North Kingstown, Rhode Island (August 25, 2015)—Toray Plastics (America), Inc., (www.toraytpa.com), has promoted Amanda Whaley to the position of Product Manager in the Torayfan® Polypropylene Film Division. Whaley most recently served the company as a Sales and Marketing Analyst in that division, a position she held since 2013. She joined Toray in 2012 as a Cost Analyst in the Accounting Department. Whaley earned her B.A. from Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts, where she majored in marketing and minored in mathematics and finance.

“Amanda has been very successful as our Marketing Analyst, gaining solid knowledge of customers’ OPP needs and industry activity,” says Chris Voght, Senior Director of Sales, Torayfan Division. “We’re excited to have her step into this important role.”

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. It 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 products, 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.