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IP Corporation Announces National Marine Buying Groups Listing Approvals

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(St. Paul, MN – July 9, 2025) David Higgins, Senior Vice President of Gel Coats for IP Corporation is pleased to announce the American Boatbuilders Association (ABA) and the Independent Boat Builders, Inc. (IBBI) respective approvals to list COR-Grip® PA-160-PMMN bonding putty for use by both association member groups.

David Higgins commented, “our development and commercial teams are thrilled to support the IBBI and ABA buying group members with a high-performance bonding putty that enhances our marine technology portfolio. This is an exciting time to innovate technologies which provide member groups with the proven materials that are durable and aesthetically pleasing for today’s boating consumers”.

According to A.J. Aldaco, Business Manager, “our CoREZYN® and Ultra High Definition (UHD) family of gel coats and resins have been highly successful in pioneering innovative boats and boat making process improvements. COR-Grip PA-160 bonding putty is engineered to deliver pumpable, low-shrink, void-free performance with excellent adhesion and non-sag properties, making it the perfect solution for bonding structural reinforcements in marine applications for our customers. Our trials with member manufacturers have improved process efficiency and cosmetic finishes.”

Company officials added that the addition of the COR-Grip PA-160 bonding putty highlights IP Corporation’s ongoing commitment to supporting the ABA and IBBI members—and the entire marine industry—with innovative technologies.

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IP Corporation Appoints Kevin Casey as Vice President of Sales

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(St. Paul, MN – April 3, 2025) Alex Wallenfelsz, Executive Vice President of IP Corporation, is pleased to announce that Kevin Casey has joined the company as Vice President of Sales. Kevin will be responsible for leading the commercial team for all IP Corporation’s manufacturing companies, including Interplastic, HK Research, and Molding Products.

Alex Wallenfelsz commented, “Kevin brings a wealth of knowledge in the composites industry, having held leadership positions at Premix, Sika, Mar-Bal, EMS-EFTEC and most recently, Jaeger-Unitek Sealing Solutions. His extensive experience in leading sales teams and expanding new technologies will create a focused “One-Team” customer philosophy as we accelerate the launch of our integrated Interplastic and HK Research team”.

According to Kevin Casey, “IP Corporation and HK Research have pioneered, industry leading polyester resins, vinyl ester resins, gel coats, molding and bonding compounds, putties and colorants. The integration of HK Research, combined with IP Corporation’s full range of products, provides our customers with innovative, customer-specific technologies. We are excited to multiply this market focus in delivering best-in-class customer support with a full range of products and services”.

Company officials added that the creation of the Vice President of Sales position further demonstrates IP Corporation’s commitment to create market leading technologies and service to valued customers, while fostering collaboration and innovation within our organization.

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Interplastic and HK Research Announce Strategic Integration

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(St. Paul, MN – January 20, 2025) IP Corporation is excited to announce the integration of Interplastic and HK Research, two industry leaders in the composites market. Interplastic and HK Research joined together in 2019, making them the largest gel coat manufacturer in the United States. After collaborating successfully for several years, we have now made the decision to integrate our sales teams. This strategic integration aims to leverage the unique strengths of both companies to create a more powerful and differentiated entity in the market, ultimately benefiting our customers by providing a more comprehensive range of products and services.

By combining Interplastic’s expertise in polyester resins, vinyl ester resins, gel coats, bonding compounds, putties and colorants with HK Research’s advanced gel coat performance and production capabilities, we offer a vertically integrated range of products and services that provide significant value to our customers.

A key aspect of this integration is joining the sales models of both companies. HK Research has successfully operated with a model utilizing technical sales representatives, while Interplastic has operated with a more traditional sales representative model. By retaining and leveraging both approaches, we will solidify our role in the market as technically proficient, focused on understanding and meeting customer needs, and cultivating strong customer relationships. We will remain market leaders providing exceptional solutions.

As we move forward with this integration, we will ensure that all team members are well-equipped to represent and provide the full range of Interplastic and HK Research offerings to our customers, including gel coats, resins, and bonding compounds.

We are dedicated to ensuring a seamless integration and maintaining the high standards of quality and service that our customers have come to expect from us. We look forward to continuing to serve the industry with excellence and integrity.

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Interplastic Corporation Announces 2023 Scholars Award Winners

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(St. Paul, MN – July 12, 2023) Erik Levy, IP Corporation’s Chief Operating Officer, today announced the 2023 recipients of the Scholars Award sponsored by Interplastic Corporation in affiliation with the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) and the International Cast Polymer Association (ICPA).

The six well-deserving high school graduates and their company affiliations are: Micaela Barbery, Rochester Hills, MI (Teijin Automotive Technologies); Abigail Grace Linderman, Birmingham, AL (Huber Engineered Materials) Kaila Arthur, Richmond, IN (Creative Composite Group); Brady Brownell, Salem, OR (Miles Fiberglass); Alayna Crawford, Newark, OH (Owen’s Corning); and Danielle McIIwain, South Bend, IN (Superior Oil). This year we provided each winner an award of $3,500 to be used towards their studies at a four-year college or university of their choice.

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Interplastic Corporation Announces 2024 Scholars Award Winners

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(St. Paul, MN – January 27, 2025) Erik Levy, IP Corporation’s Chief Operating Officer, today announced the 2024 recipients of the Scholars Award sponsored by Interplastic Corporation in affiliation with the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) and the International Cast Polymer Association (ICPA).

The six well-deserving high school graduates and their company affiliations are: Nathan Cox, IN (Superior); Kaytlann Timbrook, OH (Teijin) Cara Reeder, OH (Crane); Emma Beach, MI (RJ Marshall); Alex Mendez, OR (Miles Fiberglass); and Briten Maxwell, IA (Capstone). This year we provided each winner an award of $3,500 to be used towards their studies at a four-year college or university of their choice.

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Matt Butler Joins Interplastic as Regional Sales Manager

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(St. Paul, MN – January 4th, 2023) Chris Deel, Interplastic National Sales Manager, announced that Matt Butler has joined the Interplastic Corporation team as a Regional Sales Manager. Matt will be responsible for managing sales covering the north central states.

Matt comes to Interplastic with over 18 years of experience in sales, marketing, business development, and supply chain. He also earned his Bachelor’s in Business Administration from The University of Toledo.

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Interplastic Corporation Announces 2022 Scholars Award Winners

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(St. Paul, MN – September 22nd, 2022) Erik Levy, IP Corporation’s Chief Operating Officer, today announced the 2022 recipients of the Scholars Award sponsored by Interplastic Corporation in affiliation with the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) and the International Cast Polymer Association (ICPA).

The six well-deserving high school graduates and their company affiliations are: Celina Liang, Morgantown, WV (West Virginia University); Kailyn Spitler, Greenwood, IN (Superior Industrial Solutions) Stella Marti, San Antonio, TX (Inpro Corp); Peyton Woodlief, Cypress, TX (Enduro Composites); Katie Madlem, Wakarusa, IN (Frost Engineering & Consulting); and Nicole Elchert, Riegel, OH (Johns Manville). This year we provided each winner an award of $3,500 to be used towards their studies at a four-year college or university of their choice.

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Interplastic Corporation Announces Partnership with Univar Solutions (06/19/2019)

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Interplastic Corporation today announced that is has named Univar Solutions as a new distribution partner for its unsaturated polyester and vinyl ester resins, gel coats, colorants and bonding compounds in Eastern Canada.

Univar Solutions is a global partner for value-added distribution of chemistry and related products and services with an extensive network throughout Canada. “The partnership with Univar Solutions will allow us to extend our reach in Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and points further east. They will provide product inventory with local delivery and service to customers in eastern Canada.” said Steve Wetzel, VP of Sales of Interplastic Corporation. “We look forward to building a strong partnership with them.”

“We are excited to partner with Interplastic Corporation. The combination of Interplastic’s superior resin and gel coat technology, along with Univar’s capabilities and market reach, will allow us to expand our presence in the Canadian Composites market ”, says Poonam McGuire, Product Manager for Composites at Univar Solutions Canada.

Jean Lessard, Director of Core Product Management and Supply at Univar Solutions added, “this new partnership with Interplastic will allow Univar Solutions to offer innovative products to our composites customers”.

About Univar Solutions
Univar Solutions (NYSE: UNVR) is a leading global chemical and ingredient distributor and provider of value added services to customers across a wide range of industries. With the industry’s largest private transportation fleet and North American sales force, a vast supplier network, deep market and regulatory knowledge, world-class formulation and recipe development, unparalleled logistics know-how, and industry-leading digital tools, Univar Solutions is a committed ally to customers and suppliers, helping them anticipate, navigate, and leverage meaningful growth opportunities.

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Interplastic Corporation Announces New Patented Product ONEstep (02/11/2019)

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Jason Schiro, Business Manager – Pipeline Remediation Polymers, announced today that Interplastic Corporation has been granted a patent for their new commercially available ONEstep CIPP resin system. This patented system (US Patent 10,131,766) is designed to be a simpler, safer process for initiating a Cured-in-Place Pipe (CIPP) resin.

Interplastic’s ONEstep product offers the benefit of using a single, liquid initiator. The system provides mechanical properties, cure, pot life and corrosion resistance comparable to currently available CIPP resins. ONEstep is available with several different resin formulations, both neat and enhanced. “We believe these systems will help develop and innovate the CIPP market. We are excited about ONEstep, it’s truly a unique offering that can change the path of CIPP lining”, said Jason Schiro. “We have already supplied over one million pounds to the CIPP market which has been installed throughout a wide environment from South America to Alaska in liners from 8” to 36” in diameter.”

ONEstep offers great benefits such as; easier introduction of initiator to resin, minimizing mixing problems and reduced initiator use, energy cost savings, labor savings, and safety.

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Advanced Marine Coatings with CoCure Technology Wins the 2018 IBEX Innovation Award (10/10/2018)

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Advanced Marine Coatings with CoCure Technology Wins the 2018 IBEX Innovation Award

Structural Composites Inc is pleased to announce that Advanced Marine Coatings (AMC) with CoCure Technology has won the 2018 IBEX Innovation Award for Boat Building Materials. The entry featured a new US Navy SBIR Phase III – 9M EOD Advanced Combatant Craft that uses the new advanced coating as a commercial formulation.

In partnership with Interplastic Corporation CoCure AMC is now moving from the commercial transportation market and DOD market into the marine and RV markets. By combining polyurethane technology with polyester technology these new coatings provide user defined crack resistance and greatly enhanced weathering that is not possible with today’s conventional gel coats.

Scott Lewit President of Structural Composites says “Interplastic was able to advance our CoCure invention beyond our expectations. We loved the ability to ‘strain tune’ and adjust the elongation of the material as needed on a part, but we had no expectation that it would have a doubling in gloss and color retention and a huge improvement in abrasion resistance. Even better in our technical session at IBEX, Interplastic revealed new formulations in testing for the RV market that offer up to three times the weathering performance of todays’ polyester gel coats. This is very exciting as with these advanced coatings we can improve durability and lightweight existing products while simultaneously opening opportunities for composites in new markets all with a low HAP material!”.

Harry Certain Interplastic Product Manager says “The technology is changing the landscape of the composite market, providing better performing products for conventional markets, and opening doors to new ones. The innovative vision Scott and his team at Structural Composites have will impact resin chemistry for years to come. We are proud to be a part of it.”

Both companies will be displaying the technology at CAMX in Dallas, TX October 16-18, 2018. A technical educational session will be held at CAMX. CoCure is featured on the CAMX Award Finalist: The Future of Transportation- US Navy 7M advanced Combatant Craft. This is the team result of DOD and industry innovators collaborating in design, materials, electronics and marine propulsion into an advanced highly capable platform for our warfighters.

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Interplastic Corporation & Structural Composites Incorporated Partner to Promote Advanced Marine Coatings™ with CoCure™ Technology (09/27/2018)

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Interplastic Corporation & Structural Composites Incorporated Partner to Promote Advanced Marine Coatings™ with CoCure™ Technology

Interplastic Corporation and Structural Composites Incorporated (SC) have formed a partnership to market Advanced Marine Coatings™. This product line uses Structural Composites Inc’s CoCure™ technology bringing the functionality of urethane chemistry to gel coats, allowing a higher performing product with regard to flexibility, weatherability and durability, all critical to the Marine industry.

“We are thrilled to be partnering with Structural Composites on this venture,” says Harry Certain, Business Manager for Interplastic Corporation. “SC is a leader in the development of composites for the marine industry. The discovery of the CoCure concept provides the marine market the tools to greatly improve boat design, improving performance and lowering overall cost.”

“Interplastic has taken our CoCure concept and made it a reality for gel coats in the marine market.” Says Scott Lewit, President of SCI. “Their expertise in gel coat technology and fundamental understanding of urethane chemistry has allowed a refinement of the product optimizing performance allowing the maximum benefits from the blend. Gel Coat is no longer a constraint to superior boat design.”

Both Companies will be displaying the technology at IBEX in Tampa, FL October 1-4, 2018. Interplastic Booth #753 and Structural Composites Booth #1242 & R14. Interplastic will also be at booth #N65 and Structural Composites at Booth #G62 during CAMX in Dallas, TX October 16-18, 2018. Technical educational sessions will be held at both events. The technology is also an entry for the 2018 IBEX Innovation Award and will feature a completed boat using the new coatings.

About Structural Composites
Structural Composites, Inc. (SC) is a division of The Composites Company (TCC), one of the nation’s leading composites technology development firms. TCC has three divisions: Structural Composites Inc., Compsys Inc. and Composites Intellectual Holdings Inc. Structural Composites. was founded in 1987 and has developed a proven track record of innovation and service in the composites industry. Over the years we have expanded our industry and technology base to include customers in the marine, aerospace, theme park, defense, and both road and rail transportation industries.

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CIPP Resins Designed to Renovate Pressure Pipes (06/16/2016)

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CIPP Resins Designed to Renovate Pressure Pipes

(St. Paul, MN – June 16, 2016) Interplastic Corporation announced the release of a full line of cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) resins designed to renovate pressure pipes. These resins are designed to be used with liners containing a reinforcement component. Flexural creep retention factors tend to be higher than normal with these resins and short term burst test results have been impressive. These resins are designed to wet out the liner in an efficient manner and to gel and cure comparable to standard CIPP resins.