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Jim Callari Editorial Director
Jim Callari is the editorial director of Plastics Technology magazine. Jim has been in plastics journalism since 1988, when he joined the staff of Plastics World Magazine as senior editor. Jim joined Plastics Technology in 1997 as executive editor, and became editorial director in 2009. In addition to being responsible for the overall editorial strategy of the magazine, Jim enjoys reporting on extrusion technology. He is a long-time member of the and currently serves on the board of directors for SPE’s . He is also a member of the content committee for NPE2024. Jim was inducted into the in 2012. In 1989, Jim received the Editorial Achievement Award, considered the Pulitzer Prize of ´óÏó´«Ã½ journalism, from the Association of Business Publishers.
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