At a recent meeting held in Athlone, Ibec, medtech and engineering director,Sinead Keogh, said that companies are finding it difficult to recruit suitably qualified polymer engineers. ‘The polymer industry underpins several manufacturing industries throughout Ireland and recent industry surveys have indicated that medtech and plastics companies specifically are finding it difficult to source suitably qualified polymer engineers and technologists. The availability of graduates with polymer expertise is vital for the sustained and continued success of these sectors amongst others in the Irish economy,” she stated
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