Bruce Meyer

Editor

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Bruce joined Rubber &Plastics News in 1988 as an assistant editor. He later served as labor editor and senior editor before being named managing editor in 1995. He held that position until being named executive editor in 2013. In his current role he manages the daily operations of the publication, overseeing the print issue, website and email newsletters. In addition, Bruce continues to do some reporting, including covering the hose products beat. Prior to joining Rubber & Plastics News, he worked for three years at a daily newspaper in central Ohio. He earned his bachelor's degree in 1984 from Kent State University. Contact Bruce at [email protected]

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Column: Join our Best Places to Work program

The Best Places to Work program is open to virtually all companies doing business in any aspect of the rubber industry.
Singer Equities deals with human, economic fallout

HOUSTON—The novel coronavirus got real early on for Singer Equities.
NAHAD still strong despite cancellation

ANNAPOLIS, Md.—When Molly Alton Mullins, executive director of NAHAD, looks at her calendar, she sees five months of blank spaces. That's anything but normal.
Home Rubber stays operational through pandemic

TRENTON, N.J.—While New Jersey was one of the early hot spots for COVID-19, Home Rubber has been fortunate through the coronavirus pandemic thus far.
Charles Lenk: Midland flooding evacuation like a scene out of a movie

SANFORD, Mich.—Charles Lenk, vice president of Laur Silicone, and his wife were forced to evacuate their home in Sanford, not once but twice to escape the flooding that hit Midland County May 19.
Polymeric Labels opens first U.S. factory

LAWRENCE, Kan.—Polymeric Labels has completed setting up its facility in Lawrence, the United Kingdom-based firm's first in the U.S.
Hose sector dealing with pandemic, tough business climates

Dealing with a global pandemic is tough enough on its own, but throw in a steep decline in demand in a key end market segment, and it just doesn't seem fair.
Shin-Etsu stays local with N95 mask donation

AKRON—Shin-Etsu Silicones of America made two donations of N95 masks to the Akron Fire Department.
Column: Sad times for Gadsden community

People in small communities where a large factory is the main employer become attached to those businesses. That's definitely true of the community of Gadsden, Ala.
Column: Bill Bregar was a true original

It didn't take long for anyone to learn that Bill was a true original. He held strong opinions and wasn't afraid to share them.
Italy's Manuli Rubber first had to deal with COVID-19 impact in China

MILAN—One of the world's largest hose companies actually had to deal first with the coronavirus elsewhere rather than its home base in Italy because it has such a large footprint in China.
Tudertechnica in the eye of COVID-19 storm

PADUA, Italy—Andrea Deregibus and the 100-plus staff members at his specialty hose company have seen firsthand the devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.
Testing firm Alpine Polytek moves into new home

FORT WORTH, Texas—A materials and equipment testing firm that services the oil and gas sector has moved into a new facility.
Energy Polymer Group still thriving at 40

DALLAS—Despite the peaks and valleys of the oil and gas market, the Energy Polymer Group continues to thrive, according to Neil Mendes, chair of the group and also CEO of Alpine Polytek.
Rubber suppliers to oil, gas sector likely to be hit by downturn

FORT WORTH, Texas—Polymer companies that have a heavy emphasis on supplying shale oil and gas wells will be hurt the most by the ongoing price war that has seen oil prices plummet to around $30 a barrel or lower.