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Germany's Ossberger sees signs of automotive recovery
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (June 30, 2009) -- German machinery maker Ossberger, represented in North America by FGH Systems Inc. of Denville, New Jersey, reports some first signs of improvement in the global
automotive sector — where it is a key supplier of equipment for flexible boot and bellows production — but is unsure how quickly that will be felt in the United States.
Negri Bossi builds 7,000-ton injection press
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (June 30, 2009) -- Italian injection press maker Negri Bossi SpA has built a giant injection press, with 7,000 metric tons of clamping force, for a customer in Japan. The press is
Negri Bossi’s largest-ever injection molding machine.
DuPont showing renewably sourced engineering resins
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (June 30, 2009) -- DuPont Co. arrived at NPE2009 with a product lineup self-described as the broadest range of renewably sourced engineering resins in the industry. “We have a full
commercial line, and can bring performance equal to or better than that of petroleum-based products,” DuPont Engineering Polymers global business manager Marsha Craig said in an interview at NPE.
NPE2009 draws record number of Chinese exhibitors
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (June 30, 2009) -- Chinese firms continued their surge in the ranks of NPE exhibitors, with almost 200 firms registering for booths this year, a 70 percent jump from the last show
and, according to the official statistics, giving China more exhibitors than any other foreign country.
Qinchuan-Future Plastic mulls initial public offering
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Conair scores high with $2 million in sales at NPE2009
CHICAGO (June 26, 2009) -- Conair Group Inc. sold multiple energy-efficient, single-stage PET drying systems and other equipment to two customers for a total of about $2 million in sales — a figure
Conair officials characterized as being among their largest-ever NPE deals. “Orders of this sort are significant any time,” Larry Doyle, Conair’s vice president of global sales and market, said
at NPE. “What’s been most exciting this week has been the fact that customers are coming to NPE eager to talk about investing in real projects.”
International Plastics Design award winners announced
 Hospira's award-winning iSecure syringe
NatureWorks doubling Ingeo PLA resin capacity
CHICAGO (June 30, 2009) -- NatureWorks LLC’s long-awaited second line to make polylactic acid comes on stream this week, boosting annual capacity for Ingeo PLA resin at its plant in Blair, Neb.,
from 150 million pounds (68,039 metric tons) to 300 million pounds (136,078 metric tons).
Jwell building new factory, mulling acquisition
CHICAGO （June 26, 2009） -- Chinese equipment maker Shanghai Jwell Extrusion Machinery Co. Ltd. is building a new factory in Suzhou to significantly expand its capacity, as executives say they are
looking at an European acquisition.
Rubbermaid to use Mirel bioplastic in consumer product
CHICAGO (June 26, 2009) -- Bioplastics maker Metabolix has landed a pretty big fish in the sea of consumer products: Consumer and commercial products maker Newell Rubbermaid, which will use
Mirel-brand bioplastic made by Telles -- the bioplastics joint venture between Metabolix and Archer Daniels Midland -- in an unspecified consumer-based, retail product.
New plant will bring Clear Path 280 million lbs of PET capacity
CHICAGO (June 26, 2009) -- The first phase of the massive PET recycling plant being built by DAK Americas LLC and Shaw Industries Group Inc. will be up and running early next year in Fayetteville,
North Carolina. Phase two is set for a 2012 start.
Sacmi demonstrates Compression Blow Forming technology
CHICAGO (June 26, 2009) -- Italian machinery group Sacmi Imola S.C. demonstrates its Compression Blow Forming (CBF) technology for production of small blow molded containers for the first time in
North America on its booth at NPE.
Conair drops patent lawsuit after Novatec changes wording
CHICAGO (June 26, 2009) -- The Conair-vs.-Novatec dryer lawsuit has ended with a mere change to product literature wording — but the war of words goes on. Conair Group Inc. has dropped its patent
infringement lawsuit against Novatec Inc. after Novatec agreed to add a sentence to its product literature and Web site information about its Intelli PET Drying System.
China’s plastics industry to resume double-digit growth
CHICAGO (June 25, 2009) -- China’s plastic industry should resume double-digit growth in the second half of the year, after stumbling from the global economic crisis, according to the head of
China’s largest plastics industry association.
Invista plans to start manufacturing nylon 6/6
CHICAGO (June 26, 2009) -- Invista is the newest player in the global engineering polymers market. The company has announced plans to begin production of nylon 6/6 resin at several locations,
including Chattanooga, Tenn., and Kingston, Ontario.
Taiwan's Jenn Chong to double capacity
CHICAGO (June 25, 2009) -- Taiwanese equipment maker Jenn Chong Plastics Machinery Works Co. Ltd. showed a blown film line at NPE that was bound for a Canadian customer. The Tai Pao, Taiwan-based
company also plans to add another 43,000 square feet to its existing facility, giving it about 75,000 square feet, as demand for its film extruders, monofilament extruders and strapping machines
grows.
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Sustain08 videos
Valerie Casey, global practice leader for design firm IDEO, discusses the Designers Accord, which some have described as the
Kyoto Treaty of design.
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