Don Loepp

Editorial Director of the Global Polymer Group at Crain Communications, editor of Plastics News.

Detroit, Michigan, United States

About

Editor of Plastics News, Crain Communication Inc.’s weekly newspaper for the plastics industry. Editorial director of Crain’s Global Polymer Group. Leader of an award winning business reporting team that provides news, data and information that gives readers a competitive edge. Author of The Plastics Blog. Specialties: Business reporting, writing, editing.

Experience

  • Plastics News (Detroit, Michigan)
    • Editorial Director
      Oct 2018 - Present · 7 yrs 9 mos

      Editorial Director role includes responsibility for overseeing the talented editors at Sustainable Plastics, Rubber News, Tire Business and Urethanes Technology International. I also remain editor of Plastics News.

    • Editor
      Feb 1991 - Oct 2018 · 27 yrs 9 mos

      As editor of Plastics News, I manage and supervise the work of a network of global staff reporters and correspondents -- the largest reporting team in the plastics industry. I supervise the production of the weekly newspaper, assign and stories, update PlasticsNews.com every business day, and write The Plastics Blog. I also manage PN's award-winning show daily newspapers. I joined Plastics News in 1991 as a staff reporter, became news editor in 1993, managing editor in 1995 and editor in 2011.

  • Business reporter at Daily Press
    Jul 1985 - Feb 1991 · 5 yrs 8 mos

    Senior reporter at a daily newspaper in Newport News, Va.

  • Suburban reporter at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
    Jul 1983 - Jul 1985 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Staff reporter at The Milwaukee Journal, covering communities in Ozaukee and Washington counties.