PIRC Membership

Partnering with the PIRC gives plastics manufacturers the opportunity to increase profitability while decreasing capital, operating, and development costs. We provide the expertise for analysis, testing, and research. You retain the rights to any newly developed technology. (We'll even help you search patents!)

Member companies are entitled to discounted services including testing, research and development, and training. Members also participate in semi-annual advisory board meetings and networking at Penn College. Valuable benefits include:

Gold - $20,000 (Valued up to $40,000)

Bronze & Silver benefits PLUS
One free project (maximum 50 hours of lab time)
20% reduction for on-location training
Consulting (maximum of four hours, two events)
Use of facility for client demos and/or training (based on availability)
Feature in PIRC newsletter

Silver - $10,000 (Valued up to $20,000)

Bronze benefits PLUS
Use of facility for client demos (based on availability)
Early job interview opportunities for greater access to Penn College student interns & graduates
Recognition in publications, trade show presentations, website & newsletter
Center of Excellence wall plaque featuring your company's logo

Bronze - $5,000 (Valued up to $10,000)

Reduced rates on projects including process development, documentation & materials development
20% off open-enrollment training programs & workshops
Technical support from Penn College faculty & staff
Access to processing & testing labs (based on availability)
Access to Penn College graduates for employment consideration
Representation on PIRC Advisory Board
Access to PIRC's research & development publications
Opportunity to network with members & friends
R & D IRS tax credit (65% of project value)
Wall plaque recognizing membership for your company to display

Annual membership renewal cost is $5,000 (applied toward projects and services*), payable in two installments. Membership period runs from July 1 through June 30 of the following year.

PIRC Members

Gold Members
Diba Industries/PermaPure, Danbury, CT
KYDEX, LLC, Bloomsburg, PA
Poly Processing Company, Monroe, LA; French Camp, CA; Winchester, VA

Bronze Members
Alturnamats, Titusville, PA
Autoneum, Bloomsburg, PA
BASF Corporation, Budd Lake, NJ
Berwick Offray, LLC, Berwick, PA
Plastic Ingenuity, Cross Plains, WI
Simona American Inc., Hazleton, PA
Spartech Corporation, Maryland Heights, MO
Taxicab Products, Bronx, NY
West Pharmaceutical Services, Exton, PA

*Once membership dollars are exhausted, billing at the membership rate continues on a monthly basis when projects are active. Up to $2,500 of unused services may be carried forward to the next fiscal year when membership is renewed.