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SPE News

SPE News is our biweekly e-newsletter that will cover breaking industry developments with special emphasis on the people, chapters, and activities within SPE. In other words, SPE News is for you and about you!
SPE News — September 23, 2024
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, September 2024

In this issue:

  • What's Happening Around SPE
    • FDA's Koh-Fallet Keynotes SPE's PFAS in Plastics 2024
    • SPE Stakeholders Invited to UNEA-Centric Webinar on Pollution Prevention
    • SPE Fellow Dr. Manjusri Misra Honored as Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
    • ANTEC® 2025 Registration Now Open!
    • ANTEC® 2025 Call for Speakers
    • SPE’s Week of Injection Molding
    • Announcing SPE’s Upcoming Injection Molding Awards Program
    • Nominations Open for SPE's Fellow of the Society and Honored Service Member Awards
    • ADDITIV Polymers World Returns in October
    • SPE’s Middle East Additives & Color Conference Program Includes PFAS Symposium
    • PlastChicks Podcast Ranked #1 in the Industry
    • New Episode of PlastChicks® Podcast Out Now
  • SPE Foundation
    • SPE Foundation Sustainable Packaging Patch Makes Its Debut
    • It’s Another Record-Breaking Year for SPE Foundation Scholarships!
  • SPE Chapter News
    • SPE Golden Gate Chapter Spearheads Beach Clean-up in Half Moon Bay
    • SPE’s Thermoforming Division Announces Thermoformer of the Year Nominations
  • Upcoming Events

SPE News — August 16, 2024
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, August 2024

In this issue:

  • What's Happening Around SPE
    • ANTEC® 2025 Early Bird Registration Now Open!
    • SPE’s Week of Injection Molding Coming in September
    • SPE’s Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology Announces Call for Papers Focused on PFAS
    • PFAS in the Plastics Industry 2024
    • Nominations Are Now Open for SPE's 2025 Fellow of the Society
    • SPE Honored Service Member Awards Now Accepting Nominations
    • Plastics in Sustainability: Biopolymers and Biocomposites Call for Speakers
    • New Episode of PlastChicks® Podcast Out Now
  • SPE Foundation
    • SPE Foundation's Donald McCoy Chicago Scholarship Recipient Announced
    • Michael P. Sepe Memorial Scholarship Campaign Underway
  • Upcoming Events

SPE News — July 19, 2024
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, July 2024

In this issue:

  • What's Happening Around SPE
    • SPE Granted Accreditation by United Nations Environment Assembly
    • Plastics in Sustainability: Biopolymers and Biocomposites Call for Speakers
    • Nominations Now Open for SPE Board of Directors
    • SPE’s Week of Injection Molding Coming in September
    • PFAS in the Plastics Industry 2024
    • Nominations Are Now Open for SPE's 2025 Fellow of the Society
    • SPE Honored Service Member Awards Now Accepting Nominations
    • ANTEC® 2025 Call for Speakers
    • SPE Middle East Additives & Color Conference and PFAS Symposium
    • New Episode of PlastChicks® Podcast Out Now
  • SPE Foundation
    • Girl Scouts to Participate in Sustainable Packaging Patch at Pack Expo
  • Upcoming Events

SPE News — June 21, 2024
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, June 2024

In this issue:

  • SPE's PFAS in the Plastics Industry 2024 Call for Speakers - Deadline Today!
  • Nominations Now Open for SPE Board of Directors
  • SPE Names Dr. Asami Nakai as New Editor for Polymer Composites
  • Premium Membership Levels Up Your Experience
  • Latest SPE LinkedIn Newsletter, Problem Solved, Focused on Artificial Intelligence in Plastics
  • SPE's Week of Injection Molding Coming in September
  • New Episode of PlastChicks® Out Now
  • And More.

SPE News — May 17, 2024
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, May 2024

In this issue:

  • Premium Membership Levels Up Your SPE Experience
  • SPE Workshop: Fundamentals of Plastic Material Selection Next Week
  • Introducing the New SPE LinkedIn Newsletter, Problem Solved
  • SPE's PFAS in the Plastics Industry 2024 Call for Speakers
  • Industry Experts Lead Panel Discussion On Additive Manufacturing
  • Have You Checked Out SPE Communities?
  • New Episode of PlastChicks® Podcast Out Now
  • Blow Molding Division Scholarship Applications Accepted Until May 31
  • Vitale Unveils New SPE Foundation Girl Scout Patch at NPE
  • The SPE Foundation Enjoyed a Week of Networking at NPE2024
  • SPE Composites Division Newsletter Available
  • 2024 SPE TPO Automotive Scholarship Application Now Available
  • And more...

SPE News — April 19, 2024
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, April 2024

In this issue:

  • SPE Now Offers Premium Membership
  • SPE's Failure in Plastics Workshop Starts Next Week
  • ANTEC® 2024 Rocked It Out!
  • Come See Us at NPE?
  • Unlock Your Leadership Potential
  • New Episode of PlastChicks® Podcast Out Now with Dr. Ellen Lee as guest
  • SPE Foundation Sets Record for Scholarship Applications
  • PlastiVan® at the Fourth Session of UN Environment Programme on Earth Day
  • The Power of Volunteering
  • Girl Scouts of Chicago and Northwest Indiana Earn SPE Girl Scout Patch!
  • Mold Technologies Division to Announce Award Recipients at NPE
  • 2024 SPE TPO Automotive Scholarship Application Now Available
  • SPE’s Automotive Division Announces First Keynote for ACCE 2024
  • UMass Lowell Offers Multiple Plastics Engineering Degrees
  • Upcoming Events

SPE News — March 15, 2024
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, March 2024

In this issue:

  • What's Happening Around SPE
    • SPE Now Offers Premium Membership
    • Need to Understand How to Troubleshoot Single-Screw Extruders?
    • ANTEC® 2024 Really Did Rock!
    • Boost Your Additive Manufacturing Knowledge!
    • Call for SPE Instructors
    • Unlock Your Leadership Potential
    • New Episode of PlastChicks® Podcast Out Now
  • SPE Foundation
    • SPE Foundation, Brightmark® Announce First-Of-Its-Kind Scholarship Fund for Georgia Tech Students
    • Hot Off the Presses: SPE Foundation 2023 Impact Report Now Available!
    • Top SPE Foundation Donors Honored at ANTEC®
  • SPE Chapter News
    • SPE Bioplastics & Renewable Technologies Division Newsletter Available
    • SPE Carolinas Division Newsletter Out Now
  • In Memoriam
    • Vivian Ernest Malpass
    • William O’Connell
  • Upcoming Events

SPE News — February 16, 2024
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, February 2024

In this issue:

  • What's Happening Around SPE
    • ANTEC® Right Around the Corner!
    • Thank You SPE Chapter Students @ANTEC® Sponsors!
    • Fellow of Society Award Recipients Announced
    • SPE Announces HSM Award Recipients for 2024
    • Plastics Engineering Releases Tailored Content
    • Plastics Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2024 Inductees
    • Unlock Your Leadership Potential
    • New Episode of PlastChicks® Podcast Out Now
  • SPE Foundation
    • SPE Foundation Scholarship Applications Now Open
    • SPE Foundation Brings Girl Scout Patch Program to Upcoming Event
  • Upcoming Events

SPE News — January 19, 2024
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, January 2024

In this issue:

  • What's Happening Around SPE
    • SPE Now Offers Premium Membership
    • Carlin Named Notable Leader in Sustainability by Plastics News
    • Long Time SPE Member Bruce Litchfield Passes Away
    • ANTEC® 2024 Agenda Announced
    • Juliana Montoya Joins SPE as Plastics Engineering Content Director
    • Call for SPE Instructors
    • Unlock Your Leadership Potential
    • National Week of Flame Retardants Next Week!
    • FlexPackCon® 2023 Agenda Includes Tutorials, a Multi-Track Program, and More!
    • What’s in Store for the Future of Rotational Molding?
    • New Episode of PlastChicks® Podcast Out Now
  • SPE Foundation
    • SPE Foundation Bringing Science Patch to Girl Scouts Event in Chicago
    • Applications for SPE Foundation Scholarships Are Now Open
    • SPE Foundation Offers Multiple Scholarships
  • SPE Chapter News
    • SPE Supporter Shamrock Technologies Appoints New President
    • Poly(Phenylene Ether) / High Impact Polystyrene (PPE+HIPS) Fatigue Resistance
  • Industry News
    • SPE Carolinas Section Newsletter Now Available
  • Upcoming Events

SPE News - August 18, 2023
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, August 2023

In this issue:

  • ANTEC® 2024 Call for Speakers
  • SimForm Announced as SPE Preferred Partner
  • Key Takeaway from SPE's National Week of Injection Molding
  • Reducing Plastics Waste Through Artificial Intelligence
  • Unlock Your Leadership Potential
  • Get Up to Speed About PFAS in the Plastics Industry
  • FlexPackCon® 2023 Agenda Includes Tutorials, a Multi-Track Program, and More!
  • ADDITIV Polymers World Focuses on 3D Printing and Polymers
  • New Episode of PlastChicks Podcast Out Now
  • Speakers from Jaguar, British Plastics Foundation, and Tesco Confirmed for Interplas 2023
  • Jonathan Meckley Memorial Scholarship
  • Girl Scout Phenom
  • The SPE Foundation is hiring Community PlastiVan Educators in Texas and Michigan!
  • Injection Molding Division’s Molding News
  • Polymer Analysis Division P.A.D. Review
  • Upcoming Events and More

SPE News — July 21, 2023
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, July 2023

In this issue:

  • Plastics Engineering Moves to All-Digital Format
  • ANTEC® 2024 Call for Speakers
  • SPE Automotive Division Announces Kevin Pageau as "Lifetime Achievement Award" Winner
  • Need to Know More About Injection Molding?
  • Reducing Plastic Waste Through Artificial Intelligence and Digitalization
  • Dennis Hagan Named SPE Thermoforming Division "Thermoformer of the Year"
  • Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the Plastics Industry
  • New Episode of PlastChicks Podcast Out Now
  • SPE Foundation Expands Board, Strengthens Commitment to Plastics Education
  • Automotive Division’s Automotive Plastics News
  • Upcoming Events

SPE News — June 16, 2023
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, June 2023

In this issue:

  • Plastics Engineering Highlights
  • Paved With Good Intentions
  • Sustainability Challenges
  • Long-time SPE Member Clare Leon Milton Jr., Dies at 104
  • Next SPE Workshop Focused on AI for Polymer Development
  • First SPE Workshop in Spanish: Extrusion of Thermoplastics
  • Expand Your Knowledge of Additive Manufacturing
  • SPE Preferred Partner Covia Looks at Additive Package Materials
  • SPE Foundation Expands Board and Strengthens Commitment to Plastics Education
  • SPE Joins ‘Molding Workforce Inclusion’ Program as Partner
  • SPE Mold Technologies Division Summer Newsletter
  • Upcoming Events

SPE News — June 2, 2023
SPE News — June 2, 2023, June 2023

In this issue:

  • May/June of Plastics Engineering Magazine
  • Building Blocks
  • Reinforcing Concrete with Plastic Waste
  • Upcoming SPE Workshop Troubleshoots Single-Screw Extruders
  • First SPE Workshop in Spanish: Extrusion of Thermoplastics
  • Nominations Now Open for Plastics Hall of Fame
  • Expand Your Knowledge of Additive Manufacturing
  • Celanese Partnership Boosts Student Outreach
  • Extrusion Division Spring Newsletter Available Now
  • Upcoming Events

SPE News — May 19, 2023
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, May 2023

In this issue:

  • Plastics Engineering Highlights
    • Plastics Engineering May/June Issue
    • Mass Appeal
    • When the Rain Come
  • What's Happening Around SPE
    • Upcoming SPE Workshop Troubleshoots Single-Screw Extruders
    • First SPE Workshop in Spanish: Extrusion of Thermoplastics
    • Essentials of Management & Leadership in Plastics
    • FlexPackCon® 2023 Adds Two More Keynotes
  • SPE Foundation
    • Mark Wolverton Named SPE Milwaukee Chapter Educator of the Year
  • SPE Chapter Newsletters
    • Composites Division Newsletter: Composites Connection
    • Polymer Modifiers & Additives Spring 2023 Newsletter
    • Color and Appearance Division CAD News®
    • Akron Chapter's Polymer Valley News
  • And More.

SPE News — May 5, 2023
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, May 2023

In this issue:

  • Sustainability is a Major Topic at SPE European Conference
  • Opportunity-Rich Environment
  • Online SPE Technical Programs Available Now
  • Keynotes Announced for FlexPackCon® 2023
  • Thank you SPE ANTEC® 2023 Sponsors!
  • Macro Names David Anzini Southeast Tech Sales Manager
  • New Episode of PlastChicks Podcast
  • BASF Hosts SPE Junior Researchers with STEM Aspirations
  • Jonathan Meckley Memorial Scholarship

SPE News — April 21, 2023
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, April 2023

In this issue:

  • Hail to the Chief
  • Diagnostics To Go
  • SPE President-Elect Conor Carlin to Speak at Bioplastics Live
  • Keynotes Announced for FlexPackCon® 2023
  • Nominations Now Open for Plastics Hall of Fame
  • FlexPackCon® 2023 Call for Abstracts Deadline May 1st
  • Long-time SPE Supporter Jon Meckley Passes Away
  • My Experience as a Junior Researcher
  • Celanese Foundation Provides Substantial Grant to SPE Foundation
  • DuPont™ Tedlar® Donates $20,000 to SPE Foundation
  • And More.

SPE News — April 7, 2023
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, April 2023

In this issue

  • Empowering Solutions
  • Power Control
  • ANTEC® 2023 Turnout Doubles From Year-Ago Figure
  • SPE Honors Members with Prestigious Annual Awards at ANTEC® 2023
  • Poster Competition Draws ANTEC® Crowds
  • New Episode of PlastChicks Podcast
  • SPE Foundation Brings STEM to McKinney Independent School District
  • And More.

SPE News — March 17, 2023
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, March 2023

In this issue:

  • Plastics Engineering March/April issue
  • Electrifying Prospects
  • Going in Style
  • Down to the Wire! Have you Registered for ANTEC® Yet?
  • SPE East Africa Chapter Established
  • Automotive Composites Conference & Expo Announces Call for Applications for ACCE & Rehkopf Scholarships
  • FlexPackCon® 2023 Call for Abstracts
  • SPE Supports Plastics Professionals During Financial Hardship
  • SPE Foundation Releases 2022 Impact Report
  • And more.

SPE News — March 3, 2023
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals,, March 2023

In this issue:

  • Additive Technology Drives Clarified PP Resin Growth
  • SPE Acquires 3Dnatives
    • SPE's Decision Behind the Acquisition
    • Global Impact
    • 3Dnatives' ADDITIV Brand
    • Meet 3Dnatives at ANTEC®!
  • ANTEC®
  • New Episode of the PlastChicks Podcast
  • And More...

SPE News — February 17, 2023
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, February 2023

In this issue:

  • Read Jan/Feb Issue of Plastics Engineering
  • AI Tunes Plastics Processing
  • Thunder From Down Under
  • ANTEC® Plenary Speakers Address Sustainability, Circularity, and More
  • Pre-ANTEC® Workshops Help Broaden your Plastics Knowledge
  • SPE President Bruce Mulholland Appoints Four to Board of Directors
  • Fellow of Society Award Recipients Announced
  • SPE Announces HSM Award Recipients for 2023
  • SPE’s Additives & Color Europe Conference 2023 Taking Place in Brussels
  • FlexPackCon® 2023 Call for Abstracts
  • Foundation Scholarship Applications Open Until April 1
  • List of Upcoming Events
  • And More







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