Missouri Market Development Program: Fiscal
Year 2002 Technical Assistance Projects
During Fiscal Year 2002, the Missouri Market Development Program completed 17 technical assistance projects in the Missouri manufacturing community through our partner, Missour Enterprise. These projects assisted small and mid-sized manufacturers through customized programs tailored to the company's individual needs. Positive results were reductions in cost expenditures, diverted waste streams, job creation and returning resources to Missouri markets.
| Scott Young Resources Scott Young Resources (St. Joseph) received assistnace in assembling manufacturing options aimed at improving processing of a new mop head designed to be made from recovered textiles. |
| Innovative Enterprise, Inc. Innovative Enterprise (Washington) received assistance in examining and identifying best processes for manufacturing structural components using recovered paper. |
| EZ Waste Disposal EZ Waste Disposal (Lebanon) received assistance in examining the feasibility of using compartmentalized aerobic composter technology for reducing sludge and municipal waste into compost. |
| Sharon's Crafts Sharon's Crafts (Ellington) received assistance in determining the structural integrity of recycled plastic for use in the production of loading ramps. |
| Waste Fabric Reuse - Phase I Waste Fabric Reuse (statewide) examined textile waste streams to build a network for the reuse of materials to reduce landfilling. |
| Fascination With Imagination Fascination With Imagination (Richland) received assistance in examining products that could be made from recovered vinyl. |
| Perry County Industrial Development
Authority Perry County Industrial Development Authority (Perryville) received assistance in evaluating the use of waste sawdust as feedstock in the production of strawboard. |
| H and H Recycling H and H Recycling (Jefferson City) received assistance in determining the marketability of regrind concrete in construction projects. |
| Canoak USA Canoak USA received assistance in determining the feasibility of using sawdust as a partial replacement for salt and other chemicals in road deicing and anti-icing. |
| Specialty Polymers Services, Inc. Specialty Polymers Services (Cuba) received assistance in evaluating machining processes for the separation of plastics for recycling in multi-material plastic assemblies. |
| Coon Manufacturing, Inc. Coon Manufacturing (Spickard) received assistance in website development for marketing products made with recovered materials. |
| Trailer Saver Trailer Saver (Verona) received assistance in determining whether a new product could be manufactured with recovered materials. |
| Missouri Waste Control Coalition The Missouri Waste Control Coalition (statewide) received assistance in website development. |
| Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council The Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council (statewide) received assistance in examining markets for residue remaining after a soy resin has been used to reduce foam waste. |
| Tiro Block Tiro Block (Kansas City) received assistance in examining testing facilities to determine the sound absorbing properties of a product manufactured with recovered tires. |
| Shiloh Lures and Garments Shiloh Lures and Garments (Montrose) received assistance in developing a textile collection plan and introduction to potential supply source companies. |
| Ray Stewart |
