50th Anniversary
It became very clear to me very early in my nearly four-year tenure with Rubber & Plastics News that the rubber industry isn't anything to chuckle about. Quite the contrary.
Our latest "5 for 50" focuses on rubber in pop culture and there's no better place to start than "The Boyfriend," the season finale of Seinfeld's third season.
John Dick had just started his career when Rubber & Plastics News made its debut. The industry and the publication, he said, have changed for the better.
I can sum up in two words the state of the rubber industry during my 34 years of reporting on it: "In transition." Maybe it always has been that way, and always will be.
Ernie Zielasko launched RPN in 1971 on a shoestring budget and loads of confidence.
Most are unaware of how far-reaching the industry is, impacting the cosmetics we use, cars we drive, water we drink, food we eat and medical supplies and devices that heal us and keep us thriving.
Miles Moore was a reporter for Rubber & Plastics News and sister publication Tire Business for more than four decades, covering the Washington beat along with recycling and the natural rubber trade.
Akron may not be the epicenter for the commodity that it was post-World War II, but it remains a major player.
In the past 50 years, circumstances have led to fewer traditional strikes, but one of those battles led to the United Rubber Workers becoming part of the United Steelworkers.
Here's a look at 5 acronyms you'll likely encounter in the years ahead.