World economic forum honors MBA polymers as tech pioneer.The World Economic Forum, Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. , has selected Richmond, Calif.-based MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration Polymers as one of its Technology Pioneers for 2006. The forum has identified 36 companies as "developing and applying highly transformational and innovative technologies in the areas of energy, biotechnology and health and information technology," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a release from the World Economic Forum and MBA Polymers. The companies' work also has potential long-term affects on business and society. MBA Polymers is a world leader at developing and commercializing technology to recycle mixed plastics streams, such as those coming from end-of-life electronics, toys, appliances and automobiles. The company's automated process, which it developed during the last 12 years, uses more than 30 individual operations to sort mixed material streams into their constituent parts, such as ferrous metals, nonferrous metals and numerous types of plastics. Mike Biddle, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and founder of MBA Polymers Inc., says, "The announcement of this honor is quite timely for our company as we are in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of an ambitious and rapid international expansion and we believe that we are on the verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955. of making a very significant economic and environmental difference in the plastics world." In early 2004 MBA launched a ma jority-owned joint venture in China with Guangzhou Iron and Steel Enterprises, resulting in a 40,000-ton-per-year plant in Guangzhou that opened in November. In late 2004 MBA launched a majority-owned JV in Europe with Mueller-Guttenbrunn. The 40,000-ton-per-year plant in Kematen, Austria, is expected to open in early 2006. Technology Pioneer selection criteria include innovation, potential impact, growth and sustainability, proof of concept and leadership. |
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