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Happy New Year!

December 31, 2020 By Jeffrey Gotro

With 2020 behind us, let’s all look forward to a better year in 2021.

Best Wishes for a Safe and Prosperous New Year!

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December 23, 2020 By Jeffrey Gotro

I always like to post the Chemistree at Christmas time.  Wishing all my readers a happy and safe Holiday Season and Best Wishes for a New Year.  Hopefully we will all get to a better place once we have COVID-19 behind us.  I am planning on resuming regular posts in 2021. ... [Click to Continue...]

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I’m Jeff Gotro and welcome to the Polymer Innovation Blog. Over the last 30 years I have been involved in polymers, innovation, along with product and process development. I acquired invaluable experience working for IBM, AlliedSignal, Honeywell and Ablestik Labs (now Henkel). In this blog, I will share some of my experiences, tips, and “tricks of the trade” to get more out of your innovation efforts and discuss new trends and technical advances in the polymer industry.
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