Click here to nominate a company for this year's award.

Unimark Edges Out Kam,
Blackhawk for '03 Award

Unimark Plastics, a highly diversified plastics operations owned by Jarden Corp., was named Plastics News' 2003 Processor of the Year Feb. 2 in a ceremony at PN's Executive Forum 2004 in Las Vegas. The other two finalists, automotive molders Blackhawk Automotive Plastics Inc. and Kam Plastics, also were honored at the gala evening reception at the JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort.

The award honors a company operating in North America for at least five years that has displayed excellence in seven areas: financial performance, quality, customer relations, employee relations, environmental record, public service efforts and technological innovation. A committee of Plastics News editorial staffers judged the nominees primarily on their performance from Sept. 1, 2002, to Sept. 1, 2003, though it also considers longer-term performance.

Click here to read Plastics News' Feb. 9 profile of Unimark Plastics.

Click here to read more about all three finalists.

The judges selected the three finalists from among 20 eligible nominees. They reviewed materials sent by each nominated company; interviewed customers; suppliers and analysts; searched news reports; and researched public records for health, safety and environmental issues. For the second year, Ernst & Young Corporate Finance Inc. co-sponsored both the award and the awards reception, and also helped the judges to analyze the nominated companies' financial performances.

The award contest is open to private or public companies and operating divisions engaged in North American plastics processing for at least five years. Click here to nominate a company for this year's award, which will be presented at PN's Executive Forum 2005, next Feb. 27-March 2 in Phoenix.

Past Winners Include:
2002 – (Tie) Precise Technology Inc. &
             Tech Group Inc.
2001 – Cascade Engineering Inc.
2000 – Tessy Plastics Corp.
1999 – Royal Group Technologies Ltd.
1998 – Courtesy Corp.
1997 – Nypro Inc.
1996 – Bryan Custom Plastics

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