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Come together: Ron Evason, president of the Society of the Plastics Industry of Canada, says many small manufacturers may have to band together in order to succeed in the tough international marketplace.
Come together: Ron Evason, president of the Society of the Plastics Industry of Canada, says many small manufacturers may have to band together in order to succeed in the tough international marketplace.

Come together: Ron Evason, president of the Society of the Plastics Industry of Canada, says many small manufacturers may have to band together in order to succeed in the tough international marketplace.

Date5/26/1982
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