Twenty companies have made Plastics News’ seventh annual Best Places to Work list. The winner will be announced at PN’s Executive Forum, held Feb. 24-26 in Naples, Fla.

Some companies have their own “currency” that can be traded in for cash or gift cards. Others give team members free trips. Several have potlucks, wellness programs and appreciation awards for years of service. No two are the same, but they all have satisfied employees.

In the Best Places to Work employee benchmark report, of companies that made the top 20 list, 96 percent of employees indicated they enjoy the work they do and 94 percent feel “very satisfied” with their employer. Additionally, 95 percent felt safety is a top priority at their organization.

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Chase Plastic Services Inc. has made the holidays a little brighter with its fourth annual Giving Card campaign.

This year’s campaign wrapped up on Dec. 20, with Chase — a resin distributor based in Clarkston, Mich. — donating a total of $7,500 to three charities that had been nominated by the firm’s customers.

In previous years, the company donated $1,000 to three charities, but officials said in a news release that because of the overwhelming response and the compelling stories of giving, three deserving charities were selected to receive donations of $2,500 each this year.

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Mexico City — Resin distributor Chase Plastics will add warehousing in Hermosilla by the end of the year and also plans to double the size of its Mexican sales force in the next 18 months.

“We’re seeing purchasing move from the U.S. to Mexico in some cases because of the amount of manufacturing and consumption of material here,” Bill Guenveur, regional manager, said April 3 at Plastimagen 2019 in Mexico City.

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SABIC’s Specialties business aims to further customer growth through new partnership with Chase Plastics

SABIC’s Specialties business has named Chase Plastics as an authorized distribution partner in North America, serving SABIC’s Specialties business customers with specialty engineering thermoplastics in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The partnership, which is effective immediately, enables SABIC’s Specialties business to engage in its strategy of fostering additional growth of its specialties business and enhancing the level of service to its customers with increased access to skilled technical professionals with vast expertise in specialty engineering thermoplastics.

A collaborative partnership

As an authorized distributor, Chase Plastics will offer SABIC’s Specialties business’ complete portfolio of specialty materials, including NORYL^TM resins, ULTEM^TM resins, LNP^TM compounds and the full range of polycarbonate-based, high performance co-polymers. In addition, Chase Plastics will have access to the full range of SABIC’s Specialties business’ global application design and testing resources. As a top-ten N.A. engineering plastics distributor, Chase Plastics prides itself in working alongside customers with a technically-skilled team, all of whom guide the process from material selection, application development right through manufacturing and troubleshooting.

“Because we view our distributors as extensions of our commercial teams, SABIC’s Specialties business sets a very high standard when selecting distribution partners. We have every confidence that Chase Plastics, with its outstanding leadership, broad distribution network, deep experience in specialty thermoplastics and their commitment to, as they themselves say, ‘outrageous service,’ will bring added value to SABIC’s Specialties business customers,” said Cathie Hess, Director, Customer Fulfillment, SABIC’s Specialties business.

The complementary partnership will prove to be an asset to both companies’ customers. “We are very excited by the prospect of supporting SABIC’s Specialties business’ existing customers, and in addition, we look forward to helping SABIC’s Specialties business grow its customer base in strategic industries in North America,” said Kevin Chase, President, Chase Plastics. “Chase Plastics’ strengths – unparalleled customer service, technical expertise and the breadth of our network – are well-aligned with SABIC’s growth ambitions. Just as important, our company’s business pillars of responsiveness, insight, flexibility and dedication are an excellent cultural fit with SABIC’s, which puts the customer at the center of each collaboration.”

To learn more about the partnership, SABIC’s Specialties business’ line of materials, or to find a sales representative, click here.

Click here to read the SABIC’s Specialties business announcement in its entirety.