Women Breaking the Mold
Plastics News has been highlighting women in the industry with its Women Breaking the Mold special report since 2015. We've profiled presidents and plant managers to founders and engineers — all with unique experiences and stories to tell. We published the 2024 WBTM in July. Come back here next year!
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Women Breaking the Mold
Plastics News has been publishing its Women Breaking the Mold special report since 2015, and the number and quality of nominees has grown over time. When we put out a call for nominations, I think, "There's no way we can top last year. There's no way we could receive more nominations than previous years." (But we do.)
HPC was named a top workplace in 2021, Caldwell's "first major, concrete career goal" that she set and achieved.
Boerboom was a key player on the team that worked to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from CNG's portfolio.
Bankston graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor's degree in communication.
Arlati is responsible for "leading a group of service laboratories to develop color solutions for plastic applications" and "efficiently using all required resources to develop new colors for the customers."
Albrinck holds several patents, including a "hybrid high-frequency separator with parametric control ratios of conductive components" and "compositions for riser and plenum cables."
Today Plastics News publishes our Women Breaking the Mold special report for 2024. We’ve been proudly highlighting women in the industry with this annual special report since 2015. You can find the full list here.
When Wedell was an intern, she was the only woman in the engineering department. At her first full-time job, she was one of eight women employed out of more than 300 employees at the mill.
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