Carol Hochu

The Society of Plastics Engineers is a global organization with over 22,500 members in 84 countries. The non-profit company is based in Danbury, CT and has subsidiaries in France. The company's mission is to unite plastics professionals worldwide and help them succeed by providing networking opportunities, events, training, and knowledge sharing. The CEO of the company is Patrick Farrey.

Ingenia Polymers Corp. provides integrated solutions for the global polymers industry. It supplies chemical and plastic raw materials and specialized products for multinational petrochemical manufacturers. The company also manufactures brand of materials for downstream converters, companies that make flexible packaging films, greenhouse gas bags and packaging for convenience foods. The company was founded by John Lefas and Maria Lefas in 1986 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters operates as a trade and industry association. It specializes in advocacy, intelligence, business opportunities and networking. The company was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

Foodservice Packaging Institute, Inc. is a non-profit organization which engages in the promotion of the value and benefits of foodservice packaging. The firm offers environmental stewardship and conferences. The company was founded on January 27, 1933 and is headquartered in Falls Church, VA.

Stewardship Ontario operates as a non-profit organization. It operates blue box which is the cuberside recycling program for printed paper and packaging and orange drop for the recycling and safe disposal program for hazardous or special waste. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

CKF, Inc. manufactures and supplies molded pulp and foam products. It products include royal chinet, earthcycle, dinette, savaday and paprus, food packaging, retail, containers, table ware, foam and pulp. The company was founded by R. A. Jodrey in 1933 and is headquartered in Hantsport, Canada.

Basf Performance Products Ltd. manufactures chemical products. It offers dyes and pigments, plastics, and other inorganic basic chemicals. The company was founded on September 12, 1996 and is headquartered in Cheadle, the United Kingdom.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.