Submissions for the Plastics News 2024 Processor of the Year are now open!
The deadline for nominations is Aug. 31, and the deadline for final submissions is Oct. 1. Fill out our nomination form at http://www.plasticsnews.com/poy.
Read more about the criteria for POY and its place in the industry.
We'll announce the finalists in a January issue of PN and the winner at the 2025 PN Executive Forum, which will be held March 10-12 in La Jolla, Calif.
Learn how to nominate and FAQ's available here.
Processor of the Year
Who's the best plastics processor in North America? Simple question, but tough to answer. I'm tempted to give you a list of the top 10 — no, let's make that 20.
Diversified Plastics Inc. is now doing business as Aprios Custom MFG to highlight its additive manufacturing capabilities.
We had a very impressive list of companies trying for the Plastics News 2023 Processor of the Year award. The number of nominees was close to a record, and the quality of the entries was very strong.
Today could mark the start of a future in plastics for high school students near Freeport, Texas, as members of the Brazoria County Petrochemical Council — made up of plastics heavy hitters such as BASF, Braskem, Chevron Phillips, DSM and Dow — are set to conduct 700 interviews with high school seniors.
Radius CEO Tom Frank: "We really focus on the team, the family environment that we have within the organization, and then how that is an extension to our customers, and our community and our business partners that we work with every day,"
For Redline Plastics LLC, being involved in the community is about more than being a good corporate citizen. It's also about standing out as the best employer in the communities where it does business.
PTI CEO Mark Rathbone: "When people are happy and passionate about what they do, it just shows on the [plant] floor."
PTI Engineered Plastics, a Macomb, Mich.-based custom injection molder, won high marks in all the Processor of the Year criteria: financial performance, quality, customer relations, employee relations, environmental performance, industry and public service, and technological innovation.
Awards season didn't end on Sunday with the Oscars. In fact, Plastics News' awards week is just beginning.
When Mack Molding Co. won Plastics News' Processor of the Year award in 2006, it was a great comeback story. Today Mack's story may be even better: a custom injection molder and contract manufacturer that's managed to keep growing and changing, and now it is poised for a new generation of leaders to take charge.
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