The Donora Wax-Coated Plastic Silverware Company

05/17/2022

The Donora Wax-Coated Plastic Silverware Company is preparing for our enormous 15th Anniversary Celebration (2007 - 2022), which is scheduled to take place this August!

The event will kick off with a picnic style dinner on the patios of our St. Nicholas Drive Headquarters. Dinner will be prepared by Chef Andre, and will feature a menu inspired by Greek and Mon Valley Style favorites! After dinner, a short demonstration will take place, showing how our founders developed the idea of wax coated plastic silverware, which to that point, had never been produced domestically. Our initial wax coating machine and refractory analysis equipment now sits in the rear of the property, between the bee keeping area and the Lignelli Gardens. This equipment will be on display for those in attendance. Shuttles will run those in attendance between our corporate headquarters and where the main celebration will take place, Ken Griffey Field (next to the Valley Skating Center). There will be numerous food trucks, games, and rides available to the public. Don't forget to stop by the DWX Tent to learn more about our new products to be unveiled in 2023!

At 7:00 PM, longtime DWX Corporate Secretary, Mrs. Tonya Tiffany, will introduce the board members, where they will deliver speeches, and to thank those who have made this 15 year journey possible, from the great recession of 2008 to the COVID 19 Pandemic. Many numerous local celebrities will also be in attendance including Sally Wiggin, Duck Hodges, Michael Keaton, Joe Manganiello, Jeff Jimmerson, and the owner and proprietor of Hill's Restaurant in New Eagle. It is expected that one of these celebrities will hand out the John Lignelli Lifetime Achievement Award to DWX board members. This award is the Mon Valley's most prestigious honor and is rarely given out, having only been awarded three times in the borough's history.

Following the ceremony, Zambelli will launch fireworks from several barges on the Monongahela River, as Eye C Snakes performs their hit single "Ghost Town". Other artists that are expected to perform are August and Everything After, Joe Grusheky and the House Rockers, a Civilian tribute band, and The Clarks.

Price of admission is $42 dollars and covers the cost of entertainment. Food trucks that are scheduled to attend are Caroline's Halupki Hut, Marty's Pizza, Kielbasa N'at, Mon City Gyro's, Elaine's Coleslaw Cart, and Patty Pulaski's Polish Hill style Pierogies. Games that will be available are Mikey's Duckpin Bowling from Pitcairn, PA and a stand where's you'll be able to throw rings onto vintage bottles of Stoney's Beer to win a prize. Valley Entertainment will also be featuring their new famous ride, "The Forty Eight Smog", which is a spooky themed dark ride where riders are propelled by swiveling cars and noxious amounts of smoke are pumped in while big band music plays.

We hope to see you in August!

08/15/2019

We are on the road in Philadelphia, PA to attend the Wax Innovation Symposium at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. DWX will be among thousands of wax coated plastic silverware vendors to showcase our new 2020 catalog. Tomorrow, our board members will be unveiling industry leading wax smelting technology. Please stop by our booth and say hello!

12/03/2016

The flag of the United States, as well as the DWX Flag, will be flown at half-staff today at all DWX Facilities to honor the passing of the late John "Chummy" Lignelli, former mayor of Donora.

Mr. Lignelli served six terms as the Mayor of Donora, before ultimately retiring in 2014. It was the the hard work of the late Mayor to attract the Donora Wax-Coated Plastic Silverware Company and was able to lure the company to build its world headquarters atop St. Nicholas Drive, by offering tax breaks and other fiscal incentives.

DWX plans on honoring the great former mayor of Donora by manufacturing a tributary line of wax coasted plastic silverware, which features a replication of Mr. Lignelli's signature on every wax coated plastic knife, fork, and spoon. This product will be available at our retail outlet, located in the old Montgomery Ward building in Charleroi, Pa.

Additionally, a small tribute will take place at the DWX River Loadout Facility, in order to rename it to the "John Lignelli DWX River Loadout Facility". This ceremony will take place on Monday, December 5th, at 11:00 AM. The public is encouraged to attend, as several vendors from the Mid-Monongahela Valley will be there to provide food.

09/21/2016

DWX stocks fell today among concerns that the world plastic silverware market is leaning toward biodegradable and environmentally friendly plastic cutlery. France has placed a ban on plastic cutlery that is rumored to take effect in the year 2020.

France currently accounts for 6% of DWX's plastic silverware exports, most of which leaving the country via container ships via the DWX Baltimore Harbor in Baltimore, MD. DWX is posed to lose upwards of 30 million dollars per financial year pending the implementation of France's new plastic silverware legislature. Such a large blow to DWX's export market would have impacts, both domestic and abroad, and has caused a call to action by the company's founding members.

Mr. John Kirk (Senior VP, Board Member, Director of Wax Division and Operations) and Mr. Brandon TIrpak (Senior VP, Board Member, International Promotions and Relations) addressed congress on Capitol Hill this afternoon, pleading for government funding to kickstart a DWX campaign to innovate and develop wax coated plastic silverware that has a degradation rate of up to 100x faster than traditional plastic silverware. Due to recent environmental concerns, DWX purchased the PR-111 in-line process wax analysis refractometer, which is a multi-million dollar piece of analysis equipment located at the DWX Engineering Department, located at the World Headquarters in Donora, Pennsylvania. The PR-111 can monitor and control the concentration of dissolved solids or water soluble liquids in process lines. With this piece of equipment, DWX can alter wax coated plastic silverware at the molecular level and develop polymers that have a much faster degradation rate. DWX hopes to have the technology in place to begin full-scale commercial production on an environmentally friendly wax coated plastic silverware at our Youngstown, Ohio plant by the year 2030. However, due to France's current proposed legislation, the time to act is now with the help of monetary aid from congress.

As DWX is the industry's leader in wax coated plastic silverware technology, we will continue to strive for excellence to serve not only our consumers, but the environment as well in order to contribute to our long-term sustainability. Please contact your local congressman or congresswoman today to pledge your support to the increased awareness and need for additional funding for biodegradable wax coated plastic silverware technology. The future of our company and our children's future may very well depend on it.

The ban, to take effect in 2020, is part of a program aimed at making France a model for reducing environmental waste.

09/01/2016

Since divesting its PET plastics division in 2012 due to market troubles, DWX welcomes a new supplier of PET plastics to Donora.

An international plastics packaging manufacturer will locate a manufacturing plant in Donora, creating 88 jobs.

09/22/2015

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09/22/2015

Just a reminder: DWX Limited Edition Co****le Game Boards are currently for sale in the lobby of our world headquarters on St. Nicholas Drive In Donora.

12/26/2013

The Donora Wax-Coated Plasti Silverware Company wishes everyone a safe, happy, and Merry Christmas! As a reminder, we will be open tomorow at our retail location in Charleroi!

12/23/2013

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12/23/2013

DWX Offers everyone a happy holiday season! Stop by the DWX Retail Outlet in Charleroi (Located in the old Montgomery Ward department store) for spectacular season savings! Pick up DWX Brand wax coated plastic forks from now until January 1st and receive a free box of wax coated plastic spoons! Deal only valid while supplies last!

12/23/2013

Today, the officers of the Donora Wax Coated Plastic Silverware Company (DWX) presented the presitious "DWX Lifetime Achievement Award" to one of our most revered, dedicated, and invaluable employees, Jerome "Stretch" Cunningham. Cunningham began his career in 2008 at DWX as the shipping/receiving clerk at the DWX Intermodal and Barge Loadout facility in Donora, PA and has since climbed the ladder to earn his current title as, "Lead Truck Driver". Jerome "Stretch" Cunningham currently holds the company record for most deliveries in a year, most on-time shipments of merchandise, and has become a lead example of excellence in the shipping department. Cunningham is a 1971 graduate of Monongahela High School and currently resides in black diamond with his wife, Delores, and two sons. Thank you for your service, Mr. Cunnngham!

09/11/2012

From the Desk of the President:

The Donora Wax-Coated Plastic Silverware Company (DWX) would like to formally announce the official hiring of Mr. Ryan Scanlon. He has been named as a Senior Vice President, Board Member, and Chief Product Officer (CPO). Mr. Scanlon will be responsible for all product-related matters. He will be very active in additional matters such as product conception and development, production in general, innovation, project management and product management. Before joining the DWX Team, Mr. Scanlon worked in the product development division at Seattle Wax Coating Wholesale Inc. in Seattle, Washington. His former CEO described him the "Founding father in Wax Product Development", having seen many of his patents and concepts published in numberous industry related journals. Please welcome him at this Friday's meet and greet in the Bimbo Cecconi Conference Room (12th floor, Room 12114) at the Corporate Headquarters on St. Nicholas Drive.