MYE Myers Industries, Inc.

Risks

• Significant increase in the cost of raw materials or disruption in the availability of raw materials could adversely affect our financial performance.
• Our strategic growth initiatives have inherent risks and may not achieve anticipated benefits.
• We may not realize the improved operating results that we anticipate from past acquisitions or from acquisitions we may make in the future and we may experience difficulties in integrating the acquired businesses or may inherit significant liabilities related to such businesses.
• We operate in a very competitive business environment, which could affect our financial condition and results of operations.
• Our operations depend on our ability to maintain continuous, uninterrupted production at our manufacturing facilities, which are subject to physical and other risks that could disrupt production.
• We derive a portion of our revenues from direct and indirect sales outside the United States and are subject to the risks of doing business in foreign countries.
• We may not be successful in protecting our intellectual property rights, including our unpatented proprietary know-how and trade secrets, or in avoiding claims that we infringed on the intellectual property rights of others.
• If we are unable to maintain access to credit financing, our business may be adversely affected.
• If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results. As a result, current and potential shareholders could lose confidence in our financial reporting, which would harm our business and the trading price of our common stock.
• Changes in privacy laws, regulations and standards may cause our business to suffer.
• Future claims, litigation and regulatory actions could adversely affect our financial condition and our ability to conduct our business.
• Current and future environmental and other governmental laws and requirements could adversely affect our financial condition and our ability to conduct our business.
• Environmental regulations specific to plastic products and containers could adversely affect our ability to conduct our business.
• Our insurance coverage may be inadequate to protect against potential hazardous incidents to our business.
• Our business operations could be adversely affected if we lose key employees or members of our senior management team.
• Unforeseen events, including natural disasters, unusual or severe weather events and patterns, public health crises, and other catastrophic events may negatively impact our economic condition.
• Changes in laws and regulations may have an adverse impact on our operations.
• Exposure to additional tax liabilities could affect our financial performance.