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September 10, 2021
Star Plastics Appoints New CEO

Star Plastics is pleased to announce that Donald Wiseman has been appointed the company’s CEO effective September 2021 following the company’s acquisition by Akoya Capital...

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September 7, 2021
Plastics Market Update – August

In August, we continued to see price increases, supply restrictions and lead time extensions on resins and additives alike. Interestingly, the shortages in virgin material...

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August 24, 2021
Star Plastics acquired by Akoya Capital Partners for Strategic Growth

Ravenswood, WV - August 20, 2021 -- Star Plastics Inc, a North American provider of custom engineered compounds and specialty products, announced today that it has partnered...

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August 11, 2021
July Plastics Market Update 2021

What We Saw in July... The entire plastics industry continues to experience record-setting supplier shortages and cost pressures, with the backlog of orders just shy of...

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July 19, 2021
Star Plastics Honored with WV Exporter Award

West Virginia state officials recently recognized Star Plastics, Inc in a virtual ceremony for growing export sales to two new countries in 2020. “Exporting to a new country...

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July 6, 2021
Welcome Lauren to the Team!

Lauren Zoller Joins the Star Plastics Team Lauren Zoller is joining our team in the position of Human Resource Manager. Lauren has a bachelor’s degree in human resources...

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June 30, 2021
Plastics Market Update: June

As summer chugs along, price increases, shortages, and logistics issues continue to trouble the plastics industry and related markets. With the late-summer preparations for...

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June 25, 2021
Star Guide: Amorphous vs Semi-Crystalline Polymers

Know Your Polymer Options Whether it is simply choosing a restaurant to go to or selecting the most suitable resin material for a manufacturing application, having options is...

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June 8, 2021
May Plastics Market Update 2021

In May, we saw more of the same. Demand was still incredibly strong, and price increases continued across nearly all resins. Production has not returned to normal levels and...

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