March 2013: Editor’s note: On the occasion of the European Plastics Distributors Association’s (EPDA) 40th anniversary, we arranged, through Susan Avery, CEO, IAPD, who also is the Executive Director of EPDA, for our European special correspondent, Ralph Ammann, tointerview Steffen Oellers, immediate past president. Steffen also serves as the EPDA representative on the IAPD board and is with Simona GmbH in Kirn, Germany. David Ladyman of Vink, UK, is the current President of the EPDA. Unfortunately, this issue went to press just prior to Steffen responding to our interview questions, which will appear in our April 2013 issue.