Inline & offline digital printing primers certified for use with HP Indigo presses.
Water-based overprint coatings increase durability and enhance the look & feel of inkjet-printed materials.
High-performance primers for inkjet that improve print quality & ink adhesion on film & paper.
Advanced materials designed to enhance the performance and processing of agricultural products.
Recyclable water-based coatings that confer high barrier to paper-based packaging and wraps.
Enhancing composite performance through optimized fiber-polymer interface adhesion
Water-based sizing solutions designed to optimize interfacial adhesion in composites using carbon fiber.
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The packaging industry must adopt more sustainable practices to combat the significant and growing impact of packaging waste.
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Associates, board members, shareholders, and partners volunteered during the 13th annual global day of service.
The contribution will support numerous charitable organizations, STEM programs, and sustainability-focused initiatives.
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CINCINNATI, OH (November 7, 2017) – Michelman, a global developer and manufacturer of environmentally friendly advanced materials for industry recently announced donations totaling $163,886 to the United Way of Greater Cincinnati. Not only is this an over 3% increase in donations from last year, it is nearly 3 times the region’s average donation by company.
Michelman is one of United Way’s top workplace partners for change and their community leadership was recently honored with a Tremendous 25 Award for per capita giving and a Corporate Heroes Award for its associates’ multiple volunteer initiatives throughout the community.
As part of its Bold Goals for our Region initiative, The United Way of Greater Cincinnati is a leader in the Child Poverty Collaborative, working to help 600,000 people across our region makes ends meet. In the city of Cincinnati alone, almost half of all children are living in poverty – one of the worst rates in the country. The Collaborative has recently created an action plan to help lift 10,000 children and 5,000 families toward self-sufficiency over the next five years.
“United Way fights for the health, education, and financial stability of every person in our community,” said Steve Shifman, Michelman’s President & CEO. “I am grateful for, and proud of our associates who demonstrated their tremendous generosity during our company’s annual United Way campaign. As a values-driven company, their volunteer efforts and financial contributions exemplify our company’s value of giving. Their performance is a direct reflection of who we are and how we conduct business in our community.”
About Michelman
Michelman is a global developer and manufacturer of environmentally friendly advanced materials for industry, offering solutions for the coatings, printing & packaging and industrial manufacturing markets. The company’s surface additives and polymeric binders are used by leading manufacturers around the world to enhance performance attributes and add value in applications including wood and floor care products, metal and industrial coatings, paints, varnishes, inks, fibers and composites. Michelman is also well-known as an innovator in the development of barrier and functional coatings, as well as digital printing press primers that are used in the production of consumer and industrial packaging and paper products, labels, and commercially printed materials. Michelman serves its customers with production facilities in North America, Europe and Asia, product development and technical service centers in several major global markets, and a worldwide team of highly trained business development personnel.