ARPM readies for 2021 Environmental Health and Safety Summit
Rubber & Plastics News Staff
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INDIANAPOLIS The most pressing health and safety topics in the non-tire elastomer market will be the focus when the 2021 Environmental Health and Safety Summit takes place virtually May 26-27.
The gathering is hosted by the Association for Rubber Products Manufacturers and features talks from experts and manufacturing executives on best leadership and safety practices.
In turn, other executives and industry experts can network and attend sessions on industrial hygiene, combustible dust, risk homeostasis and the enhancement of a company s safety culture. As the lead organization for rubber product manufacturers, ARPM truly understands the environmental, health and safety needs of our industry and has taken aggressive steps to help its members and other rubber professionals tackle and resolve these issues, said Letha Keslar, ARPM managing director. Environmental, health and safety i
US processors seeing growth, optimism for 2021, according to MAPP survey
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Senior executives at U.S. plastics processors are seeing improving financial results and feeling optimistic about the future, according to a recent survey by the Manufacturers Association for Plastic Processors.
The most important reason for optimism: a belief that COVID-19 vaccinations will open up the economy and consumer spending.
MAPP Executive Director Troy Nix presented the findings in a Jan. 22 webinar. When I was coming into this data and the analysis of this data, I was very, very cautious. But I will tell you that the deeper that I got into the data, the more optimistic I became. And not only about the momentum from the third to the fourth [quarter of 2020], but also about first-quarter forecasts and basically what we re looking at in terms of anticipation for 2021, Nix said.