Press Room 2006

December 2006

Plastics Industry Works Together to Make Holidays a Little Brighter for over 30,000 Children in Michigan
A toy donation program, organized by SPE’s Detroit Section, celebrates its sixth year by creating 30,000 plastic “Plastivan” toys

October 2006

Strategies for the New Global Polyolefin Industry be Focus of SPE’s Polyolefins 2007 Conference in February
Polyolefins 2007 to be held at the Wyndham Hotel at the Houston Intercontinental Airport on February 26-28, 2007

September 2006

SPE Unveils Winners of the 16TH Annual Thermoforming Parts Competition

ANTEC™ & Plastics Encounter to Collocate for 2007
Event Held in Cincinnati will be Industry’s Largest in North America

August 2006

SPE’S 2006 Thermoforming Conference in Nashville Will Highlight the 16TH Annual Thermoforming Parts Competition and Showcase

July 2006

SPE Foundation Grant Provides Thermoforming Equipment to Benefit Students at PENN State Erie
With this donation, SPE’s Thermoforming Division Equipment Grants with The SPE Foundation have totaled over $120,000

SPE Announces Call for Papers for SPE-ANTEC 2007 in Cincinnati
Entire submission and review process conducted online

May 2006

Society of Plastics Engineers Annual Report 2005

SPE Announces Honored Service Members and Fellows of the Society

SPE’s TEX-LA-GULF Section Eendows Scholarship to SPE Foundation to Benefit Those Affected by Gulf Coast Hurricanes
Gulf Coast Hurricane Scholarship Fund will help the healing and long-term growth of the plastics industry in Gulf Coast states

SPE’S European Coordinating Committee Reports Progress Over the Past Year
Sections in Turkey, Russia, France and Spain were either formed or enhanced

Students to See Firsthand that Plastics are Really Cool!
National Plastics Center to teach area students about plastics with PlastiVan™ program at SPE-ANTEC

The SPE Foundation to Administer Plastics Pioneers Association Scholarship Program

SPE Unveils 2006 International Awards Winners
Awards to be presented in Charlotte at SPE-ANTEC 2006

SPE Unveils 2006-2007 Executive Committee

2006 Plastics Hall of Fame Inductee to Take Over the Reins of SPE's Technical Advisory Board
Peter Bemis to head SPE’s Technical Advisory Board as they mark their second year anniversary at SPE-ANTEC in Charlotte

April 2006

Industry Experts to Discuss India's Impact on Plastics Industry at SPE-ANTEC
“The Plastics Industry in India: The Next Frontier” to take place Wednesday, May 10th

Tuesday Sessions at SPE-ANTEC 2006 Will Focus Expertise on the Technology and Business of Injection Molding in an Increasingly Global Market
Keynote speaker José Timmerman will present “Competitiveness through Innovation: The Role of Plastics Engineering.” A panel of industry leaders from every phase of molding will examine worldwide trends.

March 2006

SPE Reveals Some of the Cutting-Edge Technical Papers to be Presented at SPE-ANTEC

February 2006

“New Technology Tuesday” at SPE-ANTEC 2006 to Give Attendees an Advance Look into Cutting-Edge Technologies
Polymer Expert Dr. Lloyd Goettler to Speak on “The Emergence of Polymer Nanocomposites;” Sessions on Polymer Surfaces at the Nanoscale and Active and Intelligent Packaging
• Photo - Dr. Lloyd Goettler

January 2006

SPE Engineering Properties & Structure Division's TopCon Will Unveil Latest Developments in Organic and Polymer Display Technologies
"Recent Advances in Organic and Polymer Display Technologies” TopCon to take place in Akron, Ohio; October 23-24, 2006