While work on the first issue of 2023 is well underway, we paused to see which Plastics Business articles from 2022 caught the eyes of our readers. The following stories were the top reads from 2022 for visitors to the website. 1. New Facility Construction: Designing for the Future For blow molders and injection molders whose businesses are outgrowing their available space, … [Read more...] about Top 5 Plastics Business Articles of 2022
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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 Reasons to Try Reverse Mentoring
There is a hot new trend in mentoring gaining steam across a spectrum of industries, from advertising to engineering to manufacturing. Reverse mentoring is not just a hot trend; it is a bright, practical approach to bringing newbies up to speed on a new job while capitalizing on the smarts and insights that they bring to the company. But really, reverse mentoring is not really … [Read more...] about Top 5 Reasons to Try Reverse Mentoring
Top 5 Renewable Energy Sources
Energy independence is on the minds of many US manufacturers, not to mention politicians, the energy sector, auto owners and homeowners. Electric vehicles are making inroads, showing that change can be adopted and implemented. Gas and oil companies are widening their market by moving into the geothermal industry and geothermal is becoming more attractive since its sites can … [Read more...] about Top 5 Renewable Energy Sources
Top 5 Things to Know about Manufacturing.gov
Manufacturing.gov is a national manufacturing portal, a gateway to the wide and deep array of federal government initiatives, programs and resources that exist to support, strengthen and advance all aspects of manufacturing in the US. Here are the top five things to know about this massive resource. 1. The reach of the umbrella Under the Manufacturing.gov umbrella, there are … [Read more...] about Top 5 Things to Know about Manufacturing.gov