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December 2, 2021
Safety is Our Priority

Since Star Plastics was first established in 1988, safety has been our main priority. No Time Lost means our employees work in a secure environment that poses almost no risk...

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November 10, 2021
October Market Update 2021

Material prices continue to steadily climb while the supply-demand ratio remains tight. The market is experiencing strong demand above 2019 levels, with large order backlogs...

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October 7, 2021
September Plastics Market Update

Hurricane Ida, which made landfall on Aug 29, topped the news cycle this month, affecting production of ethylene, butadiene, benzene, styrene and parazylene. Prices continued...

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October 1, 2021
Manufacturing Day 2021

What Does Manufacturing Day Mean to Star Plastics? On October 1st, manufacturers will be coming together to educate and promote the...

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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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