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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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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, 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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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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