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Frank Esposito

Senior Staff Reporter

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Esposito joined Plastics News in April 1997. Previously, he had four years of newspaper reporting experience -- first for Suburban News Publications in Columbus, Ohio, and then for the Medina County Gazette in Medina, Ohio. He was promoted to senior reporter in January 2007. Esposito has a degree in English from Ohio's Bowling Green State University.

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Recent Stories
Maroon makes it four in a row with Huntsman award

The Ohio-based materials supplier again has been recognized for its work with Hunstsman's polyurethanes unit.
PVC negotiations send prices down 2 cents

Lower demand from the construction market, which accounts for more than half of PVC sales in the region, played a role in the decrease.
Celanese closing TN compounding plant, cutting 19 jobs

Dallas-based Celanese had acquired the automotive-focused plant in 2016.
PE, PS prices spring up in April, PET slides

Polyethylene provided the most drama in commodity resin markets for April, as North American PE makers needed considerable effort to push through a 3-cent-per-pound price increase.

Lessons from a plastic bag stuck in a tree in Ohio

Materials firms are trying their best but are confronted with negative images — like a plastic bag stuck in a tree along a busy highway.
Lessons from a plastic bag stuck in a tree in Ohio

Materials firms are trying their best but are confronted with negative images — like a plastic bag stuck in a tree along a busy highway.
Aaron, Milliken pave way for better recycled PP compounds

Aaron of Leominster, Mass., has launched Jet-Flo-brand recycled PP compounds. The high melt flow materials use Milliken's DeltaMax-brand performance modifier.
Compounders cast an eye toward materials' future

"Anyone born after 2000 has a negative image of plastics. We haven't communicated the benefits of plastic well."
CGT working on new plasticizers at age 150

CGT, a maker of coated fabrics and films based in Cambridge, Ontario, recently completed the first phase of an industrial research project with McGill University.

AdvanSix halts nylon film making in Pennsylvania, cutting 85 jobs

The closure of the site will be completed in the third quarter. About 85 jobs will be eliminated in the move, a spokeswoman with Parsippany, N.J.-based AdvanSix said in an email to Plastics News. The site made bixially-oriented nylon film for use in food packaging and other applications.
ExxonMobil's $2B Baytown expansion will include specialty plastics

ExxonMobil Corp. has approved a $2 billion expansion project in Baytown, Texas, that will include major capacity expansions for elastomers and specialty olefins.
Mass Polymers grows as it taps into 'trend to generic prime'

Since 2017, Bridgewater, N.J.-based MPC has added three new suppliers of generic prime polyethylene resin. Several North American PE makers have added capacity in recent years because of increased access to affordable feedstocks.
Techmer PM adds new line to handle 3D printing growth

In a May 8 news release, officials with Clinton-based Techmer said the multi-million-dollar line is the latest investment in a public/private partnership that has involved close collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).
Aurora still on the hunt for acquisitions

Compounding firm Aurora Plastics LLC shows no signs of slowing its growth after purchasing Elastocon TPE Technologies Inc., Aurora's fourth acquisition in two years. It now employs 200 at five plants.
DowDuPont seeks buyer for biomaterials

DowDuPont Inc. is looking to sell its Biomaterials unit — including Sorona-brand biofiber — and several other businesses.