by Molly Ritchie | Feb 26, 2019 | Star News
Star Plastics recently supported a customer with a unique custom compounded material used to reduce the number of materials they were purchasing into one material that met all their physical property and UL requirements. They also saved money by being able to purchase...
by Molly Ritchie | Dec 20, 2018 | Star News
Safety has been first-priority since Star’s inception in 1988, and we officially crossed the threshold of five-years with No Lost Time incidents on Nov. 29, 2018 at our Ravenswood, WV facility. While we’re proud of our 1,800+ days without a hiccup, we still have a...
by Molly Ritchie | Nov 30, 2018 | Star News
Here at Star Plastics, we pride ourselves on being an extension of our partners. We routinely hold inventory for many companies while assisting and managing the processing, fulfillment, and shipping of their compounded material. Recently, Star had the pleasure of...
by Molly Ritchie | Nov 15, 2018 | Star News, Uncategorized
RAVENSWOOD, WV–Star Plastics celebrates 30-year anniversary with an employee event that pulled record-breaking attendance numbers. As part of Star’s yearlong 30th anniversary celebration, Star Plastics hosted a celebration at the end of October for their...
by Molly Ritchie | Oct 17, 2018 | Star News
While the whole team at Star Plastics is celebrating 30 years in business this fall, a good chunk of the company’s heartbeat – its employees – are also toasting to their own milestones. More than a dozen employees have worked at Star Plastics for at least 20 years,...
by Molly Ritchie | Sep 12, 2018 | Star News
Star Plastics recently developed a compounded product that achieves 85% Light Transmittance values, adding a new option to our ever-growing product offering. Our customer needed a prime-alternative, custom compounded material that met all of their application...
by Molly Ritchie | Aug 10, 2018 | Star News
RAVENSWOOD, WV — The Star Plastics team is excited to celebrate 30 years in business this August. “Star celebrating 30 years in operation is the celebration of an idea that can become a successful reality,” says Doug Ritchie, Founder, President and CEO. Star’s...
by Molly Ritchie | Jul 16, 2018 | Star News
RAVENSWOOD, WV– At the beginning of June, a long term and key customer of Star Plastics had a successful visit to Star Plastics’ Ravenswood plant. Mike Watson, Chief Asia officer and 28-year veteran of Star, gave the three customer representatives a tour of...
by Molly Ritchie | Jul 6, 2018 | Star News
RAVENSWOOD, WV — Color matching is our specialty at Star Plastics and a strength our team takes pride in. From a bird’s eye view, the process is quick and efficient: A team member receives the request for a match from a customer (in the form of a part, chip,...
by Molly Ritchie | Jun 21, 2018 | Star News
RAVENSWOOD, WV — On the evening of June 5, 2018, our friend and coworker Jack Lee Fetty passed away suddenly in his home. Jack celebrated his 14th work anniversary days before his passing. He joined Star Plastics on June 3, 2004 as a production associate. Since...
