Who owns plastek Erie PA?
Joseph J. Prischak
Joseph J. Prischak is the founder of The Plastek Group, a global injection molder with operations in the US, the UK, Brazil, and Mexico that today employs more than 2,500 people. The Plastek Group specializes in Industrial Design, Mold Design and Tool Build, Molding, Assembly, Decorating, and much more.
What does Plastek make?
The Plastek Group, based in Erie, Pennsylvania, is a world class manufacturer of plastics packaging for the Personal Care, Home Care, Food & Beverage, Cosmetics, and Pharmaceutical Packaging Industries.
What is the Plastek Group?
The Plastek Group is a world-class plastic manufacturer that specializes in producing plastic-based products for the consumer packaging markets, such as: home & personal care, cosmetics, food & beverage, and nutritional & pharmaceutical industries.
What is plastic product?
Plastics is the term commonly used to describe a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic materials that are used in a huge and growing range of applications. The raw materials used to produce plastics are natural products such as cellulose, coal, natural gas, salt and, of course, crude oil.
What are the 7 types of plastics?
The Basics On 7 Common Types of Plastic
- 1) Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET or PETE)
- 2) High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE)
- 3) Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC or Vinyl)
- 4) Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE)
- 5) Polypropylene (PP)
- 6) Polystyrene (PS or Styrofoam)
- 7) Other.
What are #5 plastics?
#5 Plastic: Polypropylene Plastic number 5 or PP plastic (polypropylene) is the second-most widely produced plastic. Being light, heat resistant and sturdy, PP is applied to various packaging. Today plastic 5 is commonly used in: Yogurt containers.
What is the strongest plastic?
Polycarbonate is the strongest plastic that is 200 times stronger than glass and is warranted against breakage or cracks.
How Long Will plastic last?
Plastic waste is one of many types of wastes that take too long to decompose. Normally, plastic items take up to 1000 years to decompose in landfills. But plastic bags we use in our everyday life take 10-20 years to decompose, while plastic bottles take 450 years.
What is a number 7 plastic?
#7 – Other (BPA, Polycarbonate and LEXAN) Number 7 plastics are used to make baby bottles, sippy cups, water cooler bottles and car parts. BPA is found in polycarbonate plastic food containers often marked on the bottom with the letters “PC” by the recycling label #7.