(St. Paul, MN – January 12, 2009) Mark Brost, Vice President and General Manager of Interplastic Corporation’s North American Composites Division (NAC) announced that Dean Talip has joined NAC as a Reinforcements Product Manager. Dean will be responsible for managing the company’s reinforcement business.

Dean has more than 12 years of sales and marketing experience with extensive knowledge in the fiberglass industry. He is a graduate of the University of Toledo, with a Bachelor of Business Administration. Prior to joining Interplastic, Dean was a Marketing Manager for Saint-Gobain Vetrotex America.

North American Composites is a national distributor and full-service supplier of composites raw materials based in Lino Lakes, MN. NAC serves manufacturers in marine, cast polymer, corrosion, construction, consumer and related composites industries. NAC partners with more than 150 raw material suppliers and manages over 250 vendor product lines to bring its manufacturing customers the best products the industry has to offer. In addition, NAC provides its customers with a wide range of services in manufacturing equipment, process development and regulatory assistance.

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For more information contact:
Bobbi J. Jensen
Marketing Communications
Interplastic Corporation
651. 481.6860
bjensen@interplastic.com