President and CEO of J-M Manufacturing, Worlds Largest Plastic Pipe Manufacturer, to Receive Excellence Award from US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce

Walter Wang to be honored at CelebrAsian 2005 Annual Business Conference on May 5 in Washington, DC

Washington, DC (PRWEB) May 2, 2005 -- The US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce (USPAACC) will present the Excellence Award in Manufacturing to Walter Wang, President and CEO of the worlds largest plastic pipe manufacturer, J-M Manufacturing Company, Inc., at the Annual Excellence Awards and Scholarships Dinner on May 5, 2005 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.

The black-tie gala will be held on the second day of the three-day business conference, 20th Anniversary CelebrAsian 2005: Diversity Means Business-the largest annual national Asian American business conference in the United States and the only business conference designed for the Asian American community. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez will deliver the keynote speech at the awards dinner.

Wangs company, headquartered in Livingston, New Jersey, is a subsidiary of the Formosa Plastics Group, a $28 billion international conglomerate that employs over 71,000 people worldwide. His entrepreneurial efforts and dedication to community are built on a strong foundation since he first joined Formosa Plastics in Taiwan as a factory machinery operator. He moved up the ranks and under Wangs leadership, the company grew from having $220 million in annual sales to over $1 billion in 2004-while keeping its employee headcount constant.

Later this year, Plastpro, Inc., a company Wang established in 1994, will open the largest fiberglass door manufacturing facility in the world. Plastpro is currently the second largest fiberglass door supplier in North America, with its products sold through The Home Depot, Lowes Home Improvement Center, and many other national wholesale distributors.

Wang will be honored along with three other outstanding Asian Americans during the dinner, where USPAACC will also announce its 2005 Ten Most Influential Asian Americans in Business. The Corporation of the Year and Government Agency of the Year awards will also be handed out at the same event.

CelebrAsian 2005, which coincides with the national observance of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, is open to all those who do business or would like to do business with Asian American suppliers, importers/exporters in the Asia-Pacific region, Fortune 500 companies, the federal government and the minority business community. Over 1,000 participants are expected to attend the conference with sessions to be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce and at the conference hotel, the Omni Shoreham Hotel.

The corporate chairs for this years business conference are Federal Express, Cendant, Verizon and Wells Fargo. To register or for more information about CelebrAsian 2005 and other USPAACC activities, log on to www.uspaacc.com or contact USPAACC at 1 (800) 696.7818.

About USPAACC:

US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce (USPAACC) was formed in 1984 as a national, non-profit organization representing all Asian Americans and Asian American-related groups in business. USPAACC promotes, nurtures and propels economic growth by opening doors to contract, educational and professional opportunities for Asian Americans and their business partners in corporate America, the federal government, and the minority business community. Headquartered in Washington, DC, USPAACC has a nationwide reach through regional chapters in Southern California, Northern California, New York, Texas, Georgia, Illinois, and the National Capital Area.

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