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Home About Us FAQ's History News Events		Home : News : Dordan Monthly Newsletter Corporate Highlights Dordan Monthly Newsletter Corporate Highlights April 2012 Dordan is attending the Walmart/Sams Club Packaging Sustainable Value Network meeting in Bentonville, Arkansas, May 7th. March 2012 Dordan is attending the Sustainable Packaging Coalition's spring meeting in Toronto, Ontario, April 23-25th! Follow the link below for conference details! http://www.sustainablepackaging.org/events/details... Dordan released a NEW research report, "The Value Good Buyers Can Deliver: How to Develop A Customized and Competitive Purchasing Agenda!" Visit Dordan.com to download your copy today! February 2012 Dordan's collaboration with material science company Ecovative on the design of thermoformed 'grow trays' was featured in the February edition of Packaging World Magazine! Click the link below for the story! http://www.packworld.com/package-design/structural... Dordan has been invited to present its R&D into bio-based/biodegradable/compostable resins at the Bioplastics Compounding and Processing Conference in Miami, May 8-9. Follow the link below for conference agenda! http://www.amiplastics.com/events/Event.aspx?code=... January 2012 Dordan is attending the Sustainability in Packaging conference in Orlando, March 12th-14th! This event is produced in association with Packaging Digest and includes presentations from industry thought leaders on material science, sustainable design, end-of-life management, and more! Follow the link below for the agenda! http://www.sustainability-in-packaging.com/sustain... Dordan was profiled in a corporate strategy piece in Plastics News! Titled "Dordan Passes Values to Children," reporter Mike Verespej describes how the company's historical corporate culture of hard-work, dedication to design and thermoforming excellence, and commitment to integrity and honesty continues to steer the company's direction. Follow the link below to read the article, family-photos included! http://plasticsnews.com/headlines2.html?id=24314&q... December 2011 Dordan's Sustainability Coordinator was invited to present at Green Manufacturer's zero-waste-to-landfill workshop in Durham, North Carolina, on December 7th! Joining a panel of end-of-life management stakeholders, Dordan updated the workshop participants on developments in PET thermoform recycling; after which, joined a tour of Burts Bees manufacturing facility! http://www.greenmanufacturer.net/event/zero-waste-... November 2011 Dordan was selected as the 2011 McHenry Country Economic Development Business Champion! Follow the link below for the details, pictures included! http://illinoismanufacturing.net/manufacturing-new... October 2011 Dordan's Sustainability Coordinator is featured as the COVER STORY for the Sept/Oct issue of Green Manufacturer!!! Follow the link below to read about Dordan's journey to recycle it's packaging; family photo montage included! http://www.greenmanufacturer.net/article/materials... Dordan's collaboration with material science company Ecovative is discussed in a video interview with Packaging World at Pack Expo! Follow the link below to watch! http://www.packworld.com/video-32640... September 2011 Lucky you! We still have a handful of complimentary Pack Expo invites; email sales@dordan.com for your FREE registration today! Hot off the press: Dordan announces a NEW Pack Expo exhibit demonstrating collaboration with Ecovative Design, LLC. Follow the link to read more about this exciting innovation in both the thermoforming and material science industries! http://www.greenerpackage.com/protective_packaging... August 2011 Dordan is exhibiting at PACK EXPO in Las Vegas, September 26-28, booth S-6007! Follow the link below for a SNEAK PEEK of Dordan's Bio Resin Show 'N Tell to be unveiled at Pack Expo! http://www.packworld.com/newsletters/new-08-15-11.... July 2011 Dordan's Pack Expo Show Specials were featured on PlasticsToday.com! http://www.plasticstoday.com/articles/thermoformer... Dordan's Pack Expo Show Specials were featured on GreenerPackage.com! http://www.greenerpackage.com/metrics_standards_an... Dordan's redesigned corporate website is NOW live! Visit today to see our NEW sustainability logo and much more! www.Dordan.com ... June 2011 Dordan's Sustainability Coordinator contributed an article on sustainable packaging options to Plastics Business Magazine, a quarterly publication for plastics processors supported by the Manufacturers Association of Plastics Processors. Look for it in the summer issue! Dordan's Plant Manager, Gloria, retired this month after 27 years of employment at Dordan! Thanks for all the hard work! We will miss you! May 2011 Dordan's organic garden started in fall of 2010 is underway! We installed an irrigation system the collects rain water from our factory's roof and uses gravity to distribute throughout the acre plot. We now have leeks, lettuce, and beans growing, and soon will have radishes! Follow the link below to see where some of these organics end up for community consumption, yum yum! http://www.thedukeabides.com/alehouse/index.php?op... Dordan CEO Daniel Slavin and Sustainability Coordinator Chandler were quoted in TWO Plastics News articles this month! The first, "Recyclers See Hope in Third Recycling Stream," discusses the potential of increasing the supply of post consumer resins available for remanufacture; the second, "Consolidation Ahead for PET Recyclers?" discusses the market realities of PET recycling. http://www.plasticsnews.com/headlines2.html?id=221... April 2011 Dordan´s Bio Resin Show N Tell, which it unveiled at Pack Expo 2010 and was featured in the Pack Expo Trends Report (see below link), continues to grow! For Pack Expo West, Dordan will be adding two new innovative materials to its multi-resin exhibit: Klockner´s TerraPET, which derives 30% of its carbon from an annually-renewable feedstock as opposed to fossil fuel; and, Microgreen, which is a foamed PET that allows for less material use per package AND a lighter selling unit throughout distribution. http://www.pmmi.org/packexpo/pei2010/PEI_2010_Tren... Dordan´s corporate website redesign is almost complete! March 2011 Dordan Sustainability Coordinator interviewed at Sustainability in Packaging about Dordan´s recycling efforts! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKOWgR6_Xuc... Dordan receives its certificate of Copyright for "Recycling Report: The Truth about Clamshell/Blister Recycling!" February 2011 Dordan Sustainability Coordinator selected as a judge for the Greener Package Awards! Dordan issues press release, "Chandler Slavin of Dordan Manufacturing to Present Recycling Report at Sustainability in Packaging Conference." http://www.sustainability-in-packaging.com/chandle... January 2011 Dordan´s research on recycling thermoforms is covered in Plastics News' "Container Recycling still Daunting!" http://www.plasticsnews.com/headlines2.html?id=208... Dordan Sustainability Coordinator interviewed by Pira International for her upcoming presentation at Sustainability in Packaging! http://www.sustainability-in-packaging.com/intervi... December 2010 Dordan releases a NEW research report titled, "Consumer Research: How Package Design Dictates Product Sales," to the subscribers of Packaging Worlds´ New Issue Alert! http://www.packworld.com/newsletters/new-12-09-10.... Dordan begins preparing its land for the construction of an organic garden in spring 2011! November 2010 Dordan Sustainability Coordinator discusses Recycling Report in Plastics News! http://www.plasticsnews.com/headlines2.html?id=203... Dordan´s sustainability efforts are featured in Plastics News! http://www.plasticsnews.com/headlines2.html?id=203... Dordan´s Sustainability Coordinator has been invited to present at Sustainable Plastic Packaging 2010 in Atlanta in December on her work on recycling clamshells! October 2010 Dordan CEO Daniel Slavin gives his first interview in years to Plastics News reporter Dan Hockensmith at Pack Expo 2010 in regard to Dordan´s sustainability efforts! Dordan unveils its Bio Resin Show N Tell at Pack Expo 2010! http://www.pmmi.org/packexpo/pei2010/PEI_2010_Tren... September 2010 Dordan Sustainability Coordinator is elected for the Sustainable Packaging Coalition´s Executive Committee! http://sustainablepackaging.org/uploads/Documents/... August 2010 Dordan is invited to exhibit at United Industries´ 5th Annual Internal Trade Show in St. Louis on Monday, August 30th and Tuesday, August 31st. United Industries is a subsidiary of Spectrum Brands, which is a global consumer products company and a leading supplier of batteries, personal care products, specialty pet supplies, lawn & garden and home pest control products, and more! Dordan now sampling two NEW compostable films that are certified to biodegrade in industrial composting facilities, natural soil and water environments, and in home composting systems. July 2010 Dordan Sustainability Coordinator´s research on bio-based/biodegradable resins is featured in Plastics News´ viewpoint! http://www.plasticsnews.com/headlines2.html?id=100... Dordan announces goal of becoming a zero-waste facility! Our first mode of action is constructing an organics composter to divert all Dordan´s food and yard waste from landfill! June 2010 Dordan Sustainability Coordinator is elected to be a contributing writer to SupplierHub.com´s blog! Supplier Hub is an online knowledge exchange for direct suppliers to Walmart! Dordan Sustainability Coordinator has been invited to be the co-lead of the PET subcommittee of the Material Optimization Committee for Walmart-Canada! May 2010 Dordan now subscribes to the Walmart ECRM packaging modeling software! Contact us today for a Packaging Scorecard Modeling consultation; let us help you get a better Score! Dordan is now offering free samples of our NEW innovative materials: a bio-based, certified compostable tray; and, a supplier-certified 100% post-consumer regrind PET lid! Contact us today at sales@dordan.com for your free sample! April 2010 Dordan is exhibiting at the Walmart and Sam´s Club 5th Annual Sustainable Packaging Expo in Bentonville, Arkansas, on April 5th, 6th and 7th! Dordan Sustainability Coordinator invited to participate in Walmart-Canada´s Material Optimization Committee, which looks to find a way to recover PET thermoforms post-consumer through supply-chain collaboration! March 2010 Dordan begins construction on its organics composter! Dordan is now experimenting with thermoforming BIOGRAPH.ics- an agriculturally based product produced from 100% renewable energy as certified by supplier via an EPA Green Power Partner and certified as compostable and biodegradable by the Biodegradable Products Institute and the United States Composting Council. This material meets the ASTM D6400 Standard. Dordan Sustainability Coordinator starts a blog about her recycling initiative that looks to find an end market for non-bottle PET (thermoformed PET); check it out today at: http://www.recyclablepackaging.org/!... February 2010 Dordan´s certified 70% post consumer recycled RPET clamshell passes the third-party peer review process for entry into the packaging supplier database on greenerpackage.com! http://www.greenerpackage.com/database/companies/d... Dordan is now a subscriber to the Sustainable Packaging Coalition´s life cycle analysis comparative assessment tool COMPASS! https://www.design-compass.org/faq.gsp...