Clint Blount
Bakelite (later Union Carbide)
Inducted 1999
Through the decades of the 1920s to the 1960s, Clint Blount (1901 – 1981) was an acknowledged industry leader in the sales and sales management of phenolic molding compounds and polystyrene resins. He was prominent in the industry’s early development of the Society of the Plastics Industry (now PLASTICS), serving as a director and a charter member, and he was an early President of the Plastics Pioneer Association.
Clint was born in Temple, Texas, in 1901 and died in New Jersey on April 17, 1981. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1922 and worked for the Radio Corporation of America from 1922 to 1924. In addition to his Annapolis experience, Clint Blount attended Newark College of Engineering, Columbia University, and New York University.
Clint then joined the Bakelite Corporation in 1924 in a sales capacity. He spent his entire plastics career with Bakelite (later Union Carbide) until his retirement in 1961 as Vice President and General Sales Manager. He made a significant contribution to the commercial development of Bakelite products during the company’s early days.
He was also a member of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE), The Chemists Club, the Naval Academy Graduates Association, and the Southern Society of New York.
Areas of Expertise:
Plastics business management