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Editors & Reporters
Robert Grace

Editorial Director, PN Global Group
Robert Grace (Akron)
Tel: 330-865-6151
Fax: 330-836-2322
Email: rgrace@crain.com

Don Leopp

Editor
Don Loepp (Akron)
Tel: 330-865-6154
Fax: 330-836-2322
Email: dloepp@crain.com

Nina YingSun

Assistant Managing Editor
Nina Ying Sun (Columbus, Ohio)
Tel: 330-283-4420
Fax: 330-836-2322
Email: nyingsun@crain.com
Responsible for covering: Asia

Bill Bregar

Senior Staff Reporter
Bill Bregar (Akron)
Tel: 330-865-6158
Fax: 330-836-2322
Email: wbregar@crain.com
Responsible for covering: plastics machinery and equipment, products and companies

Frank Esposito

Senior Staff Reporter
Frank Esposito (Akron)
Tel: 330-865-6156
Fax: 330-836-2322
Email: fesposito@crain.com
Responsible for covering: thermoplastic and thermoset resin pricing, materials markets and technology, including resin producers, compounders, and distributors

Rhoda Miel

Staff Reporter
Rhoda Miel (Detroit)
Tel: 313-446-1693
Fax: 313-446-0383
Email: rmiel@crain.com
Responsible for covering: automotive, mold making, housewares, design and office furniture

Steve Toloken

Staff Reporter / Asia Bureau Chief
Steve Toloken (Guangzhou, China)
Tel: +86 (20) 3763-2510
Fax: +86 (20) 6282-4620
Mobile: +86 (159) 9248-5746
Email: stoloken@crain.com
Responsible for covering: Asia

Jessica Holbrook

Staff Reporter
Jessica Holbrook (Akron)
Tel: 330-865-6157
Fax: 330-836-2322
Email: jholbrook@crain.com
Responsible for covering: packaging, recycling and recycled resin pricing

Jessica Holbrook

Staff Reporter
Gayle S. Putrich (Washington)
Tel: 202-379-1898
Email: gputrich@crain.com
Responsible for covering: Medical end market, legislative and regulatory issues, trade associations, executive pay


Correspondents

Frank Antosiewicz (Belchertown, Mass.)
Tel/Fax: 413-213-0323
Email: fantosie@charter.net

Stephen Downer (Mexico City)
Tel. +52 (777) 326-3680
Email: sdowner44@gmail.com

Lauren Hilgers (Shanghai)
Tel. +86 21-6280-8216
Mobile +86 1376-124-5415
Email: laurenhilgers@yahoo.com

Michael Lauzon (Toronto)
Tel: 416-267-8742
Email: michael.lauzon@sympatico.ca
Responsible for covering: consumer product and appliance markets  

Roger Renstrom (La Jolla, California)
Tel. 858-459-7744; Fax 858-551-5510
Email: renstrom@san.rr.com
Responsible for covering: business equipment and electrical / electronics markets

Gurdip Singh (Singapore)
Tel/Fax: +65 65828406
Mobile: +65 97340590
Email: gurdip@pacific.net.sg

Satnam Singh (New Dehli)
Tel.: +91 1145014919
Mobile: +91 9811018353
Email: satnamsingh14@hotmail.com

Kate Tilley (Brisbane, Australia)
Tel: +61 (7) 3831 7500
Fax +61 (7) 3831 7541
Email: ktj@ktjournalism.com

Bob Moser (São Paulo, Brazil)
Tel: +55 11 2729 4683
Email: bobmoser333@gmail.com

Rebecca Kanthor (Shanghai)
Tel: +86 21 54030828
Email: rebecca.kanthor@gmail.com