Two members of the IMDA Board of Directors have stepped down after years of dedicated service to the association and the industry. Tim Curnutt is president and CEO of Distinctive Plastics, a Vista, California, company established in 1981. Distinctive Plastics is a contract manufacturing specializing in multi-shot molding, in-mold decoration, in-mold assembly, vertical-insert … [Read more...] about Additions, Retirements for the IMDA Board of Directors
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Morey, Starkey Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award from SPE
Two SPE Decorating and Coatings Division board members were recognized for their commitment and service to the industry. Bill Morey and Ralph Starkey received the Lifetime Achievement Award during a special ceremony at the 2022 SPE Decorating and Coatings Division TopCon and IMDA Symposium held in September in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Morey and Starkey were honored for their … [Read more...] about Morey, Starkey Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award from SPE
NIST Awards Funding to Study Plastic Waste Reduction
The US Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, Maryland, has awarded $500,000 to each of five universities to develop new curricula for students who are interested in helping to solve the growing problem of plastic waste. The new curricula will focus on chemistry, economics, business management, entrepreneurship and related … [Read more...] about NIST Awards Funding to Study Plastic Waste Reduction
Top 5 Technologies for Securing Banknotes
By Liz Stevens, writer, Plastics Decorating Credit card use may abound, and cryptocurrency might be up (unless it's down again), but there's no substitute for cold, hard cash. Around the globe, the banknote, the bill and the note remain wildly popular and eminently trusted. Wherever there is cash, there will be counterfeiters and, in turn, anti-counterfeiting technologies with … [Read more...] about Top 5 Technologies for Securing Banknotes
Plastics Industry Responds to Greenpeace Report, Attacks on Plastic Recycling
Matt Seaholm, president and CEO of the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS), released the statement below in response to a report issued by Greenpeace, the anti-recycling organization, in which the group claims the act of recycling is a “myth.” “The activists at Greenpeace cannot call themselves environmentalists while simultaneously discouraging recycling as part of the … [Read more...] about Plastics Industry Responds to Greenpeace Report, Attacks on Plastic Recycling