Singapore's Sunningdale reports cautious optimism
SINGAPORE (Aug 18, 2009) -- Sunningdale Tech Ltd said it faces a challenging business environment for the rest of this year though there are signs that the global economic crisis may be bottoming out.
The Singapore-based injection molder and tooling supplier said it remains cautious for the rest of the year.
China’s manufacturers mull ways to boost industry
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Resin makers realizing China’s import potential
 Hanck
Ashland Distribution continues to grow in China
GUANGZHOU (May 26, 2009) -- After weathering a difficult first year in China, Ashland Distribution arrived at Chinaplas 2009 last week with a growing list of distribution agreements in the region. In
an economic downturn, a company official said, there are some advantages to being a new arrival.
Underwriters Laboratories buys Bayer plastics testing lab
NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS (April 28, 2009) -- Underwriters Laboratories Inc. has purchased a plastics testing lab in Krefeld-Uerdingen, Germany, from Bayer MaterialScience AG. The deal will allow
Northbrook-based Underwriters Laboratories -- an independent organization that tests more than 19,000 products, components, materials and systems each year -- to expand its services in the plastics
market.
SPI stimulus brings Nissei back to NPE
Plastics Hall of Fame to induct 9 new members at NPE
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (March 17, 2009) -- The Plastics Hall of Fame’s class of 2009 covers a global spectrum of leaders in materials, machinery, screws and packaging. The Hall of Fame will induct the
nine new members June 22 at NPE2009 in Chicago. Check out Plastics News’ full story about the inductees and their accomplishments.
New report looks at recycling data for rigid non-bottles
ORLANDO, FLORIDA (March 17, 2009) -- In another attempt to determine how much of all types of plastics are being recycled in the U.S., the American Chemistry Council has put together its first report
that looks at the extent of rigid non-bottle recycling. The report estimates that 147,400 metric tons of post-consumer rigid plastics were recycled in 2007. However, two-thirds of that material was
exported offshore, mostly to China, leaving only 55,000 metric tons for the U.S. and Canada.
Sunningdale relocates some Singapore, Mexico work
SINGAPORE (March 3, 2009) -- Sunningdale Tech Ltd. is moving its Mexican auto parts production into Asia and relocating some Singapore parts production to neighboring Johor, Malaysia. Chief Executive
Officer Khoo Boo Hor said the move was part of a strategy to realign the company’s manufacturing operations.
Two more plastics equipment majors pass on NPE show
 Carteaux
PET film maker Polyplex adding China unit
BANGKOK, THAILAND (February 24, 2009) -- Polyplex (Thailand) Public Co. Ltd. is setting up a trading company in China. Polyplex Group, based in Noida, India, is the world’s fourth largest maker of
thin PET film. The company has film extrusion facilities in Thailand, India and Turkey.
Charger provides electricity in remote locations
 Go Charger
Perlos to close Hungarian molding plant
VANTAA, FINLAND (January 20, 2009) -- Plummeting European demand for mobile phone handsets has forced component molder Perlos Corp. to close its Komárom plant in Hungary altogether. Last month,
the company’s Hungarian managers announced they would cut the plant’s workforce in half in response to the global economic downturn. But now, with the crisis deepening and serious economic
uncertainty, the company has decided that last month’s decision was not enough. Vantaa-based Perlos is owned by Taiwanese electronics group Lite-On Technology Corp.
Smart phones sweeping market
AKRON, OHIO (January 13, 2009) -- The slowing economy may cut into 2009 cellular telephone shipments in the U.S. and Western Europe, but ramp-up growth in China and India is expected to continue. The
downturn will be felt differently around the world, according to one research analyst. “Places like China and India are still trying to connect a lot of people.” Nokia Corp., Motorola
Inc. and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, manufacture in India to be close and responsive to the country’s market. But not all emerging markets want a simple phone. “Why did Apple make
a push for the [third-generation] iPhone in Asia and Latin America?” he asked. “Keep an eye on smart phones.”
Notebooks strong, despite fewer personal computer sales
AKRON, OHIO (January 13, 2009) -- Market research firm iSuppli Corp. of El Segundo, California, forecasts 2009 growth of 4.3 percent in global personal computer shipments -- to 316 million units from
2008’s 303 million units -- and further shifting in demand for notebooks and desktops.
Fujitsu dedicated to making bio-based products
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