Contact: Karen Miles
(202) 974-5247

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SPI STRUCTURAL PLASTICS DIVISION OFFERS EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNTS FOR NEW PRODUCT DESIGN COMPETITION ENTRIES

WASHINGTON (November 18, 2003) - The Structural Plastics Division (SPD) of The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI) is offering a 50-percent discount on the cost of the regular registration fee for its upcoming New Product Design Competition. The advanced registration fee for all entry applications received before January 15, 2004, is $100 for SPI members and $150 for non-members.

The 2004 Structural Plastics Conference and New Product Design Competition will take place March 23-25, 2004, in Charlotte, NC. This year's event will be co-located with the Plastics Encounter Southeast Trade Show, and all products entered into the design competition will be showcased in a special design gallery on the exhibit hall floor.

Now in its 32nd year, the competition is a non-commercial showcase of the Structural Plastics Division's Annual Conference promoting new developments, applications and technologies used in the structural plastics industry. Each year, SPD recognizes molders, designers, toolmakers and end-users for design excellence. The annual competition provides a venue to demonstrate innovation in a wide range of engineering, specialty and commodity materials.

Products exhibited in the competition are manufactured from standard injection molding, co-injection, low-pressure structural foam, reaction injection molding, blow molding, thermoforming, rotational molding and other progressive plastic processes from multiple markets. SPD will present first-place awards to those companies entering the most innovative commercial products in each market category.

Additional information on Structural Plastics 2004, including the full conference program and online registration form, is available on the Web at www.plasticparts.org or by contacting Karen Miles, (202) 974-5247; e-mail kmiles@socplas.org.

Members of the SPI Structural Plastics Division represent a cross-section of the U.S. plastics industry. Their principal products are in applications that enclose, support, or bear a load, such as housings for computer equipment, automotive components, recreational products, materials transport, consumer electronics, construction, telecommunications and medical equipment. For more information, visit the Web at www.plasticparts.org.

Founded in 1937, The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc., is the trade association representing one of the largest manufacturing industries in the United States. SPI's members represent the entire plastics industry supply chain, including processors, machinery and equipment manufacturers and raw materials suppliers. The U.S. plastics industry employs 1.5 million workers and provides more than $320 billion in annual shipments. For more information, visit SPI on the Web at www.plasticsindustry.org.

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