Articles by Gretchen Leighliter, Teknor Color Company

Gretchen Leighliter has 20 years of experience with plastics colorant technology. She manages the color laboratory at Teknor Color Company’s manufacturing facility in Lodi, OH and worked for Accurate Color at that location when it was acquired by Teknor Color in 1995. Previously she had worked at Ampacet Corp.’s R&D Center in Terre Haute, IN and at A. Schulman Co., Akron, OH.

She has extensive experience developing color formulations for a variety of resins and processes. One of her specializations is formulating for the rotational molding industry, where she has provided technical support in both color and processing issues. She has also done research on developing new compounds for the rotational molding market and was responsible for their commercial introduction.

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