MADISON, WI (July 2020) – Placon is proud to introduce their new company website that officially launched July 1, 2020. Their new website was designed to incorporate a new shopping cart designated for customer sample requests, making it easier for customers to search, sort and find stock products. They also added more in-depth content and […]

Placon has been announced as the winner of two (2) Bronze WorldStar Special Awards, in the Packaging that Saves Food and Marketing categories. The WorldStar awards are an annual award given by the World Packaging Organization and are the pre-eminent international award in packaging. WorldStar illustrates the continuous advancement of packaging design and technology to […]

Placon has scaled up production rapidly in multiple internal and external manufacturing facilities to help get plastic face shield PPE to healthcare workers during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Placon has been producing the plastic face shield subcomponent since March 19, 2020. It started with demand from a local hospital and grew exponentially from there. Placon […]

Placon is donating $10,000 to the Dane County COVID-19 Emergency and Recovery Fund as it tries to lend a helping hand to those in need during this pandemic outbreak. Since 1966, Placon has been a family owned company right here in Madison, WI. By collaborating with the United Way of Dane County, we want to […]

Placon is scaling up production in two of their manufacturing facilities to help get plastic PPE to healthcare workers during this pandemic. It all began with a call from University of Wisconsin Professor Tim Osswald. He was collaborating and problem-solving with local manufacturers to get a personal protective equipment (PPE) face shield to local healthcare […]