North Kingstown, R.I. – Toray Plastics (America), Inc., announces that Corbin Nichols has joined the company as a Sales Representative in its Torayfan^®Division. Nichols comes to Toray from a major supplier of food and protective packaging where he held the position of Application Engineer and also had the role of technical liaison for key accounts. Prior to that, Nichols had two co-op placements in the automotive industry. He has a B.S. in Packaging Science from Clemson University.

“We are very pleased to welcome Corbin to Toray and the Torayfan team,” says Franco Chicarella, Director of Sales, Torayfan Division. “The division is being expanded in order to serve our customers best, and we believe that Corbin will be an excellent collaborator, who will be able to help them bring their projects to fruition effectively. We look forward to working with him and wish him much success.”

Toray Plastics (America), Inc., is a leading manufacturer of polyester, polypropylene, and metallized films and polypropylene and polyethylene foams.The company is committed to environmental, social, and corporate governance and aims to contribute to society through thecreation of new value with innovative ideas, technologies, and products that help address global issues. R&D is focused on the development of materials that are fossil fuel-free, compostable, biodegradable, and/or recyclable. The company’s sustainability initiative, launched in 2004, includes the operating of one of Rhode Island’s larger solar farms and two cogeneration systems, energy and water conservation, recycling, and zero landfill.

Toray Plastics (America) is a subsidiary of the Toray Group, which believes that materials can change lives and provide real solutions to the challenges the world faces. The Toray Group is the world leader in synthetic fibers and textiles, carbon fibers, plastics, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and high-performance films and has annual sales exceeding US$21 billion. For more information about Toray Plastics (America)’s products, contact Mary Osso at [email protected] 401-667-2281. Toray Plastics (America), Inc., headquarters is located at 50 Belver Avenue, North Kingstown, RI 02852-7500; telephone 401-294-4511, fax 401-294-3410. Visit the Toray Plastics (America), Inc., website at www.toraytpa.com.