Calumet City, Ill., May 7, 2013 - PCC (Plastics Color Corporation), a leading supplier of color concentrates, compounds, custom-functional masterbatches and other polymer technologies, continues to gain market share in California and throughout the West. The company recently announced the hiring of a second account representative to cover the region. Louise Riley joins Diana Drouillard, who started with PCC last year. Riley, who has nearly 20 years in the color business, is based in Whittier, California, and can be reached at (562) 332-3370, while Drouillard, based in Long Beach, can be reached at (562) 756-3273.

Calumet City, Ill., April 26, 2013 - PCC (Plastics Color Corporation), a leading supplier of color concentrates, compounds, additive masterbatches and other polymer technologies, has released a new research paper on antimicrobials in polymers. The paper provides a brief history of antimicrobial agents in general and explains the development and usage of antimicrobials in medical, consumer and other applications. The paper examines the application of antimicrobial plastic resins as a response to public, private and institutional demands for plastic products and product components that inhibit microbial growth. In the U.S. alone, 1.8 million hospital-associated infections lead to 99,000 deaths each year, killing more people annually than AIDS, breast cancer and automobile accidents combined. While medical research continues to target constantly-evolving microbes including so called “super bugs,” advances in resin-compatible antimicrobial additive technology have drawn the plastics industry into the germ battle on several fronts.

Plastics Color Corp. projects investing about $1 million over two years in expanding its isaac-brand web portal to streamline color selection and product development. More than 80,000 color formulations are available for comparison. A cosmetics packaging company, for instance, condensed three weeks of design work into one day at the PCC solutions center in Asheboro, N.C.

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ANAHEIM, Calif., February 12, 2013 - PCC (Plastics Color Corporation), a leading supplier of color concentrates, compounds, and additive masterbatches for the plastics industry, has announced the release ofits MicroBlok™antimicrobialformulationsfor polymers,engineered to impede the growth of a wide spectrum of microorganisms on various plastic surfaces. MicroBlok was unveiled today at the PLASTEC West tradeshow in Anaheim, Calif.

PCC President Doug Borgsdorf has announced the following PMC Scholarship Foundation scholarships for PCC dependents:

PCC of Illinois
Zachary Minor, son of David Minor
Elizabeth Ramsey, daughter of Linda and Scott Ramsey

PCC of North Carolina
Colton Reeder, son of Wesley Finch

Congratulations to all recipients and their parents!

Calumet City, Ill., October 29, 2012 - PCC (Plastics Color Corporation), a leading supplier of color concentrates, compounds and additive masterbatches for the plastics industry, today announced an agreement with Nieves Industrial Sales, Inc. (NIS) of San Juan, Puerto Rico to market and distribute PCC’s portfolio of colors, additives, technology and other polymer solutions in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Venezuela.

Calumet City, Ill., September 18, 2012 - PCC (Plastics Color Corporation), a leading supplier of color concentrates, compounds and additive masterbatches for the plastics industry, today announced that they will begin marketing PCC’s SoluPLAs™ TN 920259 Blue Tint masterbatch. PCC originally developed the product for Ingeo producer NatureWorks, and will now market the product directly as a new grade within its SoluPLAs portfolio.

Calumet City, Ill., July 31, 2012 - PCC (Plastics Color Corporation), a leading supplier of color concentrates, compounds and additive masterbatches for the plastics industry, today announced the appointment of Diana Drouillard of Long Beach, California to the position of account manager for the company’s western region. Drouillard’s territory includes the states of California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Idaho, Hawaii, New Mexico, Oregon, Montana, Texas, Washington, Wyoming and Arizona. She joins PCC with over 20 years in the plastics industry in both sales and purchasing positions. Most recently she was a sales representative for Ferco Color in Ontario, California. 

Calumet City, Ill., June 5, 2012 - PCC (Plastics Color Corporation), a leading supplier of color concentrates, compounds and additive masterbatches for the plastics industry, has published its first Market Dynamics report, which highlights general economic trends and pressures affecting manufacturers, with particular emphasis on those impacting the polymer industry. “We have invested substantial time and effort into creating this report in order to communicate vital information to our customers, keeping them informed of issues that have both current and future significance to their business,” said PCC’s VP of Business Development Timothy Workman, who authored the report. “Each month we plan to gather and analyze information from a variety of sources such as economic news and key raw material pricing comparisons to ensure we deliver a tool that our customers can use to make informed business decisions.”

Calumet City, Ill., May 25, 2012 - PCC (Plastics Color Corporation), a leading supplier of color concentrates, compounds and additive masterbatches for the plastics industry, today announced the appointment of Nick Hennessey of Cincinnati, Ohio to the position of sales representative for the states of Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia and Michigan. In making the announcement, PCC’s National Sales Manager Dave Minor noted Hennessy’s 30 years of sales experience, 18 of which are in the plastics industry. Minor stated, “We are confident that Nick will be a top sales producer for Plastics Color Corporation as he continues the development of this key Midwest territory.”  

ORLANDO, Fla., April 1, 2012 - PCC (Plastics Color Corporation), a leading supplier of concentrates, compounds, and color masterbatches for the plastics industry, has signed a joint agreement with Bio-Tec Environmental LLC, Albuquerque, N.M., developer of EcoPure® bio additive, which establishes PCC as the primary manufacturer and seller of Bio-Tec’s patent pending additive technology for the plastics market in North America. EcoPure promotes biodegradation of traditional polymer systems in biologically active landfills. The company made the announcement at NPE 2012: The International Plastics Showcase, April 1-5, 2012 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando (Booth # 43035).

ORLANDO, Fla., April 1, 2012 - PCC (Plastics Color Corporation), a leading supplier of color concentrates, compounds, and additive masterbatches for the plastics industry, has announced the launch of isaac™, a unique customizable web portal that connects customers to a broad range of useful business information and resources. The online information service will be demonstrated for the first time at NPE 2012: The International Plastics Showcase, April 1-5, 2012 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando (South Hall, Booth #43035).

ORLANDO, Fla., April 1, 2012 - PCC (Plastics Color Corporation), a leading supplier of color concentrates, compounds and additive masterbatches for the plastics industry, has expanded the use of its FlamaSol FR™ proprietary flame retardant technology to polyethylene (PE) formulations. PCC originally launched FlamaSol FR for polypropylene and has additional plans to develop flame retardant systems for acrylic, polystyrene, PVC, and a range of other thermoplastics.

PCC (Plastics Color Corporation) Launches Liquid Color  and Additive System

Calumet City, Ill., February 24, 2012—PCC (Plastics Color Corporation), a leading supplier of color concentrates, specialty compounds and additive masterbatches for the plastics industry, today announced an important addition to its technical staff. Frank Muñoz has assumed the position of quality control and liquid color technician at the company’s Sun Valley, California facility. Prior to joining PCC, he held production and quality control positions for several Southern California polymer companies.

Calumet City, Ill., February 10, 2012—PCC (Plastics Color Corporation), a leading supplier of color concentrates, compounds and additive masterbatches for the plastics industry, today announced significant staffing additions to its facilities in North Carolina and Illinois as the company continues to grow sales and operations.

Calumet City, Ill., December 30, 2011—PCC (Plastics Color Corporation), a leading supplier of color concentrates, compounds and additive masterbatches for the plastics industry, today announced the availability of a decabrome-free flame retardant system for polypropylene. The product line, FlamaSol FR™, was developed at PCC’s Solutions Center in Asheboro, N.C.

Calumet City, Ill., August 26, 2011—PCC (Plastics Color Corporation), a leading supplier of color concentrates, compounds and additive masterbatches for the plastics industry, today announced two major staffing changes that have significant business implications. 

Calumet City, Ill., August 2, 2011—PCC (Plastics Color Corporation), a leading supplier of color concentrates, compounds and additive masterbatches for the plastics industry, today announced the acquisition of Polysource LLC and its Pinnacle Color subsidiary, a color and additives manufacturer and distributor located in Tempe, Arizona. The newly named Plastics Distribution Corporation, PDC, will be a wholly owned subsidiary of Plastics Color Corporation. According to Plastics Color’s President Doug Borgsdorf, “the purchase of Polysource gives PCC an established position in the North American liquid color market as well as a new distribution channel for both existing and new products. Polysource is a successful distribution company with a solid customer base, all of which fits strategically within our product portfolio.” PCC currently manufactures and distributes liquid color through its Nanjing, China facility.

Calumet City, Ill., August 2, 2011—PCC (Plastics Color Corporation), a leading supplier of color concentrates, compounds and additive masterbatches for the plastics industry, today announced the certification of several color concentrates in its polypropylene product line by NSF International, a public health and safety organization. NSF International certifies products and writes standards for food, water and consumer goods. 

Calumet City, Ill., May 12, 2011—Plastics Color Corp. (PCC), a leading supplier of color concentrates and additive masterbatches for the plastics industry, has announced the opening of its new customer Solutions Center, a leading-edge design and application development center based on the company’s Asheboro, N.C. campus. The new Solutions Center consists of a high-end color and product design center, affectionately knows as the “light box,” which is linked to a comprehensive research & development laboratory and manufacturing center.

Calumet City, Ill., March 25, 2011—PCC (Plastics Color Corporation), a leading supplier of color concentrates and additive masterbatches for the plastics industry, today announced the accreditation of its Asheboro, North Carolina product development lab by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA). Its Calumet City, Illinois lab achieved accreditation by A2LA in July 2010. “This achievement is the culmination of many months worth of work,” says Asheboro Lab Manager Jennifer Presnell. “This recognition by A2LA only reinforces the quality control we build into every test we perform for our customers and during the course of our polymer research. Our customers understand the value of accreditation and in some cases demand it.” A2LA tests a lab’s quality control measures, record keeping, equipment calibration and conformity to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 requirements. The certification takes the bias out of lab results, thus ensuring accuracy for any test approved within the scope of the accreditation.

Calumet City, Ill., January 6, 2011— PCC (Plastics Color Corporation), a leading polymer solutions provider and supplier of color concentrates, pre-colored resins and additive masterbatches for the plastics industry, has announced it new line of additive and toner packages for polyactic acid (PLA) polymers. The line, named SoluPLAs™ enhances the physical and aesthetic properties of PLA allowing it to be used in a wider range of processes.

Calumet City, Ill., November 1, 2010—PCC (Plastics Color Corporation), a leading supplier of color concentrates, pre-colored resins and additive masterbatches for the plastics industry, has announced the addition of two new sales people to its national staff. "We continue to grow our business and these two additions will help us reach our goals for 2011 and beyond," said vice president of sales Joe Byrne."

Calumet City, Ill., April 9, 2010--Plastics Color Corporation (PCC), a leading supplier of color concentrates and additive masterbatches for the plastics industry, today announced the winner of its annual Safest Plant Award. The winner, the PCC of Illinois plant in Calumet City, has now won the award for the third straight year and the seventh time out of the 15 years since the competition began. Additionally, they have had four perfect years with zero injuries or illnesses and have now put together two perfect years in a row.(2008 & 2009). The award was presented by Corporate Environmental Health and Safety Manager Bob Lackaye at a recent luncheon.

Calumet City, Ill., August 6, 2010—PCC (Plastics Color Corporation), a leading supplier of color concentrates and additive masterbatches for the plastics industry, today announced the availability of new color and additive concentrates specifically formulated for manufacturers of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) products including pharmaceutical, OTC, nutriceutical and food contact applications. All new products conform to 21CFR.

Calumet City, Ill., July 19, 2010-- PCC (Plastics Color Corporation), a leading supplier of color concentrates and additive masterbatches for the plastics industry, today opened a new research and development facility at their campus in Asheboro, North Carolina. The lab is equipped with state-of-the art analysis and testing equipment and is staffed by scientists and technicians with a combined 53 years in the plastics industry.

Calumet City, Ill., July 12, 2010—PCC (Plastics Color Corporation), a leading supplier of color concentrates and additive masterbatches for the plastics industry, has announced the appointment of Timothy Workman to the position of Director of Business Development. Workman will be focusing mostly on growing sales in those areas of business identified in PCC’s strategic marketing plan. "Tim was brought aboard to help us build new relationships where we think we have the highest market potential," said PCC Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Joe Byrne.

Calumet City, Ill., May 7, 2010-- Plastics Color Corporation (PCC), a leading supplier of color concentrates and additive masterbatches for the plastics industry, today announced plans to open a fourth plant. The new plant, to be located in the Southern California community of Sun Valley, will be modeled after Plastics Colors’ successful “Plant Within a Plant” concept of segregated clean compounding, currently operating at Plastics Color’s Asheboro, North Carolina campus. Plastics Color also operates plants in Calumet City, Ill. and Nanjing, China.

Calumet City, Ill., January 18, 2010--Plastics Color Corporation (PCC), a leading supplier of color concentrates and additive masterbatches for the plastics industry, today announced a new line of color concentrates made partially with post-consumer and industrial plastic content, providing manufacturers with a way to meet recycled material requirements while protecting valuable natural resources.

Calumet City, Illinois—July 22, 2009—Plastics Color Corporation (PCC), a leader in delivering color concentrates and additive masterbatches to the plastics industry, operates its Plant Within a Plant as a clean-compounding facility applying best-practices manufacturing that much of the industry has yet to adopt. Operating on PCC’s Asheboro, North Carolina, campus since 2008, the Plant Within a Plant has already won plaudits and customers for configuring a dedicated closed-loop manufacturing system around a quick-turnaround, just-in-time production strategy.

The 7,000-square-foot Plant Within a Plant is a fully functioning manufacturing unit that operates alongside PCC’s traditional production platforms on the North Carolina campus. It is a separate, self-contained operation that allows PCC to apply and evaluate the most advanced manufacturing techniques, including just-in-time production, under actual conditions. Already serving the needs of customers such as medical-devicemanufacturers, the Plant Within a Plant is not merely attracting and keeping customers, but advancing PCC’s corporate culture as a whole after four decades, says Douglas Borgsdorf, PCC President.