Message from Our President
Greetings!
At the end of 2021, the world was concerned with the worst inflation most of us had seen in our lifetime, but
excited about the post Covid world ahead. Supply chains were beginning to stabilize, Covid vaccines and natural immunity were bringing the fear of Covid to an end, and the world was once again on the move.
Our early-2022 optimism quickly faded, as Russia went in for the final bite of Ukraine and global energy and food markets quickly reacted with sky rocketing prices. China, in pursuit of their zero Covid policy, shutdown cities like Shanghai, one of the largest commercial ports in the world, and the supply chain crisis was back on. These, and a myriad of similar events, continued to stoke inflation flames that each and every one of us has, and continues to, live with.
An eternal optimist would say, the best thing about 2022, was that 2021 already gave us the play book, and we knew how to react. We all knew prices were changing so quick it was hard to keep up, raw material supplies were spotty at best, and nothing really became easier, we were just used to it.
Manufacturing continues to face many of the same challenges, where material and labor shortages are still the norm. Easing Covid protocols has helped some with staffing struggles, but manufacturers like Pleiger Plastics are at a disadvantage because it is impossible to work remotely and make the custom highperformance parts our customers need. Pleiger Plastics biggest success in 2022 was keeping our team together, which allowed us to increase deliveries to our customers while also improving our On-Time
performance for our customers. Everybody’s life if a little easier when you can get everything you need when you need it.
As we enter 2023, the same worries are still there, but our objective is stay positive and continue to do what we do well, and improve on the things that we can do better. The facility expansion that was on the books will continue, investments in new equipment and personnel will be made again, new materials and markets will be investigated, and all the things that have made Pleiger Plastics’ last 36 years successful will be continued.
We want to thank all of our employees, customers, and suppliers for their efforts in 2022 and wish them a safe and successful 2023. While there is always uncertainty about what the future brings, we at Pleiger Plastics will do our part to continue moving the ball down the field as your trusted partner.
Michael J. Savage, P.E.
President
