The National Plastics Center and Museum and the Plastics Academy are dedicating a new National Plastics Hall of Fame exhibit devoted to the men and women who led scientific, technical and business advances in the plastics industry.

The National Plastics Hall of Fame highlights the achievements of 108 industry pioneers, scientists, inventors and business leaders from around the world. It will serve as a permanent testament to their accomplishments.

"Plastics have had a profound impact on the lives of so many people, in all corners of the world," said Valerie A. Wilcox, Executive Director of the National Plastics Center and Museum, in a press release. "The material has helped to significantly increase the quality of our lives. Our facility, which chronicles advancements in plastics, is the only one of its kind in North America. It is fitting that the National Plastics Hall of Fame exhibit, which serves as the showcase for the people who made plastics the world's third largest industry, is located here."

The National Plastics Center and Museum also is displaying "Plastics In Medicine." The exhibit highlights the dozens of critical ways plastics are being used in the medical profession.

The National Plastics Center and Museum is located at 210 Lancaster Street in Leominster, Massachusetts. Opened in 1992, the facility is a nonprofit institution dedicated to promoting the development and progress of plastics. The National Plastics Center and Museum is open to the public 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. [10/31/1999]

February 10, 2012