Erin Sloan Audience Engagement Editor [email protected] Erin joined the PN staff in July 2019 as a web editor but was promoted to the Audience Engagement Editor in 2021. She previously worked as a copy editor turned digital journalist at the Traverse City Record-Eagle. See All Staff Page Recent Stories Dec. 9: Machinery outlook; treaty talks fallout; resin fees Sept. 16 issue: 2024 Rising Stars | Lawsuit against PVC pipe makers Aug. 19: US supports resin cap for treaty | 2024 rotational molders ranking | Aliaxis acquires CPVC pipe assets Aug. 12: Trends in resin distribution | Berry's divestiture plans could be bigger | Origin bringing PET caps to US Aug. 5 issue: Plastic vial shortage | Fast, regional prototyping | Workplace Safety Report 2024 July 29 issue: Pipe, profile and tubing extruders | Silgan acquires Weener | Recycling project moves forward July 22 issue: Women Breaking the Mold; Biden's plastics plan; Trump rally victim was plastics veteran This week's issue is out now | June 24, 2024 Latest edition of Plastics News is out now | June 17, 2024 The top injection molders of 2024 have to face more economic uncertainty. Kickstart: May the Fourth be with you (a day early) Treaty negotiations among politicians and industry trade groups came to little consensus this round. What, do you think I'm talking about the global plastics treaty? I'm talking about the 25th anniversary of everyone's favorite treaty and trade embargo film, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Kickstart: This isn't the Kickstart you're looking for ... It's a trap! The dead speak! Audience Engagement Editor Erin Sloan, somehow, returns for another May 4th column about in our prestigious plastics publication. How long will her colleagues let her do this? Material Insights: Plastics at the Detroit auto show Plastics News explored plastics at the North American International Automotive Show. A judge cited health risks and canceled permits issued to Formosa Plastics. Waste Management gets into recycling by taking a controlling interest in Avangard Innovative's U.S. film recycling operations. Women break the mold in plastics, gender roles As we honor the new class of Plastics News' Women Breaking the Mold, Erin Sloan notes that things still aren't the way they were before the pandemic, and may never ever go back, and while that's OK, we definitely need to acknowledge the elephant in the room. Kickstart: May the Fourth Be With You From vacuum formed stormtrooper uniforms to toys, packaging and beyond, the Kickstart for May 4th is all about Star Wars! Catch up on everything plastics in a galaxy far, far away. Video: Witherup's work ethic turned Conair international Load More
Erin Sloan Audience Engagement Editor [email protected] Erin joined the PN staff in July 2019 as a web editor but was promoted to the Audience Engagement Editor in 2021. She previously worked as a copy editor turned digital journalist at the Traverse City Record-Eagle. See All Staff Page
