Plastics Hall of Fame to Induct 17 at NPE2024
New members will be honored at the Class of 2024 induction ceremony on Sunday, May 5, 2024, in the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando.
The Plastics Hall of Fame will be inducting 17 new members during NPE2024.
Established in 1972, the Plastics Hall of Fame has grown to 236 members representing 10 countries, including five Nobel Prize winners in chemistry. Induction into the Plastics Hall of Fame is based strictly on accomplishment. It is within reach of those dedicated to advancing this global industry. The Plastics Hall of Fame recognizes the outstanding achievements of such individuals and inspires those entering the industry around the world.
Plastics Hall of Fame members represent all aspects of the plastics industry. They are pioneering researchers, scholars, innovators, and leaders worldwide who created materials and products that have answered society's needs and transformed our lives.
The members of the Class of 2024 are:
- Rainer Armbruster, FOBOHA GmbH, Germany, Innovator of injection cube molds
- Luigi Bandera, Costruzioni Meccaniche Luigi Bandera SpA, Italy, Founder and Pioneer in extrusion equipment
- Dr. Joseph Biesenberger, Polymer Processing Institute, USA, Co-Founder of PPI and expert in devolatilization of polymers
- Dr. Jacque Brandenberger, La Cellophane SA and DuPont, France, Patented viscose aka Rayon; invented cellophane
- Michael Cude, Coeur, Inc. and ITW Medical, USA, An innovator in medical plastics replacing stainless-steel
- Dr. Arthur Eichengrun, Cellon-Werke, Germany, Developed the processes for manufacturing cellulose acetate.
- H. Joseph Gerber, Gerber Scientific, Inc., USA, Commercialization of automation systems - ex: eyeglass lenses
- Arthur Haag, PureChem and Neutrex, USA. Innovator in the manufacture of purity titanium catalysts
- Wendy Hoenig, Dow, and H&H Business Development, USA, Executive leader: VP of R&D Dow Coating Solutions
- Dr. Walter Kaminsky, University of Hamburg, Germany, Tailoring the microstructure of polyolefins by employing MAO
- Dr. Chihiro Kanagawa, Shintech and Shin-Etsu, Japan, Chairman of Shin-Etsu Chemical and Vinyl Environment Council
- Dr. Cato Laurencin, University of Connecticut, USA, Polymeric nanofiber technology for tissue regeneration
- Wolfgang Meyer, Plastics Business Consultants, LLC, USA, is an expert in extrusion blow molding.
- Dr. Chris Rauwendaal, Rauwendaal Extrusion Engineering, Inc., USA, Extrusion expert and consultant
- Dr. G. Victor Sammet, Sr., founded Northern Industrial Chemical Co., USA, Visionary - funded the start of the Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI)
- Dr. Nick Schott, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA, Led the UMass Lowell's Plastics Program to International Recognition
- Kurt Swogger, Dow Chemical and Molecular Rebar Design, Inc., USA, Polyolefin R&D Director for Dow - INSITE.
