Toray Plastics Pledges $2M to University of Rhode Island

"We at Toray are extremely pleased to support the College of Engineering in its endeavor to build state-of-the-art facilities,” said Toray President and CEO Richard Schloesser. “Our motto of ‘Innovation by Chemistry’ indicates our desire to grow our business here in Rhode Island, seeking new value-added enterprises. It will be mandatory that we seek out and hire the very best and brightest engineers. Currently, we employ over 100 engineers, close to 20 percent of our total workforce. We look forward to these new facilities that will attract the highest quality engineering candidates and upgrade the University of Rhode Island's competitive position.”