InvestGrandBahamaGB13POLYMERSINTERNATIONALLIMITEDPolymersInternationalLtdisoneofthelargestcompaniesinFreeportandamajorcontributortoGrandBahama'seconomy,providingemploymentopportunitiesandvocationaltrainingforthelocalcommunity.Thecompanyproducesexpandablepolystyreneusedinfoamproductsandisatrulyinternationalventure,exportingproductstoEurope,theUS,Argentinaandbeyond.GregEbelhar,chiefoperatingofficerofPolymersInternational,isoneofGrandBahama'smostferventsupporters.TheUSbusinessmanmovedtoFreeportin1996tosupervisethecompany'sstart-upandlikedwhathesaw."Ioriginallycommittedtoafive-yearagreementandIhavenowbeenherealittleover15years,"hesays."Freeportfeelslikehome.Everybodyknowseverybody.Ithasanicesmalltownflavour."Polymers,whichhasover80full-timeemployees,producesaround170-millionlbsofpolystyrenebeadsannually,themajorityofwhicharedistributedtotheDartContainerCorporation,whichistheworld'slargestmanufactureroffoamcupsandcontainers.AccordingtoEbelhar,Freeport'slocationiskeytothecompany'ssuccess."Itisagreatlocationforacontainerport,weareperfectlypositionedjustontheshippingroutes.Thatiswhywearehere."PolymersisenjoyingsteadysalesdespitetherecenteconomicdownturnandCOOEbelhar,whoisoriginallyfromKentucky,believesthatGrandBahamaasawholecanweathertheeconomicstormthankstoitsresilientindustrialsector-ofwhichthecompanyisakeypart."ThechallengesfacingindustrialinvestorsonGrandBahamaarevariedandaffecteachindustrywithvaryingimpact.Thedeteriorationofeconomicconditionsworldwidewouldhavehadamorefar-reachingeffectonGrandBahamaifnotforthestabilityandthediversityoftheindustrialcommunity,"hesays."Theindustrialcommunityhasrisentothechallenge.""Thereisalotofuntappedpotentialhere.Freeportwasdesignedtobeanindustrialtown."Withitsefficientproductionoutputandglobalreach,PolymersInternationalplaysanimportantroleinmakingFreeportasustainablecentreofindustry.Thecompany'seffortswererecognizedbytheGrandBahamaChamberofCommercein2010whenitwasnominatedforBusinessoftheYear.Asidefromitsroleinpromotingbusiness,thepolystyreneproducerisalsoplayingitspartinthewidercommunity-donatinggenerouslytolocalcharitiessuchastheSalvationArmy,BahamasNationalTrust,theCancerSocietyandGrandBahamaChildren'sHomeGregEbelharIII,COO.

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