Top Journalists in Other Plastics & Rubber
Erin Pustay Beaven Rubber News
Managing editor who covers the rubber and tire sector with deep knowledge of suppliers and OEM dynamics; frequent bylines and columns on industry leadership. Specialties: Tires, non-tire rubber goods, automotive supply chain, leadership features.
Jim Callari Plastics Technology
Editorial Director at Plastics Technology with decades of coverage helping processors improve operations and understand market shifts. Specialties: Plastics processing operations, injection molding, extrusion, resin pricing and market analysis.
Frank Esposito Plastics News
Senior reporter known for the Polymer Points Live resin pricing analysis and authoritative coverage of North American material trends. Specialties: Resin pricing, materials markets, mergers & acquisitions across polymers.
Emily Friedman ICIS
Senior Editor for Recycled Plastics at ICIS who provides pricing assessments and market insight across U.S. recycled polymers. Specialties: Recycled plastics markets in the Americas (rPET, rPE, rPP), pricing trends, policy impacts.
Karen Hanna Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing
Senior staff reporter at PMM reporting on processing, equipment and workforce topics for plastics manufacturers. Specialties: Injection molding, molds & tooling, processors, workforce and operational best practices.
Jim Johnson Plastics News
Senior reporter focused on U.S. recycling and packaging developments, policy moves and corporate initiatives in plastics. Specialties: Recycling policy and infrastructure, corporate sustainability, packaging and circularity.
Catherine Kavanaugh Sustainable Plastics (Crain)
Staff reporter for Sustainable Plastics/PN covering technology, sustainability and corporate developments across plastics. Specialties: Sustainable plastics, machinery, medical and packaging markets, M&A.
Karen Laird Sustainable Plastics (Crain)
Editor of Sustainable Plastics with a long track record covering European plastics, policy and circularity. Specialties: Circular economy and sustainability, EU plastics policy (PPWR, SUPD), recycling innovation.
Don Loepp Plastics News / Global Polymer Group (Crain)
Editorial leader at Crain’s Global Polymer Group and longtime PN editor; writes and oversees cross-brand plastics coverage. Specialties: Industry trends and strategy across plastics and polyurethanes; editorial leadership.
Bruce Meyer Rubber News
Editor who has covered the rubber industry for decades, with deep sourcing on non-tire applications and supply chains. Specialties: Industrial rubber, hose and belting, non-tire rubber manufacturing, industry management.
Rhoda Miel Plastics News
Managing editor whose daily analysis and reporting spotlight policy, market and automotive developments impacting plastics. Specialties: Auto industry and plastics, policy and market trend analysis, daily Kickstart column.
Jared Paben Resource Recycling / Plastics Recycling Update
Associate editor and frequent contributor to Plastics Recycling Update with scoops on policy enforcement and market moves. Specialties: Plastics recycling markets, policy and infrastructure finance, corporate recycled content and compliance.
Patrick Raleigh European Rubber Journal
Editor of ERJ providing authoritative coverage of Europe’s rubber supply chain, machinery and sustainability shifts. Specialties: European rubber and elastomers, tire and non-tire applications, machinery and M&A.
Andrew Schunk Rubber News
Reporter covering materials, medical silicone and industrial rubber, with features on technology and market strategy. Specialties: Elastomers and silicone, medical and industrial rubber, custom mixing and compounding.
Lilli Manolis Sherman Plastics Technology
Senior editor who writes the long-running resin price outlooks and materials coverage for processors. Specialties: Materials and additives, resins and compounding, recycling technologies and market trends.
Norbert Sparrow PlasticsToday (Informa)
Editor in chief with global coverage of processing, medical and sustainable plastics and frequent event moderation. Specialties: Processing technologies, medical plastics, sustainability and end-market trends.
Colin Staub Resource Recycling / Plastics Recycling Update
Associate editor reporting on recycling markets and policy, with regular PRU features on brand goals and compliance. Specialties: Recycling, EPR and brand commitments, enforcement and market dynamics across plastics.
Matt Tudball ICIS
Senior editor for recycling in Europe who leads price assessments and analysis for rPET and rLDPE markets. Specialties: European recycled plastics markets (rPET, rLDPE), pricing and regulation.
Steve Toloken Plastics News
Assistant managing editor covering policy and regulation with a global lens, including PN’s Plastics in Politics. Specialties: Plastics policy and politics (U.S. and global), trade and supply chain impacts, corporate governance.
Mark Victory ICIS
Senior editor for recycling who launched key European recycled polymer and pyrolysis oil benchmarks at ICIS. Specialties: European recycled polymers (R-PP, R‑HDPE), mixed plastic waste and pyrolysis oil pricing, regulatory impacts.
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