Arthur LaVerne Hyde was a pioneer in the Plastics Industry.

He was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a Production and development specialist in cellulosic materials as well as an Engineering/Plant Manager with DuPont.

Hyde founded the A.L. Hyde Company in 1932 in the depths of the Depression. He had the vision and foresight to see the tremendous potential of plastics when that industry was barely in its infancy. In order to realize his vision and keep his company going through the Depression and two fires, AL Hyde had to sell everything he owned several times over. AL Hyde Company was one of the first companies in the nation to start the new process of injection molding in 1936. From a simple hand press that sat on a tabletop, Hyde’s injection molding capacity grew steadily. From the early acetate, nitrate, and acrylic resins available in the late thirties, Hyde’s range of materials expanded vastly to the more modern (at the time) materials of Delryn, Zytel, Lexan polycarbonate, Plexiglas, Implex, and Tenite resins.

Arthure LaVerne Hyde was a charter member and “Pioneer” of the Society of Plastics Industry. AL Hyde Company was a leader in the development of a marketing network through Plastics Distributors in the 1950s. In 1960, AL Hyde Company joined the UPDA (later known as IAPD). AL Hyde Company was the first Manufacturer to receive that organization’s highest award, the Achievement Award. The award was given to Hyde in recognition for introducing thermoplastic rod and sheet through Plastics Distributors.

Arthur LaVerne Hyde died in the 1960s.