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Teel Plastics stood out as a leader in all of the Processor of the Year criteria, including industry and public service, customer relations, employee relations, financial performance and technological innovation.
Don Loepp: It will be tough for the 2022 finalists to match the outstanding results that we saw from this year's Processor of the Year award. But based on what they all said about the opportunities for North American processors, I have high expectations.
It turns out Twitter is like Hollywood and Washington, D.C.: You need connections to get things done.
Perspective: Making the best of working from home The pre-pandemic offices for Plastics News seem cramped. Working from home isn't for everyone. But in the past year, a lot more of us have gotten a taste of what it's like when your commute is walking from the kitchen to a laptop. A year ago, Bill Bregar wrote a column with advice for those of us who were new to being confined to a home office. He'd been doing it for more than six years, and he made it sound great. My favorite part was his response to a colleague who suggested he shower and dress for work each morning. Bill said no, and ins...
Plastic Globes ask: Was there a lighter side in 2020? Rich Williams Oh, 2020. What will you think of next? A pandemic, murder hornets, Supreme Court battles, civil unrest and a disputed election. It was a year where everyone learned to use Zoom, Skype, Teams or Slack. Or maybe all of the above. Heaven help the non-tech-savvy among us. This is our 33rd edition of the Plastic Globe awards, our annual irreverent tribute to the plastics industry's newsmakers. Usually my rule is that Plastic Globes have to be funny. This year we'll sprinkle in a few others, for variety. I hope a little humor will ...