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Mel O’Leary, president and CEO of blow molder Meredith-Springfield Associates, was recently honored for hiring hundreds of people in two decades of collaborating with Massachusetts’ Hampden County Sheriff’s Department’s second-chance employment program for low-level offenders. (Photo: Matthew Naitove) “Do well by doing good” is advice often attributed to Benjamin Franklin — a directive characteristically both moral and practical. The briefest internet search will reveal that this principle is integral to…

Marissa Fayer had a successful 20-plus year career as a senior executive at leading medtech and diagnostics companies before she found her true calling. In 2016, she founded HERhealthEQ, which is focused on improving health and mortality rates for women while ensuring positive long-term social and economic outcomes in underserved communities around the world. She will speak to this experience and share insights on how technology is revolutionizing healthcare for…

Sabic joined forces with Estiko Packaging Solutions and brand owner Coldwater Prawns of Norway to develop and implement a highly sustainable new packaging pouch for frozen prawns. The pouch is made from a multilayer film produced by Estiko Packaging Solutions using a circular-certified random polymer grade of Sabic PP (polypropylene) Qrystal with an ocean-bound plastic content of around 60%. Contributing to the recovery and reuse of ocean bound plastic, the…

Translucent plastics offer numerous new options for personalized light effects, according to resin supplier LyondellBasell. Automotive OEMs, especially in the electrical vehicle (EV) space, are looking for eye-catching light effects, which open up new options for automotive designers. LyondellBasell, which exhibited at the recent Chinaplas 2023 event, offers a series of translucent polypropylene (PP) compounds under the brand names Hifax and Hostacom. LyondellBasell’s advanced compounding technology allows manufactures to overcome…

A poll conducted by RG Strategies for the PLASTICS industry association surveyed 1,200 U.S. voters about their opinions on recycling, with some surprising results. A majority of respondents, 67%, said that they strongly agree with the statement “I care more that a plastic item doesn’t end up as trash or litter than which process is used to recycle it.” Another 23% chose “somewhat agree.” It is well established that recycling…

A new generation of melt index testers from Instron reliably perform a variety of tasks, from monitoring incoming materials to product development and process control. The compact, manually operated MFi5 is suited for fast and reliable measurements via presets, while the modular MFi7 is designed to accommodate an increasing volume of testing. Both models support test temperatures from 50° to 450°C (122° to 842°F) and are equipped with test weights…