Advanced Pedestals, Lone Star Chemical named Best Places to Work for 2025

La Jolla, Calif. — Advanced Pedestals Inc. and Lone Star Chemical have been named top workplaces in plastics for 2025.

The full list was announced March 12 at the Plastics News Executive Forum in La Jolla. This marks the 12th year for the Best Places to Work awards.

Advanced Pedestals topped the list of processors for the second consecutive year. The custom rotational and injection molder in Gainesville, Texas, was founded in 1996. This is the company's third appearance on the list.

Advanced Pedestals’ Chief Operating Officer Jeremy Williams said winning the award is a testament to the company culture of appreciation and empowerment.

“To our amazing team, your passion for what we do is the heartbeat of the company. Every day you show up not just to work. But to build something extraordinary together. This award belongs to each of you.”

Lone Star Chemical, a family-owned plastics distributor based in Argyle, Texas, topped the list of suppliers. Lone Star was founded in 1974 and specializes in commodity and PLA resins.

Lone Star has recognition programs for employee milestones, supports local charities and sponsors staff activities that include Halloween costume contests, Christmas dinner and party, and birthday luncheons.

Lone Star Chemical Sales Director Lauren Enyaert said the company a big supporter of training its workers, and its core value is family values.

“Treat everyone like family, support each other through the ups and downs,” she said.

Profiles of all Best Places companies will be published in PN's April 14 issue.

In the processors category, the Best Places to Work for 2025 are:

1. Advanced Pedestals Inc., a custom rotational and injection molder in Gainesville, Texas.

2. Tesco Associates Inc., an injection molder and contract manufacturer of biomedical products in Tyngsborough, Mass.

3. Steinwall Inc., an injection molder in Coon Rapids, Minn.

4. KI Industries Inc., a supplier of decorative products in Berkeley, Ill.

5. MTD Micro Molding, a precision micromolder in Charlton, Mass.

6. Redline Plastics LLC of Manitowoc, Wis., a rotational molder and thermoformer.

7. Team 1 Plastics Inc., an injection molder in Albion, Mich.

8. Texas Injection Molding LLC, a custom injection molder in Houston.

9. Demgy Chicago LLC, a thermoplastic injection molder in Elk Grove Village, Ill.

In the suppliers category, the Best Places to Work in 2025 are:

1. Lone Star Chemical, a family-owned plastics distributor in Argyle, Texas.

2. PolySource, an engineering resins distributor in Overland Park, Kan.

3. Progressive Components International Corp., a mold components supplier in Wauconda, Ill.

4. Bales Metal Surface Solutions, a supplier of proprietary coatings and finishes for molds in Downers Grove, Ill.

5. US Extruders Inc., a manufacturer of custom single-screw extruders in Westerly, R.I.

6. Colortech Inc., a color and additive concentrates supplier in Morristown, Tenn.

7. Brueckner Group USA Inc., a supplier of plastics and fiber machinery in Dover, N.H.

8. Pearl Technologies Inc., a maker of components for converting and extrusion machinery in Savannah, N.Y.

9. KraussMaffei Corp., a maker of injection molding, reaction process and extrusion machinery in Florence, Ky.

10. ePlastics, a San Diego-based sheet distributor and fabricator.

11. AM Stabilizers Corp., a maker of liquid and powder heat stabilizers for flexible and rigid PVC in Valparaiso, Ind.

12. Asahi Kasei Plastics North America, a manufacturer of high-performance, engineered polymers, chemically coupled polypropylene resins and purging compounds based in Fowlerville, Mich.

For a company to be considered eligible, it must have a facility in the United States or Canada with a minimum of 15 employees, be in business for at least one year and derive at least 50 percent of revenue from plastics-related operations.

Judging is handled by Workforce Research Group, and the awards are sponsored by DelmiaWorks.