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GE Plastics Earns Two Awards From Toyota

22 April 1998

GE Plastics Earns Two Awards From Toyota

    - NORYL(R) and CYCOLAC(R) resins commended for Quality and Delivery -

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 22 -- GE Plastics earned two
Certificates of Achievement from Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America Inc.
(TMMNA) at Toyota's recent annual Supplier Business Meeting and Awards
Ceremony in Cincinnati.  Awards are given annually to suppliers providing the
highest standards in quality, delivery, value improvement and cost reduction
for parts, materials, transportation and export.
    For the second consecutive year, GE Plastics earned the certificates for
meeting Toyota's strict quality and delivery requirements with two resins it
supplies to Toyota's Georgetown, KY, manufacturing facility.  The resins,
NORYL(R) STN15HF polyphenylene oxide resin and CYCOLAC(R) GHT4320 ABS resin,
are used for instrument panel applications on three models produced at the
plant -- the Camry and Avalon sedans and the Sienna minivan.
    "GE Plastics has helped Toyota provide an on-going tradition of quality,
American-built cars, trucks and minivans," says Noriyuki Yokouchi, vice
president of purchasing for TMMNA.  "GE Plastics maintains and often exceeds
our strict standards for quality."
    GE Plastics, headquartered at Pittsfield, Mass., is a leading global
manufacturer of high performance engineering thermoplastics.  With
manufacturing and marketing locations around the world, GE Plastics supplies a
spectrum of high performance resins, as well as advanced copolymers, alloys,
and composites, for use in major markets such as automotive, computers,
telecommunications, building and construction, lawn and garden, medical,
appliances, and housewares.
    For more information on the NORYL or CYCOLAC resins, call GE Plastics at
800-845-0600, or use the company's Fax-Back information request service at
800-GE-FAXBK.  Information can also be accessed through the GE Plastics
Internet site at http://www.geplastics.com.
    NORYL(R) and CYCOLAC(R) are Registered Trademarks of General Electric
Company .

SOURCE  GE Plastics