North Kingstown, Rhode Island (January 6, 2017)—Toray Plastics (America), Inc., (www.toraytpa.com), employees gathered on December 2 at Toray headquarters for the company’s 13th Annual Toys for Tots Breakfast and collected over 500 toys for the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots program. Gifts from Toray vendors were included in the collection. The U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots program aims to help less fortunate children throughout the United States at Christmas time and unite local communities in a common cause. The toys were distributed to local families.
“The Toys for Tots event is a special occasion for Toray employees,” says Lisa Ahart, Vice President, U.S. Corporate Human Resources and Environmental Health and Safety, Toray Plastics (America). “We come together as a family in the spirit of the season to remember others and bring holiday joy to children and their families.”
Toray Plastics (America), Inc., is a leading manufacturer of polyester, polypropylene, bio-based, and metallized films for flexible and rigid packaging, lidding, graphic, industrial, optical, and electronic applications, and conducts all of its manufacturing and metallizing at one location. Toray is also a leader in the manufacture of polyolefin, polypropylene, and polyethylene foams for the automotive and flooring industries. The company is a subsidiary of Toray Industries, Inc., the world leader in synthetic fibers and textiles, carbon fibers, plastics, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and high-performance films, which has annual sales exceeding US$19 billion. For more information about Toray Plastics (America)’s complete line of films and foams, contact Mary Gervais at mary.gervais@toraytpa.com or 401-667-2281. Toray Plastics (America), Inc., headquarters is located at 50 Belver Avenue, North Kingstown, RI 02852-7500; telephone 401-294-4511, fax 401-294-3410. Visit the Toray Plastics (America), Inc., website at www.toraytpa.com.