by Molly Ritchie | Oct 1, 2021 | Star News
What Does Manufacturing Day Mean to Star Plastics? On October 1st, manufacturers will be coming together to educate and promote the manufacturing industry to thousands of companies and educational institutions around the...
by Molly Ritchie | Sep 10, 2021 | Star News
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 Partners. Wiseman succeeds Star Plastics founder Doug Ritchie who will become the company’s...
by Molly Ritchie | Sep 7, 2021 | Star News
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 supply have led to rising costs for recycled materials in the first half of 2021. The rise...
by Molly Ritchie | Aug 24, 2021 | Star News
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 with Akoya Capital Partners in a strategic move to support Star Plastics’...
by Molly Ritchie | Aug 11, 2021 | Star News
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 May’s record pace. Sales allocations and unbalanced supply-demand continues to drive price...
by Molly Ritchie | Jul 19, 2021 | Star News
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 is an incredible accomplishment and we are all proud of their success,” said Gov. Jim Justice...
