Don Loepp

Title Editor
Email dloepp@crain.com
Phone (330) 865-6154


Recent Articles

May 24   A Memorial Day iWarriors mention

May 20   Which companies moved up in our 2013 recyclers' ranking?

May 14   Roisum honored by AIMCAL

May 14   Davis-Standard purchase of Circonix highlighted at ICE USA

May 14   Italy’s Colines seeing global growth

May 14   Nordson EDI shows extrusion coating die

May 14   Parkinson Technologies introduces slitter-rewinder

May 14   Filmquest shows off new products

May 14   How much plastic did volunteers pick up in the International Coastal Cleanup?

May 13   Dealing with the media – a host of helpful hints

May 10   Time running out to block bag bans

May 09   The effort is there on bag recycling — but is it enough to stop the bans?

May 02   Lender warns: Bag bans threaten value of plastics machinery

Apr 25   Remember the vuvuzela? Now get ready for the caxirola

Apr 22   So, which is it - Earth Day, or Greenwashing Day?

Apr 17   Catching up on awards, VIP visits and a new blog

Apr 15   How's this for a provocative headline: 'The Ocean Isn't Full of Plastic'

Apr 12   Plastic bags: a staple under siege

Apr 11   Reifenhäuser readies for shale gas boost

Apr 05   'Ordinary guy' video looks at plastic bags

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