HR0913 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate the Plymouth Tube Company on the occasion of its 100th anniversary; and

WHEREAS, The Plymouth Tube Company is a fifth-generation, family-owned U.S. manufacturing company, classed as a small business and headquartered in Warrenville; the company was founded in Plymouth, Michigan in 1924 and specializes in the manufacturing of steel tubing and titanium and steel extrusions for demanding use in a variety of markets; and

WHEREAS, The Plymouth Tube Company has grown into a supplier for a multitude of markets, including aerospace, life sciences, fluid power, automation, chemical processing, heavy equipment, nuclear energy, performance racing, space propulsion, industrial markets, and more, which shapes its legacy of innovation and continued growth; and

WHEREAS, The Plymouth Tube Company regularly participates in air shows, including the Paris Air Show and the Farnborough International Airshow, which brings together leaders in the aerospace and defense industries to display their latest innovations, including the Plymouth Tube Company's titanium extrusions and stainless steel tubing; and

WHEREAS, The Plymouth Tube Company also encourages its employees to give back to their communities through volunteer service, specifically challenging them to record a minimum of 100 hours of service or volunteerism per site by September 11, 2024 in honor of Patriot Day; employees recorded a total of 1,633 hours of service, which included sports coaching, elder care, crisis center assistance, natural disaster relief, veteran support, animal rescue, and blood drives; and

WHEREAS, The Plymouth Tube Company has engineered innovations that originated from customer interactions, including nuclear thimble tubes to house the nuclear reactor temperature gauges, near-net titanium extrusions for weight and material savings for both commercial and defense aviation applications, and Plymouth ProMoly race car chassis tubing that keeps drivers safe during race day crashes; and

WHEREAS, The Plymouth Tube Company has implemented waste reduction techniques that include benefits for environmental sustainability and cost reduction, which, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, eliminated a costly hazardous waste stream of ink by changing the printing process at one manufacturing facility; in addition, the team at a different Plymouth Tube Company facility identified and completed a 13.5 million standard cubic feet per year reduction in hydrogen usage; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the Plymouth Tube Company on the occasion of its 100th anniversary and commend the continued commitment by the employees, executives, and leadership to support and supply American markets with high-quality tubing; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Plymouth Tube Company as a symbol of our esteem and respect.