Plastic Technologies, Inc.

Name: Plastic Technologies, Inc.
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781667857169
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Plastic Technologies, Inc. by Dr. Tom Brady explores the rise of a cutting-edge company at the forefront of sustainable plastic innovations. Through a series of strategic business manoeuvres and groundbreaking technologies, the book delves into the challenges and triumphs of revolutionising the plastic industry. Readers gain insight into the entrepreneurial spirit driving the company towards a more environmentally conscious future.
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You might enjoy this book if you are fascinated by innovative business solutions and the entrepreneurship world, especially how emerging plastic technologies can transform industries. It provides insight into the strategic, economic, and environmental aspects of the plastics business, making it an ideal read for entrepreneurs, business professionals, or anyone interested in sustainable industrial practices.

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Plastic Technologies, Inc. was founded by Dr. Tom Brady in 1986 when he left Owens-Illinois, Inc. to continue the development and commercialization of PET plastic containers, which he and others had initiated at O-I.

Over its 35-year history, PTI has become a key technology development supplier and manufacturer of PET packaging for many of the major global brand owners, resin suppliers, and machine manufacturers. PTI has also emerged as a leading industry resource for training, manufacturing support, recycling technologies, and laboratory testing.

PTI is known for developing and commercializing sustainable packaging products and strategies. Over its 35-year history, PTI has spawned five subsidiary recycling, manufacturing, and technology development companies, including Phoenix Technologies International, PTI-Europe, Preform Technologies, The Packaging Conference, and Guardian Medical USA.

PTI is planning for an exciting future by partnering with other leading industry recycling, manufacturing, and medical companies, both in the US and in Europe.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781667857169

Publisher: BookBaby

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 09 September 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: BookBaby

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 222.0mm

Height: 285.0mm

Weight: 870g

Pages: 168

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Business & Entrepreneurship Dr. Tom Brady Non-Fiction

About the Author

Dr. Tom Brady spent 50 years in the plastic packaging industry and participated in the development of many of today's standard plastic packaging technologies. In 1986, Tom founded Plastic Technologies, Inc. to continue the journey that he began at Owens-Illinois in 1972. In 2009, Tom took a dramatic career turn to become Interim Dean of The University of Toledo's College of Education, and today he remains committed to promoting and improving education, from PreK through Higher Education. His charitable and community service work includes having served as a board member for the Northwest Ohio Regional Growth Partnership, Toledo Port Authority, Lourdes University, Toledo Symphony, University of Toledo, and the Ohio Governor's Third Frontier Commission, among others, and Tom and his wife, Betsy, continue to support entrepreneurial, teacher education, and engineering technology initiatives at the University of Toledo, Dartmouth College, and the University of Michigan. Tom earned his BS and MS degrees from Dartmouth and his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. He holds six U.S. patents, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Plastics Industry in 2010, was inducted into the Plastics Industry Hall of Fame in 2012, and has received numerous other honors, including being named Entrepreneur of the Year in 1989, and Philanthropist of the Year with his wife, Betsy, in 2006.