Danny Wood, Jr.
Brenda Wood




Ford

Kramer
Arifin Thien
Janell Puccio previously worked in sales at Anderson Lumber and Brickyard Building Materials. She is excited to start her new journey in the performance plastics industry, and Interstate Plastics is thrilled to have her on the Sacramento sales team.
Arifin Thien joins Interstate Plastics with more than 12 years of sales experience. He previously worked for Royal Hawaiian Seafood in San Francisco, CA, USA and recently relocated to Sacramento. Thien enjoys building long-lasting relationships with customers and vendors, and Interstate Plastics is enthusiastic about having him on the Sacramento sales team.



Walio

Doremus

Rood
“Steve has proven to be an extraordinary leader in his year and a half with Enflo,” said Mark Lamoureaux, Enflo’s CEO. “We knew going in that Steve’s vast experience and background in LEAN would drive us forward operationally. His ability to identify opportunities in process improvements across the company have greatly enhanced our ability to support the growth we are seeing in the business.”
Prior to joining Enflo, Rood was the chief operating officer for Light Metals Coloring. He was also the assistant plant manager with Carter Wallace, Inc. and director of manufacturing operations with Lapointe Industries.
Rood has a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from the University of Connecticut – School of Engineering and also attended the school’s MBA program.

Jacobs

IPEX USA LLC expanded its warehousing and distribution capabilities a distribution center (DC) in Garland, TX, USA. The new facility replaces IPEX’s smaller Houston, TX, USA location, giving the company more than three times the warehouse space in the area. “The distribution center is the newest facility in our multi-year strategy to expand our footprint in the United States,” said IPEX Chief Executive Officer Alex Mestres. “In doing so, we continue to focus on our customer-first culture by having what our customers want when they want it.”
Currently stocking industrial products (pipes and fittings), future growth and expansion potential in Garland could see the remainder of the company’s product lines stocked in the Garland facility. The distribution center serves IPEX customers in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana. IPEX will continue to execute on its strategy to expand its warehousing capabilities with focus on the southern and western United States in the second half of the year.

Falcon Private Holdings, LLC announced that it will sell Aristech Surfaces LLC to Trinseo, a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders and synthetic rubber, for US$445 million in cash, subject to customary closing adjustments. Aristech manufactures continuous cast acrylic sheet for the wellness, architectural, transportation and industrial markets.
Falcon Co-founder Barry Siadat said, “Since the carve-out from Mitsubishi Corporation in 2008, Falcon has actively collaborated with management to establish Aristech as a thriving independent business by improving processes, investing to expand operational capabilities, growing in core hot tub and bath tub applications and entering new markets and applications in the United States and internationally. We are confident that Aristech is poised for continued growth as part of Trinseo and we wish them ongoing success.”
Falcon Co-founder Jamshid Keynejad added, “Though much was accomplished over the course of Aristech’s thirteen years as part of the Falcon family of companies, we are particularly proud of the acceleration of growth and value creation under Michael Gilbert’s leadership since 2018. We thank Michael and his talented team for their valued contributions to this rewarding investment.”
Aristech CEP Michael Gilbert commented, “Over the past three years, with Falcon’s capital and hands-on support, we have accelerated growth by investing in talent, adding capacity and enhancing product differentiation. This transaction validates Aristech’s strategic value, developed over the course of fifty years of leadership in surface solutions. I would like to thank our employees for their dedication and commitment, and we look forward to becoming part of the Trinseo family.”
The transaction is expected to close this year. The business will become part of Trinseo’s Engineered Materials segment.

In 2014 the plastics center distribution business was sold to Piedmont Plastics. Ben Campbell remained involved with Troutnam Industries Inc. until his passing.
Ben was greatly loved by his wife Diane (Graff) Campbell, two daughters and four grandchildren. Condolences may be made by visiting
www.phoenixvillefuneralhome.com.

Alro CEO and Chairman Al Glick, said, “It is with a heavy heart that I share that Barry, my nephew and vice chairman of Alro, passed away yesterday after battling a long-term illness. He means so much to our family and company, and he will be truly missed. Barry exemplifies one of my favorite sayings: It’s amazing what you can accomplish when you don’t care who gets the credit.”
Barry’s uncle Al and father Robert founded Alro Steel in 1948 in Jackson, MI, USA. Barry began his career with the company in 1977 and served as vice chairman for 27 years. Alro operates over 70 locations in 12 states under the following companies: Alro Steel, Alro Metals, Alro Metals Outlet, Alro Industrial Supply and Alro Plastics.