPONDENTS 01020304050607080 1 Centro Inc. 1 Tank Holding Corp. 1 PlayPower Inc. 9 Fluoropolymers $143 MILLION* 100% of ranked sales $357 MILLION* 85% of ranked sales $38 MILLION* 100% of ranked sales TOP LOCATIONS 10 Post-consumer resin 2 Myers Industries Inc. 2 Toter LLC 2 GameTime 187 Plants $131.4 MILLION 80% of ranked sales $171 MILLION* 95% of ranked sales $25 MILLION* 100% of ranked sales 12 8 Tool design 16 WISCONSIN 9 Tool building/repair 3 Tank Holding Corp. 3 Step2 Discovery LLC 3 Premier O.E.M. $2.6 MINNESOTA 10 Finishing $63 MILLION* 15% of ranked sales $163.9 MILLION 95% of ranked sales $15.3 MILLION 90% of ranked sales BILLION 4 Dutchland Plastics LLC 4 Little Tikes Co. 4 Tennant Commercial $50 MILLION 100% of ranked sales $132.2 MILLION* 90% of ranked sales $8.5 MILLION* 100% of ranked sales SALES BREAKDOWN 6 15 Medical waste MICHIGAN 16 Aerospace 5 Solar Plastics LLC 5 Pelican Products Inc. 5 Moeller Marine Products Inc. 5% 17 Automotive $38 MILLION 100% of ranked sales $109.3 MILLION* 95% of ranked sales $7 MILLION* 58% of ranked sales Captive 18 Government/defense Moeller Marine Products Inc. Con uence Outdoor RTS Cos. Inc. $128.9 million 19 Highway safety 6 6 6 20 Other transportation $29 MILLION* 58% of ranked sales $48 MILLION* 100% of ranked sales $6 MILLION 20% of ranked sales 21 Marine 7 Plasticraft Corp. 7 Den Hartog Industries Inc. 7 Rotational Molding Technologies Inc. 14 $23 MILLION 100% of ranked sales $36.6 MILLION 80% of ranked sales $4.75 MILLION* 25% of ranked sales CALIFORNIA 8 Forté Products 8 Myers Industries Inc. 8 Rotomold USA $20 MILLION 80% of ranked sales $32.9 MILLION 20% of ranked sales $4 MILLION* 50% of ranked sales ROTATIONAL MOLDERS 20 MACHINE TYPES 9 Stern Assembly Inc. dba Stern 9 Iowa Rotocast Plastics Inc. 8 Koenders Mfg. 1997 Ltd. OHIO 83 49 Rotomolding $16.3 MILLION 99% of ranked sales $31.9 MILLION* 90% of ranked sales $4 MILLION* 80% of ranked sales 10 41 20 18 5 60% 35% IOWA Carousel Carousel 10 Custom Roto-Mold LLC 10 Poly Processing Co. LLC 10 PW Aire Technologies Proprietary Custom independent arm xed turret Shuttle Clamshell Rock ‘n’ Roll Other $16 MILLION 95% of ranked sales $29.8 MILLION* 85% of ranked sales $3.6 MILLION* 80% of ranked sales $1.53 billion $905.5 million 13 *PLASTICS NEWS ESTIMATE 170 USA INDIANA 15 CANADA 7 ILLINOIS AVERAGE SALES 2 MEXICO PER COMPANY UP 10%, TOP MATERIALS LLDPE $23.9 HDPE MILLIONMMILLILLION Cross-linked PE LDPE Nylon 987 PP MACHINES PVC 104 RESPONDENTS 11,508 Post-consumer resin EMPLOYEES 94 RESPONDENTS PC Fluoropolymers 020406080 100 PLASTICS NEWS RESEARCH BY HOLLEE KELLER AND KELLY ARNDT, GRAPHICS BY AMY STEINHAUSER 16 • Plastics News, August 23, 2021 PEOPLE WATCH

BIRLA CARBON — The manager aerospace. supplier of carbon black additives in Hanover, PYRAMID MOLDING GROUP Germany, named John — The injection molder and Loudermilk CEO. mold maker in Rockford, Ill., named Becca Peterson sales BOREALIS AG — The resin director and Jim Hart new maker in Vienna named business development director. Thomas Reutter product asset Baxter Desai Marufke Marshall management and supply chain R.D. ABBOTT CO. INC. — vice president. The supplier and stocking distributor of materials used CASTER CONCEPTS INC. — in rubber compounding and The manufacturer of casters fabrication in Cerritos, Calif., and wheels in Albion, Mich., named Jason Huff Midwest named Doug Backinger vice senior account manager. president of sales. REIFENHÄUSER GMBH & DAVIS-STANDARD LLC CO. KG MASCHINENFABRIK — The extrusion systems — The lm machinery maker manufacturer in Pawcatuck, Nowak Leathers Nettles Willingham in Troisdorf, Germany, named Conn., named Jay Baxter Paul Walach managing commercial product director, director of Reifenhäuser cast liquid coating, and Joe Guigli sheet coating. vice president, aftermarket sales, North America. SPARTECH LLC — The manufacturer of packaging, DECEUNINCK NORTH rollstock materials, specialty AMERICA LLC — The products, and visual and manufacturer of systems for structural sheet in Maryland windows, doors and outdoor Heights, Mo., named Michael living in Monroe, Ohio, Peterson Walach Elliott Morris Reed vice president, business named Mark Leszczynski vice management, mergers and president of operations and acquisitions and sustainability. Cory Macke plant manager. THERMAL CARE INC. — The FILMTECH INC. — The auxiliary equipment maker in producer of metalized and Thomas Marufke managing ORION ENGINEERED production manager. Niles, Ill., named Peter Falise barrier lm in Bean Station, director of its material CARBONS LLC — The carbon East Coast regional manager. Tenn., named Joey Barnard handling division, succeeding black producer in Kingwood, POLYQUEST INC. — The PET vice president of operations. Bernhard Rupke, who plans to Texas, named Paul Nowak and recycled PET distributor UNIVERSAL COMPRESSED retire at the end of the year. sales manager. in Wilmington, N.C., named AIR LLC — The compressed air GRAHAM PACKAGING CO. Ryan Nettles senior vice systems provider in Bethlehem, INC. — The blow molder in HTI PLASTICS INC. — The PIPELINE PLASTICS LLC — president of operations and Pa., named Glenn Burchett Lancaster, Pa., named Robert injection molder in Lincoln, The high density polyethylene recycle and Brad Willingham operations and safety manager. Pyle CEO and president and Neb., named Ryan Lund pipe manufacturer in business development senior Richa Desai director of marketing coordinator. Westlake, Texas, named Mike vice president. XALOY INC. — The screw and sustainability. Leathers CEO. barrel maker in New Castle, NOVA CHEMICALS CORP. PRUDENT AMERICAN Pa., named Randy Elliott HAHN GROUP — The — The resin and chemicals PLASTICERT INC. — The TECHNOLOGIES INC. — The operations manager for its industrial automation and maker in Calgary, Alberta, mold developer and injection contract manufacturer in facility in Pulaski, Va., and Tim robot solutions rm in named Sarah Marshall molder in Lewiston, Minn., Lexington, Ky., named Eric Morris, value stream supervisor Rheinböllen, Germany, named sustainability vice president. named Wesley Meyer Jackson business development for its twin-barrels business. Obituary: Plaskolite founder Donald Dunn AIM earns fourth accreditation By Frank Esposito one who knew him, a respected “The Plaskolite family will hon- Plastics News Report tives, uses psychometrics and Plastics News Staff businessman, a beloved family or him by continuing to follow the statistical analysis to develop man, and a friend and mentor principles he instilled throughout Erie, Pa. — The Molders’ Se- passing scores and tracks skills Donald Dunn, founder of plastic to me.” the company.” ries offered by the American assessment for a quality evalua- sheet leader Plaskolite LLC, died “His in uence is felt in every- Dunn was an active member Injection Molding (AIM) Insti- tion of the student. Aug. 16 at age 98. thing we do as a company,” Grind- of the Columbus community, tute earned accreditation from AIM was founded in 2015 by Dunn died at his home in Co- ley added. “The Plaskolite culture most notably as board mem- the ANSI National Accreditation Plastics Hall of Fame member lumbus, Ohio. He founded Colum- of hard work, sacri ce, respect ber of The Buckeye Ranch and Board (ANAB), which is the John Beaumont, who helped bus-based Plaskolite in 1950 as a for others and love of family is a a longtime supporter of St. largest accreditation body in develop the plastics engineer- maker of drinking straws. direct re ection of Donald. That Stephen’s Community House. North America. ing technology program at By 1962, Plaskolite was fo- will never change.” Along with supporting numer- AIM is now home to the only Penn State Erie and patented cused on plastic sheet manu- Dunn earned a Purple Heart ous other charities, in 2013, the four ANAB-accredited train- the MeltFlipper technology, facturing, and Dunn built a new and Silver Star for his actions Dunn family founded the Don- ing programs in the injection which solves problems related headquarters on Joyce Avenue on April 15, 1945, in the north- ald G. and Mary A. Dunn Chair molding industry: Molding 1, to melt variations. in Columbus. The rm has re- ern Apennine Mountains of Italy. of Modern Military History at Molding 2, Molding 3 and the Beaumont also recognized a mained there for 59 years, grow- As a staff sergeant in the 10th Ohio State University. Plastics large skills ing to become one of the largest Mountain Division, Dunn led a Based on sales, Plaskolite is Technol- gap in the sheet makers in North America. U.S. Army platoon against erce North America’s 15th-largest lm ogy and industry. Plaskolite now employs more German resistance, of cials said and sheet maker in Plastics News’ Engineer- He start- than 1,300 in 11 facilities around in the release. 2020 ranking, with all of its sales ing (PTE) ed AIM to the world. While approaching the objec- from sheet. The rm has annual certificate provide “A business is many things,” tive, Dunn was badly wounded sales of $584 million. program. a formal Dunn said in 2012. “It carries the by enemy sniper re, they added, Plaskolite has made 17 acquisi- The formal third-party ac- educational setting for plastics hopes and dreams of its founder, and “though suffering severely, tions in the last 13 years and has creditation requires a commit- professionals to take their injec- the sum total of years of effort was mindful only of the welfare been majority owned by investment to meet strict ANSI/ASTM tion molding training to the next and exhausting hard work. of his men and the success of the ment rm Pritzker Private Capital E2659 standards set to provide level outside of a university. “It is the lifeblood of its employ- mission by instructing his succes- since 2018. The Dunn family, man- high-value education and train- AIM’s advisory board has ees, whose families’ needs are sor so capably that the assign- agement and other co-investors ing and a good student experi- representatives from more met by the paychecks they bring ment was ful lled.” also are part of Plaskolite’s own- ence. Everyone that completes than 25 companies in the in- home. It must be a partner in the “We mourn the loss of Donald, ership group. a Molders’ Series course at jection molding industry. They community and a leader in the in- who exempli ed the character of Products made by Plaskolite AIM will earn an international- meet regularly to review the dustry,” he said. the Greatest Generation,” Plasko- include sheet made for such ly recognized ANAB-accredited educational content, assess- In a news release, Plaskolite lite President and CEO Ryan products as signage and vending certi cate. ment methods, learning objec- Chairman Mitchell Grindley Schroeder said. “He was tremen- machine fronts. The rm serves a To comply with the standards, tives and program formats to said that Dunn “was a leader dously proud of the company diverse customer base including AIM traces course content and meet the needs of the plastics of men, an inspiration to any- and the people who work here. distributors, OEMs and retailers. exams to speci c learning objec- industry. Plastics News, August 23, 2021 • 17 Uponor sells its share in joint venture Phyn to Belkin By Catherine Kavanaugh about to freeze during extreme cold. ending. Uponor booked an im- Plastics News Staff Phyn products were installed pairment on Phyn’s valuation in and serviced by a national net- its second-quarter results. Pipe maker Uponor Oyj is selling work of plumbers dubbed the “These ve years have proven its shares in joint venture compa- Uponor Pro Squad as part of its that Phyn is on the right path with ny Phyn LLC, which offers water go-to-market strategy. its water leakage detection tech- sensing and conservation technol- Uponor produces cross-linked nology, yet market adoption has ogy, to partner Belkin Internation- polyethylene pipe for plumbing, not reached the targeted levels,” al Inc. for an undisclosed price. radiant heating and cooling, re Uponor Corp. President and CEO The two companies each own sprinkler systems and hydronic Jyri Luomakoski said in a news re- 50 percent of the JV, which was distribution. Company of cials lease. “Uponor has not been able founded in 2016. partnered with Belkin to promote to leverage its strong presence in Phyn’s original technology de- the technology and offer the rm the wholesale channel optimal- tects leaks in home plumbing sys- plumbing expertise, professional ly. Having only limited synergies tems and can shut off water. The trade insights and a global whole- with our building solutions busi- product line then evolved to also sale distribution channel. nesses, we have decided to sell The Phyn system can detect leaks and shut off water if it senses tell homeowners if their pipes are However, the partnership is our stake in Phyn to Belkin.” that pipes are freezing. Uponor Oyj/Phyn photo Bostik starts multilayer blown lm production in the US Who needs data? Your business! Plastics News Report

Petersburg, Va. — Bostik, the adhesives arm of French materials rm Arkema SA, has begun operating a new multilayer blown Check out the Plastics News Data Store for scores of rankings lm line in Petersburg, that it said will simplify logistics and cut lead and lists that can help you run your business today. times for U.S. customers. The line can produce one- to ve-layer lm up to 160 inches wide and 250 micrometers thick. FEATURING: The high-performance lms are based on ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), polyole n, polyester, poly- 2021 Rotaional Molders Rankings: amide and thermoplastic ure- Our latest rotational molding ranking includes production thanes. They allow for bonding of information on 107 firms, with $2.6 billion in related North dissimilar substrates and incor- American sales. This MS Excel download has sales, poration of barriers, such as for materials, end markets, plant locations and more. Also waterproo ng. includes directory-only data on an addition 47 molders. Bostik gained the Petersburg 10 • Plastics News, June 21, 2021 2021 INJECTION MOLDERS RANKING Most recent site in its 2019 acquisition of Pro- Injection molding year’s total sales (millions) corporate Injection Rank Company/ Top injection sales molding Plants/ Injection Secondary Primary Most recent Previous Parent company cial (millions) employees Presses processes services Materials end markets year year chimir SAS, a thermobonding ad- 2021 Injection Molders Rankings: Our 1 Berry Global Inc.(P) Rodgers Greenawalt $1,600 $1,700 $11,709 N.A. 43 5 1,2,3,4,6,8,9, 2,3,4,5,17 5,6,7,8,12,14, Evansville, Ind. Exec. VP operations (9/26/2020) N.A. 10,11 15,16,24 2 Grupo Antolin North Russ Goemaere $1,250E $1,425E $4,531 N.A. 10E 1,3,4,5,6,7 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 1,5,7,10,11,12, 1,23 America Inc. President N.A. 9,10,11 13,14,16 Auburn Hills, Mich. hesive lms maker based in Pou- Grupo Antolin-Irausa SA updated North American Injection Molders ranking has E E E E E 3 IAC Nick Skwiat $1,200 $1,475 $3,500 7,300 9 1,2,3,4,6,7,8 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 1 President, IAC N.A. 474E 9,10,11 9,10,11,12,13, International Automotive 14,15,16,17 Components Group SA zauges, in West-Central France. 4 AptarGroup Inc.(P) Stephan Tanda $915E $915E $2,929.3 N.A. 8 1 1,2,3,9 2,3,4,5,10,16, 5,7,16 data on 579 companies for sales, end markets, materials Crystal Lake, Ill. CEO & President N.A. 18 5 U.S. Farathane LLC Andrew Greenlee $900 $800E $930E 5,320 11 1,4,7 1,2,3,4,9 2,5,7,9,10,13, 1,11,17 Auburn Hills, Mich. CEO & President 420E 15 6 SRG Global Inc. Merritt Gaunt $890E $1,015E $115,000E N.A. 8 1,4,5,7 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9, 1,5,9,10,11,13 1,23 Colombes, France-based Arke- 10 • Plastics News, May 3, 2021 Troy, Mich. President 200E 10,11 North America’s recyclers are ranked by volume of reprocessedKoch Industries Inc. and much more. Plus we’ve added 28 new listings. material in most recent full scal year. PN’s database of processor RECYCLERS rankings is available for download. Purchase rankings at 7 Jabil Healthcare Mark Mondello $830E $750E $27,266 5,000E 10E 1,4,6,7 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9, 2,3,4,5,7,11,12, www.plastics.news.com/data. Clinton, Mass. CEO (8/31/2020) 570E 9,10,11,12 10,11,13,15,16 16,17,18 Jabil Inc.(P) Recycling volume† Material type recycled ma acquired Bostik in 2015. Bos- (millions lbs.) Materials recycled % % E E E 8 Mauser Packaging Mark Burgess $650 $650 $4,000 N.A. 12 1,4 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9 2,3,4,5 5,6,7,8,9,12,15, Rank Company/ Reprocessed Brokered Reprocessed Brokered Post Post Processes Materials Parent company Top recycling of cial In-house & reprocessed In-house only consumer industrial & services bought/sold Solutions CEO N.A. 16,17 Download today and get started on lead generation and Oak Brook, Ill. 1 KW Plastics Recycling J. Scott Saunders 600 600 100 0 90 10 2,3,4,5 2,5 Troy, Ala. General manager 8 Silgan Holdings Inc.(P) Anthony Allott $650E $605E $4,921.9 N.A. 13E 1,7 1,2,3,4,6,9,10, 2,3,4,5 5,6,7,8,12 2 ADS Recycling Scott Barbour 498E 498E 100 0 58 42 1,3,4,5 1,2,4,5,6 Stamford, Conn. Chairman N.A. 11 tik, also based in Colombes, em- Waterloo, Iowa CEO & President Advanced Drainage Systems Inc. ADS Recycling was previously listed as Green Line Polymers. 10 Sterilite Corp. Steve Stone $540E $525E N.A. 2,400E 7 1 1,2 2,3,5 5,7 Townsend, Mass. Executive VP N.A. 3 B. Schoenberg & Co. Inc. Matthew Kness 486 540 90 10 10 90 1,2,3,4,5,8 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 industry tread analysis. Yorktown, N.Y. Executive VP 11 Technimark LLC Brad Wellington $531 $503 $630 3,914 12 4,5,6,7 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, 5,6,7,12,16,17 4 B&B Plastics Inc. Bacilio Mejia 440E 800E 55 45 5 95 1,2,3,4,5,8 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 Asheboro, N.C. CEO 430 10,11 8,9,10,11,13, Rialto, Calif. Sales manager 15,16,17 ploys 6,000 people worldwide. 5 CarbonLite Recycling LLC Leon Farahnik 420E 420E 100 0 100 0 1,2,3,4,6 1 Los Angeles Chairman & CEO The deal is expected to close in the third quarter. % Gain Biggest CarbonLite Holdings LLC led chapter 11 in March. 12 Mack Group Inc. Will Kendall $529 $481 $529 3,250 10 1,2,4,6,7 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9, 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9, 2,3,4,11,13,14, 6 Waste Management Recycle Brent Bell 386 788 49 51 55 45 1,8 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 America LLC VP recycling Arlington, Vt. CEO & President (6/30/2020) 148 10 10,11,12,13,15, 16,21,22,23 Houston 16 Waste Management Inc.(P) Bostik makes industrial adhesives 13 Lacks Enterprises Inc. Nick Hrnyak $510E $510E N.A. 2,700E 5 1 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9, 1,9,10,13 1,11,13 7 Merlin Plastics Supply Inc. Tony Moucachen 385 385 100 0 100 0 1,2,3,4 1,2,4,5 Grand Rapids, Mich. CEO 115E 10,11 Delta, British Columbia President (P) 8 Clean Tech Inc. Thomas Busard 300E 300E 100 0 100 0 1,2,3,4,5 1,2,4,1014 ABC Technologies Todd Sheppelman $500 $625 $822.9 3,700 9 1,2,3,4,6,7,8 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9, 1 Dundee, Mich. President Toronto CEO & President (6/30/2020) 240 10,11,12 10,11,13,14,16 Plastipak Holdings Inc. 9 RJM International Inc. Jason Chen 280.5 330 85 15 20 80 5,8 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 ABC Technologies Holdings Inc. began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange in February, under the symbol ABCT. In April, the including bonding materials for Tustin, Calif. President company entered into a share purchase agreement to sell a majority stake to Apollo Funds, subject to regulatory approvals. 10 Avangard Innovative LP Rick Perez 280E 700E 40 60 70 30 1,2,3,4,8 1,2,3,4,5,6 Houston Chairman & CEO 14 Illinois Tool Works E. Scott Santi $500E $530E $12,574 N.A. 9 1,4 1,2,3 11 1,2,11,14,17 11 Berry Global Inc. Burnice Wilson 220E 440E 50 50 12 88 1,2,3 2,4,5,6,7 Inc.(P) Chairman & CEO 270E 2021 Recyclers & Brokers Ranking and Beaumont, Texas Material optimization Berry Global Inc.(P) director Glenview, Ill. automotive interiors and exteri- 12 Greenpath Recovery Inc. Joe Castro 212 265E 80 20 40 60 1,2,3,4,5,8 1,2,4,5,6,714 Viant Medical Inc. Alton Shader $500E N.A. N.A. 2,500 8 1,3,4,5,6,7,9 1,3,4,6,8,9,10, 1,2,3,4,5,13,14, 12,16,17,22 Colton, Calif. President Foxborough, Mass. 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LLC Koch Industries Inc. 15,16,18 17 Pret Advanced Materials Sarah Cai 190E 190E 100 0 98 2 1,2,3,4,5 1,2,4,5,9 packaging. It serves the building Johnsonville, S.C. CEO 19 Tessy Plastics Corp. Roland Beck $445.2 $356.8 $504 1,549 8 1,3,4,5,6,7,9 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 5,6,7,8,9,12,16, Shanghai Pret Composites Skaneateles, N.Y. President & owner 410 10,11,12 9,10,11,12,13, 17 information on 177 plastic material recyclers. Includes resin (P) Pret Advanced Materials was previously listed as Wellman Advanced Materials. Co. Ltd. 14,15,16,17,18 18 Joe’s Plastics Inc. Joe La Fountain 180E 180E 100 0 10 90 3,4,5,6,8 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,920 IPL Plastics Inc. Alan Walsh $420E $405E $700E 2,180E 9 1,4,6,7 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10, 1,5,6,7,8,13,14, Vernon, Calif. Owner Montreal CEO 238E 9 11,12,13,15,17 16,17,20 18 Marglen Industries Inc. Ben McElrath 180E 180E 100 0 90 10 1,2,3,4,6 1 and construction, industrial, con- Rome, Ga. 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Need rubber data? Bostik, the adhesives arm of French materials rm Arkema SA, has begun operating a new Need customized data? Contact Hollee Keller at [email protected] multilayer blown lm line in Petersburg, Va. Bostik photo 18 • Plastics News, August 23, 2021 Auto suppliers see M&A surge By Lindsay Chappell 174 supplier M&A deals by year- waiting to happen.” Automotive Automotive News end, up from 101 last year and 159 Half of the megadeals in the in- in pre-pandemic 2019. In its new dustry have been for companies in acquisitions are going As auto suppliers convalesce analysis of global supplier activi- the elds of battery-related tech- from 18 months of COVID-19 shut- ty, PwC found that 30 percent of nologies, sensors and software, to be more expensive downs and microchip shortages, this year’s deals are going to pri- according to PwC. And that new more private equity rms are vate equity rms, rather than to interest is pushing business valua- going forward. So buying looking to snatch them up. And fellow auto parts companies. tions higher, Ostermann said. private equity rms are increas- Also playing a larger role in in- “Last year during COVID, we now would be better than ingly willing to pay higher prices dustry M&A activity today: SPACs, were seeing valuations decline. if it means getting a crack at par- or special-purpose acquisition But it’s clear that we’ve reached buying a year from now.” ticipating in the industry’s histor- companies. SPACs are investment the bottom and now valuations Dietmar Ostermann ic shift to electric vehicles and vehicles that allow an entity that are starting to come back up,” he PwC autonomous driving. has no speci c business, but has said. “Automotive acquisitions “This is a big year for nancial access to the stock market, to are going to be more expensive investors in the automotive space,” acquire a company and instantly going forward. So buying now North American suppliers that ment support funds, more lenient said Dietmar Ostermann, U.S. auto- make it a publicly traded business would be better than buying a will not make it, and probably the debt arrangements with their motive advisory leader for the in- with an inux of new capital. year from now.” same number in Europe, with a lenders, reductions in business ternational nancial advisory rm PwC found that 70 percent of But the crisis isn’t over yet, Os- larger number in Asia,” he said. overhead and headcount, and PwC. “More PE rms are entering this year’s 10 largest completed termann warns. “It’s reasonable to assume that surging demand for parts now the automotive space because they deals and 10 largest pending deals “It is still the case that 25 per- the numbers are similar among from automakers. see this interesting technology rev- involve a SPAC. cent of the world’s largest suppli- large private suppliers.” “The picture is turning olution taking place in electric vehi- The nancial rm estimates ers show some sign of distress,” The double whammy of around,” Ostermann said. “We cles and connected cars. And there there are 600 more SPACs in the he said. “They still face a liquidity COVID-19 shutdowns and micro- had a massive performance up- is a feeling among some of them market today that could make situation.” chip shortages have threatened tick in the nal quarter of 2020. that they’re smarter than the auto similar plays. They are not all PwC tracks about 650 suppliers the health of many auto suppliers The industry comeback in North industry because automotive isn’t focused on automotive, Oster- around the world that are public- around the world since early 2020. America and China — less so Eu- used to dealing with big change. mann pointed out. “But if only ly traded and have more than $50 But PwC found that many of rope — was phenomenal, and a “They want in.” 10 percent of them are, that’s po- million in sales. them managed to steer through lot of suppliers made up in the PwC estimates that 2021 will see tentially another 60 large deals “We believe there are two to six the crisis with the help of govern- back end of the year.” COVID, chips just part of auto supply chain headaches

By Lindsay Chappell And Tesla CEO Elon Musk said said Laurie • Manufacturers are facing de- In various places around Asia, Automotive News on Twitter Aug. 12 that “we are Harbour, CEO lays getting factory tools back such as Malaysia, COVID-19 vac- operating under extreme supply of supplier con- and forth across the Canadian cinations are rolling out slowly, A coronavirus outbreak at a chain limitations regarding cer- sulting rm Har- border, where much of the tooling and governments have restricted microchip factory in Malaysia tain ‘standard’ automotive chips. bour Results industry is located. some industrial employers where will force Nissan North America Most problematic by far are Rene- Inc., which sur- • Raw materials, such as resins workers are not yet vaccinated. to halt vehicle production at its sas & Bosch,” he added. veys parts and and steel, are seeing substantial Nissan’s decision to stop produc- plant in Smyrna, Tenn., for the The issues reect the current tooling produc- price increases and, in some cas- tion at Smyrna because of prob- next two weeks. state of affairs for supply chains ers to gauge es, supply shortages. lems in Malaysia is a signi cant It was not alone. in North America and around the their condition. • Workforces are still missing issue for the automaker. Smyrna is Volvo had to shut down its as- world. Even as they are rebound- “And that’s be- people, partly because COVID-19- the source of its bestselling prod- sembly plant in Gothenburg, Swe- ing from a year of nancial chal- Harbour cause compa- era government unemployment uct, the Rogue crossover. den, as a result of a shortage of lenges, suppliers continue to be nies in the U.S. bene ts are competitive with low- Automakers’ production halts chips. BMW and Mercedes-Benz dogged this summer by daily op- and Canada got end factory wages. represent challenges to supply have warned that the next few erating dif culties. federal funding that helped them “A Tier 1 customer is at your chains. But Harbour believes months could be problematic “For the most part, we’re seeing restore pro tability and allowed door saying, ‘I need these parts,’” many small and midsize parts for meeting production plans that the majority of small and me- them to pay down debt and clean Harbour explained. “But you can’t companies are thriving despite because of the chip shortage. dium suppliers are healthy now,” up their balance sheets.” make them because ve of your the hiccups. But she reports more than a people didn’t show up today to “Even if the automaker has quarter of suppliers appear to run the press.” stopped production because of be struggling — not just because To be sure, at the root of all the chip shortage, many compo- of the microchip shortage or the current supply chain challenges nents don’t require chips,” she Online and In-Person economic disruptions of the pan- is the lingering — and resurging said. “So your customer might be demic, but because of ongoing — pandemic. Communities and telling you to go ahead and pro- challenges in daily business. factories around the globe are duce all the parts you can, even 28th SPE Thermoforming “They will continue to be chal- still trying to gure out how to without your full workforce. What CONFERENCE® lenged over the next 12-18 months return to normal. we’re seeing is the supply chain because of a variety of supply Manufacturers are facing de- banking a lot of parts invento- Smart Manufacturing chain operating problems,” Har- lays getting factory tools back ry in storage for when all these INTELLIGENTLY FORMING THE FUTURE bour told Automotive News, a sis- and forth across the Canadian problems get sorted out. When ter publication of Plastics News. border in Detroit via the Ambas- that happens, I predict you’ll see September 20-22, 2021 Among the operating headaches: sador Bridge. things really take off.”

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By Catherine Kavanaugh though the plastics industry is Plastics News Staff the third-largest commerce in the M-hub is a global mobile world (after transportation and app for plastics industry A digital platform for the entire food and beverage) the network professionals to discover plastics supply chain is picking is small. We pride ourselves in leads, showcase products and up more than 100 participating getting to know other profession- buy or rent machines. Some companies a month, according to als in plastics to learn from each 120 companies a month are the developers at M-hub srl. other and grow the industry with joining the network. The free app called M-hub is tremendous resource and smart M-hub srl photos rapidly growing as a network for sustainability for the future.” industry professionals to discov- The M-hub app can be downer leads, learn about new technol- loaded from the Apple app store said many industry professionals ogies and showcase products, ac- or Google Play. The developers spend a lot of time in front of lap- cording to founder Andrea Tellan. say security certi cations are tops as opposed to smartphones. “The main peculiarities are the applied and privacy is protected. “Therefore, we took the decision fact that M-hub is a mobile app, The developers also are creating to develop a web version of our that it has a global reach, that it a web version of the mobile app. mobile app to make it easier to ac- is translated in 13 languages and Although the pandemic drove dig- cess and upload content. It will be that it speaks to the entire plas- ital business interactions, Tellan ready later in 2021,” he said. tics industry,” Tellan said in email. M-hub launched the app in 2019 with English and Chinese language support, then added German, Italian, Spanish, Portu- Register Now! guese, Turkish, French, Russian, Indonesian, Czech, Polish and Ar- abic languages. The app increased in popular- ity during the pandemic as more business was conducted through the digital platform. About 2,300 companies now participate, Tel- lan said. “Companies are signing up at a rate of over 120 per month,” he said. “Our goal is to serve all companies in the plastics industry, so we are still thousands of companies short.” The network includes processors like Silgan Plastics, Evco Plastics and Trademark Plastics, which M-hub says can position their companies as a resource for MARCH 21-23, 2022 | NAPLES, FL plastic part production. Suppliers also have joined, such as training rm RJG Inc., mold ow software provider Moldex3D Northern America Inc. Special Early Discount Rate Ends 9/3 and Vive Marketing. M-hub gives companies a tab to present business expertise, contact information, products, services and photos. The app also can be used to buy, sell or rent machines without a middleman. App users can lter searches by location, core business, eld of application and expertise. RETURN TO Tellan said the most common app uses involve buyers nding suppliers in new markets or with speci c expertise, business developers creating company pro- les for promotion and business owners selling used machines or looking for new customers to keep them running. PARADISE! The idea started as “Mold-hub” with a focus on creating a hub for mold makers and molders and grew from there. “We realized the needs of plastics professionals go beyond the mold, so we decided to simply call it M-hub,” Tellan said. “You can think of M-hub as the Mold- hub, the Machinery-hub, the Learn more at PlasticsNews.com/execforum Manufacturing-hub, etc.” While M-hub has a large Europe- an and Asian presence, Vive Mar- OUR SPONSORS keting President and owner Tere- sa Schell said she believes in the communication tool and wants to support the channel domestically Omelet Station Sponsor Bronze Sponsor Lanyard Sponsor WiFi Sponsor Display Sponsor as its of cial U.S. partner. “As business leaders, we need to connect with others and fos- ter relationships in order to suc- ceed,” Schell said in an email. “A tool like M-hub is ideal in our plastic manufacturing industry. Many people have said, al- 20 G Plastics News, August 23, 2021 20 • Plastics News, August 23, 2021

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(ŤŦŪ)ũũŢ-Ūťţŧ @CRAIN.COM www.allgrind.com [email protected] Classied Sales [email protected] 22 • Plastics News, August 23, 2021 2021 ROTATIONAL MOLDERS SPECIAL REPORT Quadel provides water tanks during Oregon drought drought “is not a foreign concept” the water tanks will still need to to the area, but they added that ration their water. the current drought “is different” “The goal is to get you to where because the water level “is too low you can survive and make it out,” and it could be months before the Seymour said. winter rains can ll the wells.” Drought relief efforts started with Quadel was contacted by Russ the Klamath County Commission Monk, owner of Salem, Ore.-based and later included the ODHS Emer- Watershed, a rainwear rm that gency Management Unit, the state also makes personal protective Of ce of Emergency Management, equipment. Monk has been work- Oregon Water/Wastewater Agency ing with local drought relief efforts. Response Network, the Klamath The rst 4-by-7-foot tanks, Falls Watermaster and the Tualatin with water lled from the Klam- Valley Water District. The Tualatin ath Falls municipal water supply, district loaned Klamath a water were delivered in late July. Week- distribution trailer for people to get ly water deliveries are scheduled smaller amounts of water. through October. More than 300 homes initially Oregon Emergency Manage- were con rmed to need water. ment of cial Tim Seymour said It’s estimated that there are about that when one resident picked up 1,800 homes in Klamath County The rst load of his tank, other residents also saw on private wells, so more homes Oregon-made tanks his smaller water jugs were empty could be affected in the future. ready to launch to and gave him eight more gallons of The ODHS unit rst acquired 38 Klamath Falls. water. of the 500-gallon tanks from a rm in Quadel Industries Inc. photo “He was thrilled,” Seymour add- Oklahoma, but more were needed. ed. “It’s clear when people’s wells “The remaining tanks will be man- go dry it’s a different level of fear, ufactured because we are not the concern and stress.” only state seeking tanks to address By Frank Esposito tanks, according to a news release ed by the end of the month, he said, Kelley Minty Morris, chair of the the lack of water due to drought,” Plastics News Staff from the Oregon Department of adding that he thinks more tanks Klamath County Board of Commis- ODHS of cial Micah Goettl said. Human Services. could be needed. sioners, said in the release that a Quadel was founded in 1984. Rotational molder Quadel Indus- “We’ll do extra shifts to accom- Quadel makes deliveries using local woman wrote to her and said Its product mix includes portable tries Inc. is providing almost 300 modate the timeline this month,” its own trucks. The drought area that when she learned that she toilets, hand wash stations, water water tanks to Oregon residents co-owner Eric Luckman said in the is about a ve-hour drive from would be able to get her tank lled tanks and protective netting. In impacted by drought conditions in release. “We’ll be spinning them Quadel’s plant in Coos Bay. The through the ODHS, she cried. addition to rotomolding, the rm that state. out 24 at a time.” tanks weigh about 120 pounds “She was so relieved that some- does extrusion and vacuum form- In July, Coos Bay, Ore.-based In an Aug. 18 phone interview, when empty. one was stepping in to help,” Mor- ing work. It ranks No. 104 among Quadel began supplying 500-gallon Luckman added that the linear low Luckman said the urgent need ris added. North American rotational mold- tanks to homes in Klamath County, density polyethylene tanks were an for the tanks “ t in well with what Local of cials estimated that ers, according to Plastics News’ where private wells have run dry. existing product made by Quadel. we’re able to do.” residents need 80-100 gallons of latest data, at $1.25 million in roto- The rm plans to supply 288 of the The rst order should be complet- Of cials said in the release that water a day, so homes receiving molding sales.

he and a colleague recently visited Sterling a customer in a large commercial Continued from page 1 park. On the three-minute drive Sterling has raised through the complex, they count- wages as it looks to installing a 3.1-meter, three-arm ed 86 help-wanted signs from busi- hire 30 more employees carousel and a 2.6-meter, four- nesses clamoring for attention. to keep up with the arm carousel. “Everybody needs people. Ev- additional work. Sterling now has a eet of nine eryone is ghting over the same Sterling Technologies Inc. photo carousel machines, which initially guy who wants to go to work,” were developed to manufacture Quigley said. polyethylene products. The company also invested in two 45-cubic-foot ribbon blend- Facing the challenges ers for coloring materials. Quigley Quigley credits Sterling’s core said the large-volume equipment management team with guiding it should reduce stress on the mixing through what he sums up as “all department by adding capacity. this craziness.” The automated packaging sys- “We didn’t shut down one day,” tem shrink-wraps products and he said. “We got creative with will spare employees a challeng- schedules, incentives, bonuses, ing task from an ergonomic per- pay scales, juggling staff, han- spective, Quigley added. dling supply chain fall backs and Sterling has managed to retain drawbacks, doing things inter- a workforce of about 120 people. nally and rolling with a uid work The company was deemed essen- environment.” machines and that has to be built some employees tested positive except toys and playground tial and never stopped operations For example, to improve work- into pricing.” for COVID-19 infections. Then, equipment. The company web- after the pandemic was declared place safety, Sterling employees On the material side, Quigley supply kinks hit home. site shows a project for Polaris in March 2020, in part because it were grouped into work cells or said the company hedged against “Around February or March, utility terrain vehicles, which produced some medical items. pods. This limited the potential shortages by carrying more in- we started to feel the impact,” are able to seat passengers side Then, other markets heated, spread of infection as well as the ventory to ensure they can get Quigley said. “Larger segments by side. Sterling molded the particularly home and garden. number of people who would orders out on time. of the workforce were out and package option for a gun vault, Sterling now has work for 150 need to quarantine following con- This multiprong approach set we really started to feel the dog kennel and cooler. employees and is trying to build tact tracing. Sterling apart from the competi- squeeze on some of the supply Patio planters and rain bar- its team. Also, pay rates were increased tion, Quigley said. chain.” rels also have been popular “We’re about 30 people shy,” to attract prospective hires. Some “We never threw our hands The efforts to separate em- products. Quigley said. “The current work- light assembly jobs pay $14 an up. We kept moving with the ployees, isolate work areas and “I don’t know where the ex- force has really rallied, and we’ve hour, but most positions now cheese and changing what we work in teams on machines went act reference came from, but a done some fun things like atten- start in the range of $15-$17 an had to be successful,” he said. well until mask mandates were customer said COVID created dance bonuses and cookouts. We hour and standard operator pay “We navigated all of 2020 with- lifted, Quigley said. 90 million gardeners,” Quigley try to provide a fun, cool place to is $17.50 an hour. out any problems.” “We got caught a little there but said. “Ninety million people be and work. I feel like some of it “I think that will continue to fortunately didn’t have to shut started gardening and doing has made an impact.” slide up,” Quigley said. “At the down any entire shifts,” he added. things at home, and a lot of Still, the weight of the labor end of the day, we have to contin- Containing COVID-19 Sterling rotationally molds those products are made in the crunch looms large. Quigley said ue raising wages until we ll the 2021 started off well, too. Then, products for every end market rotational molding industry.” Plastics News, August 23, 2021 • 23 2021 ROTATIONAL MOLDERS SPECIAL REPORT Laws, Murdough named to rotomolding Hall of Fame By Steve Toloken for many years has presented an Plastics News Staff introduction to rotomolding semi- nar for ARM, the association said. The Association of Rotational He also chaired committees for Molders has named Dru Laws, a ARM and wrote the association’s longtime industry executive and Rotational Molding Foam Process former president of ARM, and Guide. He graduated from Queens Tom Murdough, founder of Little University in Belfast with a degree Tikes, Step2 Corp. and Simplay3 in polymer engineering. Corp., to the Rotational Molding Murdough is a well-known en- Hall of Fame. trepreneur in rotomolding and in ARM will induct the pair into the toy industry. the hall Sept. 23 at its annual ARM said he revolutionized the meeting, which will be held during industry by building Little Tikes, the Rotoplas show at the Donald Step2 and Simplay3 into major E. Stephens Convention Center in competitors in children’s products. Rosemont, Ill., Sept. 20-23. “Tom and his design team Laws, an executive at Tango changed the face of the small Manufacturing in Idaho Falls, Ida- household toy and the outdoor ho, is the immediate past pres- home playground markets and ident of ARM and has a 20-year ultimately convinced many other background in the plastics and molders that there was a business rotomolding sectors. beyond tanks and simple mold- In a statement, ARM said he ings,” the association said. Longtime industry executive Dru Laws, left, and toy entrepreneur Tom Murdough, right, have been has been a longtime volunteer ARM said Murdough’s compa- named to the Hall of Fame by the Association of Rotational Molders. Association of Rotational Molders photos for association activities and nies drove technical innovations “has shared his experience and in the global rotational molding expertise with other rotomolders industry, including pioneering plicated mold designs that pre- door products that all molders selection committee of six mem- endlessly through his involve- Te on coating in molds and de- viously had been thought to be enjoy the bene ts of today.” bers of the Hall of Fame to win- ment with ARM.” sign products with few or no fas- impossible,” the association said. ARM said Laws and Murdough now that list down to ve short- Laws organized industry teners. “Little Tikes’ needs drove innova- were chosen from nominees re- listed nominees. events, is a frequent speaker at “Through smart design tech- tions in UV protection and color ceived from 2016 to 2021, and its All Hall of Fame members then international conferences and niques, Murdough inspired com- matrix developments for its out- executive committee named a voted to elect the two inductees.

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610-356-3000 • Plastrac.com 24 • Plastics News, August 23, 2021 Creative Liquid Coating buys assets of injection molder McKechnie We are responding directly to our customers’ requests for a larger footprint to support their operations across the United States and also offer a full turnkey solution for molded, painted and chrome-plated parts.” Stephen Geist Creative Liquid Coatings Inc.

employ 850 people. At its Kendallville, Ind., head- With the July 30 purchase, quarters campus of almost CLC gained two plants and a siz- 50 acres, CLC has two injec- able amount of manufacturing tion molding plants that total equipment. 195,000 square feet and one In Nicholasville, Ky., CLC will 316,000-square-foot painting now own a plant with 170,000 and assembly facility. The site’s square feet of manufacturing presses range from 100 tons to space, 33 injection molding ma- 3,600 tons of clamping force. chines, two paint lines and two “This acquisition is a per- chrome plating lines, Stephen fect fit for our company,” Geist Geist, CLC general manager, said said in a news release. “We are in an Aug. 20 email. The company responding directly to our cus- At its Kendallville, Ind., headquarters campus of almost 50 acres, said it plans “signi cant invest- tomers’ requests for a larger Creative Liquid Coatings has two injection molding plants that ments” to upgrade and refurbish footprint to support their oper- total 195,000 square feet and one 316,000-square-foot painting the equipment. ations across the United States and assembly facility. Creative Liquid Coatings Inc. photo In Newberry, S.C., CLC gains and also offer a full turnkey a 130,000-square-foot plant with solution for molded, painted six presses and a paint line that and chrome-plated parts.” was installed last year to run cus- MVC was headquartered at a By Jeannie Reall to invest signi cantly in those through an Article 9 sale under the tom painted bumpers for heavy- leased of ce in Roseville, Mich., Plastics News Correspondent operations. Uniform Commercial Code through truck customers, Geist said. To but CLC did not take over that The acquisition adds chrome Greater Nevada Credit Union. MVC support immediate growth at facility. Automotive parts maker Cre- plating to CLC’s injection mold- had not declared bankruptcy but that site, CLC has ordered a new Plastics News recently estimat- ative Liquid Coatings Inc. has ac- ing and painting operations and was considered distressed. Milacron 3,000-ton press that ed CLC’s annual injection mold- quired the major assets of injec- expands its geographic footprint The acquisition saved more should be delivered by Septem- ing sales, before the acquisition, tion molder McKechnie Vehicle beyond Indiana. than 230 jobs at two locations, ber, bringing CLC’s total press at $13 million and its total corpo- Components USA Inc. and plans CLC purchased the assets according to CLC, which will now count at all its plants to 66. rate sales at $46 million.

a 2014 project that received in- tax only exemption,” Sy said. Their current employment count The Town of Lockport is a lo- Bison centives including property, The exemption includes both is around 90, which is an excel- cal government that surrounds Continued from page 3 sales and mortgage recording state and local sales tax, but the lent number for us. Certainly the City of Lockport, about 30 tax relief. exemption approval process is above whatever obligations they miles north of Buffalo. Towns almost a quarter century at its This time around, the com- handled at the local level. The had,” Sy said, to create jobs to in New York are similar to town- current location in the Lockport pany will not have to pay sales development agency historically receive past incentives. ships in other states. Industrial Park. That park also tax on up to $2 million worth of has limited sales tax exemptions “Bison Bag has not only met Bison Bag makes plastic roll includes a facility owned by ma- building material and building to $2 million regardless of a proj- those, but exceed those targets. stock, pouches and bags for a terials supplier Avient Corp. equipment used for the project. ect’s size, Sy said. So beyond their longevity, be- variety of end markets, includ- “This is probably at least the At an 8 percent sales tax rate, “They moved into the park yond their continued growth ing food — both for humans and third expansion since they’ve the total bene t could reach way back in ’97 and they real- path, certainly those 90 jobs are their pets — as well as indus- been in our industrial park,” Sy $160,000, Sy explained. ly have done nothing but con- valuable to the Town of Lock- trial, health care and sporting said about Bison Bag, including “In this case, we only did a sales trolled expansion since them. port, for sure,” he said. goods markets. Quadion Continued from page 1 to get started,” he said. The innovation center will include an in-house tool shop, molding presses and a secondary operations space next to the company’s corporate headquarters, which houses its advanced materials group, tooling engineers, and product and process engineers, he said. “The idea is to have state-of-the- art technology … that is compa- Quadion LLC is building a 9,000-square- rable to what we have in produc- foot innovation center to design, build tion,” Bonitati said. “So what we’re and test prototypes. Quadion LLC photo doing early on in development can be translated, as far as the process and tooling, by scale, to align to The center is expected to cre- Now, the company is “close to can engage with the process in in unrivaled production-ready what we’re going to approach for ate six new positions initially, he nalizing the exterior structure person or online, an Aug. 9 news prototyping speed,” CEO Jay a customer in production.” said. “As we get things up and design” and “all the contract ap- release said. Ward said in the release. Bonitati declined to comment running, there are plans to bring provals are complete.” “We’re excited to show the in- “Our customers have told us of the cost of the new center’s more support staff,” and some of “It’s just a matter of breaking dustry how bringing these pro- that they desperately need their construction, infrastructure, ca- the company’s current employees ground and starting to see some cesses under one roof will re- partners to help them get their pabilities and equipment, but he will adjust their roles to support progress,” Bonitati said. move weeks from the component new products to market faster,” called it signi cant. the facility. New and existing customers development process, resulting Ward said. Plastics News, August 23, 2021 • 25

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Prices are in U.S. cents per pound for prime resin, un lled, natural color, FOB supplier, Updates unless otherwise noted. Prices are generated from interviews with buyers and suppliers. • An arrow, up or down , indicates a market price change in that direction from the previous week. The information provided is based on sources believed to be reliable, but its accuracy or • A “P” indicates that a price change for that material is pending. Engineering thermoplastics Recycled plastics Historical resin pricing High-temperature thermoplastics Thermosets Engineering thermoplastics timeliness is not guaranteed and no warranties of any kind are provided. Plastics News • A bullet ■ indicates a correction in the published price. PP, Extrusion Fiber Resin/Grade Volume category: I II Resin/Grade Volume category: I II Resin/Grade Volume category: I II does not intend to specify the price of the materials listed. For price quotes on speci c Resin/Grade Clean regrind Large-volume average, in cents Key: I - Annual volumes greater than 1 million pounds or ake Pellets FLUOROPOLYMER POLYURETHANE, ISOCYANATES POLYURETHANE materials, contact the supplier. PN discourages use of this chart as a single-source index Highlights II - Annual volumes of about 300,000 to 500,000 pounds Polymeric MDI 105-115 — Ester type, injection 189-206 213-222 150 ECTFE P 1250-1422 — for price contracts. PN does not buy or sell resins. ABS Extrusion 216-238 252-270 • No pricing changes this week. Volume category PTFE P 670-765 — 80/20 TDI 110-120 — Resin/Grade I II Mixed colors, industrial 30-34 75-79 Ether type 252-265 297-306 PVDF P 720-760 — UREA MOLDING COMPOUND Plastics News resin pricing for thermosets, certain engineering thermoplastics and POLYCARBONATE Black & brown — 95-100 SAN, general purpose 128-136 140-164 ACETAL LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS high-temperature thermoplastics are published in the last issue of each month. White & ivory — 105-110 SMA Homopolymer 137-144 148-154 Clear, industrial 86-96 — 120 Injection: General-purpose — 179-183 20 percent glass — 179-194 Mixed colors, industrial 83-87 91-97 Glass- lled 610-980 — VINYL ESTER Data can be viewed anytime online at www.plasticsnews.com. Paying PN subscribers High-impact 167-178 187-190 Mineral- lled 550-810 — Anti-corrosion — 204-223 also can access historical resin pricing data and graphs from our website. Copolymer 115-125 130-139 POLYETHYLENE Flame-retardant 217-225 — — 160-175 Extrusion 945-1180 — Anti-heat & corrosion — 229-237 20 percent glass HDPE: 90 TPE Commodity Thermoplastics NYLON Natural, post-consumer 51-55 108-112 POLYAMIDE/IMIDE Engineering thermoplastics Polyester — 325-400 Mixed colors, post-consumer 29-33 56-63 30% glass — 1800-2600 Type 6 155-165 168-172 Key: I - Annual volumes greater than 1 million pounds Ole nic (compounded) 80-115 120-135 Key: I - Annual volumes greater than 20 million pounds II - Annual volumes of about 2 million to 5 million pounds Mixed colors, industrial 31-36 36-40 POLYARYLATE 176-210 — Type 6/6 202-210 214-225 II - Annual volumes of about 300,000 to 500,000 pounds Styrenic 160-190 220-270 Resin/Grade Volume category Resin/Grade Volume category Resin/Grade Volume category HMW HDPE lm, POLYETHERKETONE Resin/Grade Volume category: I II UHMW-PE 120-124 136-146 POLYESTER post-consumer — 47-51 60 I II I II III Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) — 4500 PBT, injection 119-124 129-134 ACETAL Recycled plastics LLDPE stretch lm — 28-42 POLYETHERIMIDE (PEI) HDPE POLYSTYRENE ABS 30 percent glass, FR 154-159 164-174 Homopolymer 137-144 148-154 Resin/Grade Clean regrind 800 880 Blow molding: Crystal: Injection: LDPE lm: Injection, general-purpose or ake Pellets PET, injection 118-123 128-138 20 percent glass — 179-194 Copolymer (HIC) 95-97 99-101 Injection, general-purpose 126-128 130-134 Medium-impact 137-140 141-142 Clear, post-consumer — 26-30 30% glass 660 720 30 percent glass, FR 155-165 165-175 30 Copolymer 115-125 130-139 Homopolymer (Dairy) 95-96 97-100 High-heat 130-134 136-137 High-impact 142-143 145-149 Colored, post-consumer 31-35 33-37 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 ABS POLYPHENYLENE SULFIDE (PPS) 20 percent glass — 160-175 Pipe ttings 127-128 131-135 Mixed colors, industrial 30-34 75-79 Drums 97-99 100-103 High-impact: POLYCARBONATE PET BOTTLES 35% glass, 30% lter 380-390 495-505 High-heat 163-167 172-177 CELLULOSICS POLYCARBONATE Extrusion 133-135 138-140 Blow molding 202-212 233-243 Clear, post-consumer 34-46 62-72 PVC, Suspension Resin Pipe Grade 30% glass 595-605 740-765 Injection, general-purpose 91-92 94-96 Flame-retardant 168-172 177-192 Acetate — 178 86-96 — Injection 132-134 138-139 Small-volume average, in cents Clear, industrial Injection, general-purpose 186-195 190-215 Green, post-consumer 18-26 25-33 Extrusion: Extrusion: POLYSULFONE Butyrate — 175 Mixed colors, industrial 83-87 91-97 High-heat, injection 136-141 142-144 139-141 144-149 20 percent glass 202-212 233-249 Film, HMW 97-99 101-104 Pipe, general-purpose 120 Injection, general-purpose — 450-650 Propionate — 175 156-157 159-161 Structural foam 184-193 220-237 POLYPROPYLENE POLYETHYLENE Film, MMW 100-101 105-107 Flame-retardant 166-170 172-176 Sheet, general-purpose 30% glass — 386-634 Flame-retardant 217-234 245-255 Industrial 34-38 56-60 NYLON HDPE: Pipe, HMW 105-107 110-113 155-165 168-172 EPS, cups 125-128 — Type 6 Natural, post-consumer 51-55 108-112 Pipe, MMW 108-111 112-114 Blends/alloys: Extrusion, sheet 185-194 197-225 Thermosets Unmodi ed 119-122 118-127 Type 6/6 202-210 214-225 Mixed colors, post-consumer Sheet 93-95 97-99 PC/ABS — 171-176 POLYSTYRENE 29-33 56-63 Optical media 168-177 178-197 Key: I - Annual volumes of 2 million pounds to 5 million pounds Nylon/ABS — 179-189 Industrial 19-24 54-70 POLYESTER Mixed colors, industrial 31-36 36-40 Rotomolding, powder — 106-109 PVC RESIN II - Annual volumes of about 200,000-500,000 pounds High-heat, crystal, 100 PBT, injection 119-124 129-134 HMW HDPE lm, Suspension resin: ACRYLIC, G-P — 125-130 POLYURETHANE Resin/Grade Volume category: I II post-consumer 19-25 63-69 30 percent glass, FR 154-159 164-174 post-consumer — 47-51 LDPE Injection, general-purpose 110.5-113.5 113.5-115.5 Ester type, injection 189-206 213-222 PET, injection 118-123 128-138 Injection: Pipe grade 108.5-111.5 111.5-114.5 PET PACKAGING RESINS Extrusion 216-238 252-270 EPOXY LLDPE stretch lm — 28-42 PVC General-purpose 100-112 — 30 percent glass, FR 155-165 165-175 General-purpose — 107-109 APET 81-83 84-86 Dispersion resin: Ether type 252-265 297-306 Clear, industrial 31-37 — LDPE lm: Lid resin 105-107 109-111 Bottle resin 80-82 83-85 Compounds: POLYCARBONATE Homopolymer, G-P 95-99 101-105 Clear, post-consumer — 26-30 CPET 79-81 — TPE Coils, bushings 105-152 — Blow molding 202-212 233-243 Extrusion: 80 Colored, post-consumer 31-35 33-37 Coating, paper 105-107 — Polyester — 325-400 Resistors, diodes — 227-286 Injection, general-purpose POLYPROPYLENE > Continued on page 26 186-195 190-215 Film, liner 100-102 103-108 Homopolymer: Semiconductor: 20 percent glass 202-212 233-249 PET BOTTLES Ole nic (compounded) 80-115 120-135 34-46 62-72 Clarity lm 98-100 101-104 Injection, general-purpose 138-140 141-144 Gas & oil futures Novolac — 212-246 Structural foam 184-193 220-237 Clear, post-consumer Average prices in U.S. dollars* Styrenic 160-190 220-270 Anhydride — 214-297 Flame-retardant 217-234 245-255 Green, post-consumer 18-26 25-33 Extrusion: LLDPE Crude oil For pricing information on recycled resins, contact Extrusion, sheet Fiber 137-139 140-142 Natural gas 75 MELAMINE MOLDING COMPOUND 135-175 — 185-194 197-225 POLYPROPYLENE Butene-1 comonomer: 5 Jim Johnson, phone: 937-767-2751, 34-38 56-60 Film 138-141 141-144 60 Optical media 168-177 178-197 Industrial Injection, general-purpose — 88-92 Per million Btu For pricing information on virgin thermoplastic or email: [email protected] '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 PHENOLIC, G-P 75-85 — Pro les 141-144 146-153 PPO/PPE POLYSTYRENE Extrusion, liner lm 114-117 118-120 thermoset resins, contact Frank Esposito, phone: Entire contents copyright 2021 by Crain Communications Inc. POLYESTER, UNSATURATED Sheet 140-143 144-146 70 Source: Plastics News research Injection, general-purpose — 123-187 Industrial 19-24 54-70 330-703-7290, email: [email protected] All rights reserved. General-purpose 174-195 — HAO comonomer: 20 percent glass — 179-272 High-heat, crystal, — 94-96 Random copolymer: 4 Injection, general-purpose Isophthalic 171-195 — Structural foam — 131-207 19-25 63-69 Injection 141-143 144-146 post-consumer Lid resin 96-99 102-105 65 Specialty (bisphenol A, etc.) — 230-265 Extrusion, liner lm 90-92 94-97 Film 143-144 145-147 Extrusion — 148-239 PVC Clear, industrial 31-37 — Rotomolding, powder — 113-118 Blow molding 143-144 146-149 For pricing information on virgin thermoplastic or For pricing information on recycled resins, contact Impact copolymer: 3 60 SONDJ F SOND J F thermoset resins, contact Frank Esposito, phone: Entire contents copyright 2021 by Crain Communications Inc. Jim Johnson, phone: 937-767-2751, For pricing information on virgin thermoplastic or High-impact 152-156 157-160 330-703-7290, email: [email protected] All rights reserved. email: [email protected] thermoset resins, contact Frank Esposito, TPO (in-reactor) 172-180 179-183 2021-22 2021-22 phone: 330-703-7290, email: [email protected] Source: Barchart.com Inc., Chicago *As of Aug. 18 RESIN As of Aug. 18 PRICING CHART www.plasticsnews.com

Prices are in U.S. cents per pound for prime resin, un lled, natural color, FOB supplier, Updates unless otherwise noted. Prices are generated from interviews with buyers and suppliers. • An arrow, up or down , indicates a market price change in that direction from the previous week. 26 • Plastics News, August 23, 2021 The information provided is based on sources believed to be reliable, but its accuracy or • A “P” indicates that a price change for that material is pending. Engineering thermoplastics Recycled plastics Historical resin pricing High-temperature thermoplastics Thermosets Engineering thermoplastics timeliness is not guaranteed and no warranties of any kind are provided. Plastics News • A bullet ■ indicates a correction in the published price. PP, Extrusion Fiber Resin/Grade Volume category: I II Resin/Grade Volume category: I II Resin/Grade Volume category: I II does not intend to specify the price of the materials listed. For price quotes on speci c Resin/Grade Clean regrind Large-volume average, in cents Key: I - Annual volumes greater than 1 million pounds or ake Pellets FLUOROPOLYMER POLYURETHANE, ISOCYANATES POLYURETHANE materials, contact the supplier. PN discourages use of this chart as a single-source index Highlights II - Annual volumes of about 300,000 to 500,000 pounds Polymeric MDI 105-115 — Ester type, injection 189-206 213-222 150 ECTFE P 1250-1422 — for price contracts. PN does not buy or sell resins. ABS Extrusion 216-238 252-270 • No pricing changes this week. Volume category PTFE P 670-765 — 80/20 TDI 110-120 — Resin/Grade I II Mixed colors, industrial 30-34 75-79 Ether type 252-265 297-306 PVDF P 720-760 — UREA MOLDING COMPOUND Plastics News resin pricing for thermosets, certain engineering thermoplastics and POLYCARBONATE Black & brown — 95-100 SAN, general purpose 128-136 140-164 ACETAL LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS high-temperature thermoplastics are published in the last issue of each month. White & ivory — 105-110 SMA Homopolymer 137-144 148-154 Clear, industrial 86-96 — 120 Injection: General-purpose — 179-183 20 percent glass — 179-194 Mixed colors, industrial 83-87 91-97 Glass- lled 610-980 — VINYL ESTER Data can be viewed anytime online at www.plasticsnews.com. Paying PN subscribers High-impact 167-178 187-190 Mineral- lled 550-810 — Anti-corrosion — 204-223 also can access historical resin pricing data and graphs from our website. Copolymer 115-125 130-139 POLYETHYLENE Flame-retardant 217-225 — — 160-175 Extrusion 945-1180 — Anti-heat & corrosion — 229-237 20 percent glass HDPE: 90 TPE Commodity Thermoplastics NYLON Natural, post-consumer 51-55 108-112 POLYAMIDE/IMIDE Engineering thermoplastics Polyester — 325-400 Mixed colors, post-consumer 29-33 56-63 30% glass — 1800-2600 Type 6 155-165 168-172 Key: I - Annual volumes greater than 1 million pounds Ole nic (compounded) 80-115 120-135 Key: I - Annual volumes greater than 20 million pounds II - Annual volumes of about 2 million to 5 million pounds Mixed colors, industrial 31-36 36-40 POLYARYLATE 176-210 — Type 6/6 202-210 214-225 II - Annual volumes of about 300,000 to 500,000 pounds Styrenic 160-190 220-270 Resin/Grade Volume category Resin/Grade Volume category Resin/Grade Volume category HMW HDPE lm, POLYETHERKETONE Resin/Grade Volume category: I II UHMW-PE 120-124 136-146 POLYESTER post-consumer — 47-51 60 I II I II III Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) — 4500 PBT, injection 119-124 129-134 ACETAL Recycled plastics LLDPE stretch lm — 28-42 POLYETHERIMIDE (PEI) HDPE POLYSTYRENE ABS 30 percent glass, FR 154-159 164-174 Homopolymer 137-144 148-154 Resin/Grade Clean regrind 800 880 Blow molding: Crystal: Injection: LDPE lm: Injection, general-purpose or ake Pellets PET, injection 118-123 128-138 20 percent glass — 179-194 Copolymer (HIC) 95-97 99-101 Injection, general-purpose 126-128 130-134 Medium-impact 137-140 141-142 Clear, post-consumer — 26-30 30% glass 660 720 30 percent glass, FR 155-165 165-175 30 Copolymer 115-125 130-139 Homopolymer (Dairy) 95-96 97-100 High-heat 130-134 136-137 High-impact 142-143 145-149 Colored, post-consumer 31-35 33-37 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 ABS POLYPHENYLENE SULFIDE (PPS) 20 percent glass — 160-175 Pipe ttings 127-128 131-135 Mixed colors, industrial 30-34 75-79 Drums 97-99 100-103 High-impact: POLYCARBONATE PET BOTTLES 35% glass, 30% lter 380-390 495-505 High-heat 163-167 172-177 CELLULOSICS POLYCARBONATE Extrusion 133-135 138-140 Blow molding 202-212 233-243 Clear, post-consumer 34-46 62-72 PVC, Suspension Resin Pipe Grade 30% glass 595-605 740-765 Injection, general-purpose 91-92 94-96 Flame-retardant 168-172 177-192 Acetate — 178 86-96 — Injection 132-134 138-139 Small-volume average, in cents Clear, industrial Injection, general-purpose 186-195 190-215 Green, post-consumer 18-26 25-33 Extrusion: Extrusion: POLYSULFONE Butyrate — 175 Mixed colors, industrial 83-87 91-97 High-heat, injection 136-141 142-144 139-141 144-149 20 percent glass 202-212 233-249 Film, HMW 97-99 101-104 Pipe, general-purpose 120 Injection, general-purpose — 450-650 Propionate — 175 156-157 159-161 Structural foam 184-193 220-237 POLYPROPYLENE POLYETHYLENE Film, MMW 100-101 105-107 Flame-retardant 166-170 172-176 Sheet, general-purpose 30% glass — 386-634 Flame-retardant 217-234 245-255 Industrial 34-38 56-60 NYLON HDPE: Pipe, HMW 105-107 110-113 155-165 168-172 EPS, cups 125-128 — Type 6 Natural, post-consumer 51-55 108-112 Pipe, MMW 108-111 112-114 Blends/alloys: Extrusion, sheet 185-194 197-225 Thermosets Unmodi ed 119-122 118-127 Type 6/6 202-210 214-225 Mixed colors, post-consumer Sheet 93-95 97-99 PC/ABS — 171-176 POLYSTYRENE 29-33 56-63 Optical media 168-177 178-197 Key: I - Annual volumes of 2 million pounds to 5 million pounds Nylon/ABS — 179-189 Industrial 19-24 54-70 POLYESTER Mixed colors, industrial 31-36 36-40 Rotomolding, powder — 106-109 PVC RESIN II - Annual volumes of about 200,000-500,000 pounds High-heat, crystal, 100 PBT, injection 119-124 129-134 HMW HDPE lm, Suspension resin: ACRYLIC, G-P — 125-130 POLYURETHANE Resin/Grade Volume category: I II post-consumer 19-25 63-69 30 percent glass, FR 154-159 164-174 post-consumer — 47-51 LDPE Injection, general-purpose 110.5-113.5 113.5-115.5 Ester type, injection 189-206 213-222 PET, injection 118-123 128-138 Injection: Pipe grade 108.5-111.5 111.5-114.5 PET PACKAGING RESINS Extrusion 216-238 252-270 EPOXY LLDPE stretch lm — 28-42 PVC General-purpose 100-112 — 30 percent glass, FR 155-165 165-175 General-purpose — 107-109 APET 81-83 84-86 Dispersion resin: Ether type 252-265 297-306 Clear, industrial 31-37 — LDPE lm: Lid resin 105-107 109-111 Bottle resin 80-82 83-85 Compounds: POLYCARBONATE Homopolymer, G-P 95-99 101-105 Clear, post-consumer — 26-30 CPET 79-81 — TPE Coils, bushings 105-152 — Blow molding 202-212 233-243 Extrusion: 80 Colored, post-consumer 31-35 33-37 Coating, paper 105-107 — Polyester — 325-400 Resistors, diodes — 227-286 Injection, general-purpose POLYPROPYLENE > Continued on page 26 186-195 190-215 Film, liner 100-102 103-108 Homopolymer: Semiconductor: 20 percent glass 202-212 233-249 PET BOTTLES Ole nic (compounded) 80-115 120-135 34-46 62-72 Clarity lm 98-100 101-104 Injection, general-purpose 138-140 141-144 Gas & oil futures Novolac — 212-246 Structural foam 184-193 220-237 Clear, post-consumer Average prices in U.S. dollars* Styrenic 160-190 220-270 Anhydride — 214-297 Flame-retardant 217-234 245-255 Green, post-consumer 18-26 25-33 Extrusion: LLDPE Crude oil For pricing information on recycled resins, contact Extrusion, sheet Fiber 137-139 140-142 Natural gas 75 MELAMINE MOLDING COMPOUND 135-175 — 185-194 197-225 POLYPROPYLENE Butene-1 comonomer: 5 Jim Johnson, phone: 937-767-2751, 34-38 56-60 Film 138-141 141-144 60 Optical media 168-177 178-197 Industrial Injection, general-purpose — 88-92 Per million Btu For pricing information on virgin thermoplastic or email: [email protected] '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 PHENOLIC, G-P 75-85 — Pro les 141-144 146-153 PPO/PPE POLYSTYRENE Extrusion, liner lm 114-117 118-120 thermoset resins, contact Frank Esposito, phone: Entire contents copyright 2021 by Crain Communications Inc. POLYESTER, UNSATURATED Sheet 140-143 144-146 70 Source: Plastics News research Injection, general-purpose — 123-187 Industrial 19-24 54-70 330-703-7290, email: [email protected] All rights reserved. General-purpose 174-195 — HAO comonomer: 20 percent glass — 179-272 High-heat, crystal, — 94-96 Random copolymer: 4 Injection, general-purpose Isophthalic 171-195 — Structural foam — 131-207 19-25 63-69 Injection 141-143 144-146 post-consumer Lid resin 96-99 102-105 65 Specialty (bisphenol A, etc.) — 230-265 Extrusion, liner lm 90-92 94-97 Film 143-144 145-147 Extrusion — 148-239 PVC Clear, industrial 31-37 — Rotomolding, powder — 113-118 Blow molding 143-144 146-149 For pricing information on virgin thermoplastic or For pricing information on recycled resins, contact Impact copolymer: 3 60 SONDJ F SOND J F thermoset resins, contact Frank Esposito, phone: Entire contents copyright 2021 by Crain Communications Inc. Jim Johnson, phone: 937-767-2751, For pricing information on virgin thermoplastic or High-impact 152-156 157-160 330-703-7290, email: [email protected] All rights reserved. email: [email protected] thermoset resins, contact Frank Esposito, TPO (in-reactor) 172-180 179-183 2021-22 2021-22 phone: 330-703-7290, email: [email protected] Source: Barchart.com Inc., Chicago *As of Aug. 18 power plants, and it would give off 800 tons of toxic air pollut- Amcor plc, which operates Formosa this research and development Continued from page 1 ants a year, doubling emissions in St. James Parish. location in Neenah, Wis., government relations with For- “I am hopeful that this is the is adding to its network of mosa Group LA LLC. nail in the cof n of Formosa innovation centers around the “As a result, the company Plastics in St. James Parish,” world with new sites in Belgium will continue to work with the said Anne Rolfes, executive di- and China. Amcor plc photo Corps as we receive more guid- rector of the Louisiana Bucket ance on the additional evalu- Brigade, a local environmental ation and has no further com- group that opposes the project. ment at this time,” Parks said. Attorneys general from four The head of local group Rise Northeastern states and the St. James said she hoped the District of Columbia wrote the announcement would mean the Corps in May asking for a more end of the Sunshine Project. detailed review. “With God’s help, Formosa In March, the United Nations Plastics will soon pull out of Of ce of the High Commission- our community,” said Sharon er of Human Rights issued a Lavigne, the founder of the statement criticizing the proj- group. “The Army Corps has ect, saying it would double nally heard our pleas and un- the cancer risk in the predom- derstands our pain.” inantly African-American St. In a statement, the Center James Parish, pushing it well for Biological Diversity called above cancer risks in nearby the Corps’ decision a “major areas with a predominantly victory.” white population. about packaging recycling and space to test new ideas and tech- “This long-overdue review Formosa, in its statement, Amcor composting opportunities in- nologies across a variety of ma- will show the unacceptable said that major construction Continued from page 3 volving multiple materials, the terials and formats without dis- harm Formosa Plastics’ massive on the project has been on hold Melbourne, Australia-headquar- rupting commercial operations,” petrochemical complex would since November, pending the analytical and material science tered company said. William Jackson, chief technology inict on this community, our Corps reevaluation of its permit. laboratories, pilot manufacturing Amcor, which is pledging to of cer for Amcor’s exibles busi- waterways and our climate,” “FG LA LLC’s unwavering equipment and packaging ma- make the company’s portfolio 100 ness, said in a statement. said Julie Teel Simmonds, a se- commitment to the parish and chinery for trial runs. percent recyclable or reusable “Our customers will be able nior attorney at CBD. to Louisiana has remained con- The facilities provide an immer- by 2025, spends more than $100 to access our innovation capa- CBD said the project would stant as the company continues sive atmosphere to provide con- million per year on research and bilities wherever they are in the emit 13.6 million metric tons to invest in community needs sumer insights as well as rapid development. world and bene t from a seamless of greenhouse gases a year, and build meaningful communi- prototyping. “Our innovation and design transfer of expertise and knowl- the equivalent of 3.5 coal- red ty partnerships,” Parks said. 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