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. Tool & Die Maker Jobs
Seeking candidates with 3-5 years practical experience in the modification, repair and construction of close tolerance plastics injection molds, plastics extrusion molds & dies and progressive dies. April 30, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/jobs/2005/toolmaker-id=34396.html

. Solvay Says Plastics Sector up 56% in the 1st quarter of 2005
The Plastics sector results continued their growth with Specialty Polymers and Vinyls also major contributors to Solvay Q1 performance. April 30, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/solvay_biz-id=947162_551.html

. Multi-purpose Display System
Plastic modules transform easily into a multi-functional modular display system providing maximum visual impact. April 30, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/eastman_biz-id=947161_550.html

. Automotive Online Buying Power
AFL Automotive launches new retail electrical and automotive components website for consumers and businesses. April 29, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/alcoa_biz-id=947160_549.html

. Plastics Division Great Expectations
Quadrant outlook for the future remains confident despite price increases for raw materials in the High-Performance Plastics Division. April 29, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/quadrant_biz-id=947159_548.html

. Time for the New Mantra
Research and Development often suffers in the pursuit of cutting costs and pushing the hottest, high-margin selling products. April 29, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/sopheon_biz-id=947158_547.html

. Polymerization Technology For Extreme Applications
Solvay Solexis announces a new grade of Tecnoflon perfluoroelastomers created through its ground-breaking polymerization technology called Branching and Pseudoliving. April 28, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/solvay_biz-id=947157_546.html

. Konarka Ups European Presence With New HQs
Konarka, an innovator in developing and commercializing power plastics that convert light to energy, opens a new center of operations in Nuremberg, Germany. April 27, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/konarka_biz-id=947156_545.html

. Mustang Takes To The Sky
Cessna makes the dream of personal jet ownership a reality with its Citation Mustang. April 27, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/textron_biz-id=947155_544.html

. An Introduction to Coalescing Aids and Eastman Film Forming Technologies
Paul Swan, of Eastman Chemical Company, to deliver a paper detailing a variety of coatings industry solutions as part of 36th International conference on Coatings Technology in Sec, Czech Republic. April 27, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/eastman_biz-id=947154_543.html

. Styrenics Business Portfolio Strategy
BASF sells United States and Canada polystyrene facilities to INEOS, a rapidly growing global manufacturer of specialty and intermediate chemicals and polymers. April 26, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/basf_biz-id=947153_542.html

. Cutting Edge Silicone Technology
Thermal coating provides a durable, high-gloss finish, giving a longer lasting protective surface, for automotive exterior plastic parts. April 26, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/geam_biz-id=947152_541.html

. Magic Carpet Ride Countdown Begins
The first flight of the most significant commercial airliner to be introduced in the last 50 years is looking for new horizons. April 25, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/alcoa_biz-id=947151_540.html

. Cage System Composite Molding Technology
AZDEL, Inc. explores potential of new Cage System molding technology for producing Class A thermoplastic composites. April 25, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/azdel_biz-id=947150_539.html

. Re-using Your Plastic Water Bottles
DEHA plasticiser 2, is an organic contaminant found in almost all drinking water, but is not used in plastic PET bottles. April 24, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/plastics_biz-id=947149_538.html

. Myers Industries Sets All-Time Quarterly Record
Myers earnings penalized, due to higher cost for plastics, despite modest price increases and cost reductions. April 23, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/myers_biz-id=947147_536.html

. Alcoa Announces Dividend
Alcoa has paid a quarterly dividend on its common stock for more than 60 years. April 23, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/alcoa_biz-id=947146_535.html

. Teflon Undergoes Rigorous Scientific Testing
DuPont, a major producer of fluoropolymers, announced that by year-end 2006 it will reformulate its dispersion products used for coating applications. A comprehensive scientific study published by Environmental Science & Technology confirms consumer articles made with or using DuPont materials are safe to use. April 22, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/dupont_biz-id=947145_534.html

. Plastic Fabrication and Plastic and Metal Machining Services
Plastic fabricators offering custom plastic fabrication, and metal and plastic machining services, since 1968. Archer Plastics, Inc., is located in San Diego, California. April 22, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/resources/2005/archer_plastics-id=947144_533.html

. Two of the Most Common Job Interview Questions
What are your salary expectations and tell us about yourself, are two of the most common job interview questions. April 22, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/resources/2005/job_interview-id=947143_532.html

. Small Quantities - Fast!
Online ordering of small quantities of industrial metals, steel tool, aluminum, titanium, copper, brass, stainless and plastics, with no minimum order. As always, 10% off all orders over $100!!! April 22, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/onlinemetals.html

. Micromanagement Survival Guide
Four out of five workers say they've been a victim of micromanagement. Are you a victim or a culprit? April 22, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/resources/2005/micromanagement-id=947142_531.html

. Plastic Takes Off in Russia
High-performance plastic from Ticona gets clearance for take-off by the Central Russian Materials Research Institute for Aviation Engineering. April 22, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/ticona_biz-id=947141_530.html

. Plastic Compounds Can Change Gene Expression
Compounds found in plastic products can sometimes leach out of the plastic and migrate into food, especially after heating or when the plastic is old or scratched. April 22, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/plastics_biz-id=947139_528.html

. Plastics Leach Trace Amounts of Chemicals
Heating plastics in the microwave and washing containers in detergent causes plastic to break down faster and thus speeds up the leaching process. April 21, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/plastics_biz-id=947140_529.html

. Polymer Fillers Double Thermal Conductivity
Manufacturers require effective heat dissipation from semiconductors for better performance of computers and other electronic devices. April 21, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/geam_biz-id=947138_527.html

. Superior Plastic for Packaging Protection
Eastman plastics offers excellent thermoforming properties for global pharmaceutical and medical packaging development. April 20, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/eastman_biz-id=947137_526.html

. Bombardier Moves People at TIA
Bombardier refurbishes and upgrades the Automated People Mover shuttle system at Tampa International Airport. April 20, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/bombardier_biz-id=947136_525.html

. Mikron Group On Track
The Mikron Group, a global player in machining and assembly systems and in component production, reported increased sales for the first quarter of 2005. April 20, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/mikron_biz-id=947135_524.html

. Saint-Gobain Enters PDP Glass Market
Saint-Gobain Vitrage to expand into Plasma Display Panel glass market for large dimension flat TV panel screens. April 19, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/saint-gobain_biz-id=947134_523.html

. Glass-Free Reinforced Composite
AZDEL VolcaLite composite, a new product technology, is a low pressure, thermoformable thermoplastic composite of polypropylene and long chopped basalt fiber. April 19, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/geam_biz-id=947132_521.html

. BASF Acquires Merck's Electronic Chemicals Business
BASF acquisition includes Merck’s production sites and distribution centers for high-purity chemicals from around the world. April 19, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/basf_biz-id=947131_520.html

. Alcoa to Sponsor Non-Profit Regional Conference
Summit will provide a road map to non-profit organizations for strengthening leadership skills and developing a change strategy. April 19, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/alcoa_biz-id=947130_519.html

. Flame Retardant Passes The Test
Silicone surfactants deliver FR performance improvements to foam manufacturing processes in small-scale combustibility tests. April 19, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/geam_biz-id=947129_518.html

. Polymer Lab Speeds Testing
GE's Polymer Compound Development Lab offers the ability to sample preparations via pressing, plastics molding, stamping, and milling. April 19, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/geam_biz-id=947128_517.html

. Alcoa Opens New Facility In North Carolina
New Alcoa facility, a $6 million investment, will add 75 jobs and expand the local tax base of Salisbury, North Carolina. April 18, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/alcoa_biz-id=947127_516.html

. PLC Programmer/Project Manager
Experienced plc programmer/project manager. Must know AB product line. Controllogix & RSView. Willing to do start up. April 17, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/jobs/2005/programmer-id=34395.html

. PlastiVan A Hands On Experience
Traveling exhibit brings the chemistry of plastics to annual Downriver business event. April 16, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/basf_biz-id=947126_515.html

. Rubber compounds are hot, hard, and fast
Innovative silane molecule from GE scatters silica, fast and easy, during rubber compounding of high performance tires. April 16, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/geam_biz-id=947125_514.html

. Delcam acquires FeatureCAM developer EGS
Engineering Geometry Systems, the developer of the FeatureCAM CADCAM software line, has been acquired by Delcam plc. April 15, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/delcam_biz-id=947124_513.html

. CrazyDrill Cool feeds and speeds
The drill tool with internal cooling for critical operations performs drilling tasks even with difficult materials. April 15, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/mikron_tool_biz-id=947123_512.html

. Packaging Automation is Child's Play
The integration of robots in packaging applications becomes child’s play with new equipment module technologies from ELAU. April 15, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/elau_biz-id=947122_511.html

. Plastics Change Shape and Emit Energy
Polymers that change shape and photovoltaic plastics can lead to a variety of potential applications. April 14, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/plastics_biz-id=947121_510.html

. Plastics Have Sense of Smell
Extruded pebble with cellulosic plastic materials from Eastman encapsulates fragrances. April 14, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/eastman_biz-id=947120_509.html

. Drill Attachment Fits into Tight Spaces
Right Angle Drill attachment from Milwaukee allows contractors to drive screws and drill holes in tight, difficult work areas. April 14, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/milwaukee_biz-id=947119_508.html

. Superb Plastic Virtually Unbreakable
Eastman plastic provides dynamite solution for plant food packaging. April 14, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/eastman_biz-id=947118_507.html

. LNP VERTON WF Compounds
Long glass-fiber-reinforced resins minimize the migration of fiber ends to the surface of injection-molded plastic parts. April 14, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/geam_biz-id=947117_506.html

. From Wing to Wing and Nose to Tail
GE Materials Technologies brings high-performance to a broad range of critical aircraft applications. April 13, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/geam_biz-id=947116_505.html

. Ticona Opens Americas Headquarters In Florence, Kentucky
Ticona Technical Polymers officially dedicated its new Americas headquarters and associated Research and Development Center in Florence, Ky. April 13, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/ticona_biz-id=947115_504.html

. Biotechnology a Powerful Tool for Addressing Global Needs
Applications of biotechnology are demonstrating the potential to help meet future global food, wellness and materials needs. April 13, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/dupont_biz-id=947114_503.html

. Automotive Front-End Safety System
New pedestrian impact protection systems using resin-based energy absorbing materials and design innovations from GE Advanced Materials. April 13, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/geam_biz-id=947113_502.html

. Cessna Citation Sovereign Receives European Certification
Textron's Cessna Aircraft Company certfication enables Citation Sovereign operators to obtain European registrations. April 12, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/textron_biz-id=947112_501.html

. Alcoa CSI to Supply Plastic Closures to The Kroger Company
Alcoa Closure Systems International to supply one hundred percent of plastic closures requirements for Kroger-brand bottled water and soft drinks. April 12, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/alcoa_biz-id=947111_500.html

. Ferguson to Acquire Full Service Supply business from Kennametal
Ferguson Enterprises, the US-based integrated supply and distribution subsidiary of Wolseley PLC, to fully leverage the capabilities of FSS. April 12, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/kennametal_biz-id=947104_493.html

. Donaldson Company uses PGI's Technology for Baghouse Filters
Polymer Group and Donaldson make significant contributions in helping companies achieve air quality standards. April 11, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/polymer_group_biz-id=947109_498.html

. Ticona's Topas COC for Blown Film Applications
Ticona Technical Polymers has enhanced its Topas COC to give blown film producers increased processing flexibility. April 11, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/ticona_biz-id=947108_497.html

. Tax Training
5 tips for making the most of your taxes this April. Get out your shovel and prepare to dig through your finances. April 10, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/resources/2005/tax_traning-id=947107_496.html

. Manufacturing Education and Training
The Manufacturing Extension Partnership program demonstrates advanced technologies to manufacturing companies. April 9, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/nist_biz-id=947106_495.html

. DSM's People, Planet and Profit in 2004 with expansion plans
DSM Group improves energy efficiency reducing environmental burden, reduces the number of accidents with profitability progress and Engineering Plastics and Composite Resins expansion report. April 9, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/dsm_biz-id=947105_494.html

. Bombardier Lands at AEROEXPO with Impressive Display
Bombardier display at AEROPEXPO in Mexico provides a full range of innovative air transportation solutions. April 8, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/bombardier_biz-id=947103_492.html

. Rexam presents results for 2004 under IFRS
Rexam consumer packaging group and global beverage can maker announces audited financial results under International Financial Reporting Standards for the year ended 31 December 2004. April 7, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/rexam_biz-id=947102_491.html

. BASF polyurethanes improves ride
Integrated coil spring isolator and jounce bumper automotive chassis system improves ride and handling comfort for drivers and passengers. April 7, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/basf_biz-id=947101_490.html

. Rexam 2004 Annual Report and Review
Rexam Packaging produced another strong Group performance in 2004 with expectations for further progress in 2005. April 6, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/rexam_biz-id=947100_489.html

. The Future of Intelligent Fastening Technology
Textron Fastening Systems introduced its first commercial Intevia application at Aircraft Interiors Expo 2005 in Hamburg. April 6, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/textron_biz-id=947099_488.html

. Eastman Plastic Selected for Industrial Safety Equipment in Mexico
Cabel Company, Mexico chooses Spectar copolyester by Eastman Plastics for transparency, handling and toughness. April 4, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/eastman_group_biz-id=947097_486.html

. Polymer Group Strengthens Asian Presence
The new Suzhou manufacturing plant to make PGI the largest spunmelt producer, and expansion of Nanhai facility, the only vertically integrated producer of medical fabric in China. April 4, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/polymer_group_biz-id=947096_485.html

. Konarka plastics appointments Kevin Starr of Biogen to its Board of Directors
As an independent advisor, Kevin Starr brings a valuable understanding of corporate building and financial strategies to Konarka. April 4, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/konarka_biz-id=947095_484.html

. Dealing with Gaps in Employment
Strategies for dealing with a gap in employment that could hurt your chances of being considered for a job. April 2, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/resources/2005/job_search_tips-id=947093_482.html

. Phoenix with record 2004 financial year
Phoenix Group targets reached and turnover as well as earnings clearly improved against the previous year particularly with the automobile industry. April 2, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/phoenix_biz-id=947092_481.html

. Solvay Annual Report 2004 a year of unprecedented results and actions
Solvay Plastics, Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Group succeeded in achieving very good levels of efficiency and profitability in 2004. April 2, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/solvay_biz-id=947091_480.html

. Quadrant Plastics 2004 record figures driven by organic growth
Quadrant is a global leader in specialty engineering thermoplastics and polymer composites which are superior in performance over metals and other materials. April 1, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/quadrant_plastics_biz-id=947090_479.html

. Alcoa Rigid Packaging UBC Supplier Quality Awards
Alcoa Rigid Packaging selects 10 companies to receive UBC Supplier Quality Awards for the supply of outstanding quality used beverage containers. April 1, 2005 - http://www.jobwerx.com/news/Archives/alcoa_biz-id=947089_478.html

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