US firm says temporary plastic walls save landfill space
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Printpack opens Suzhou factory
ATLANTA (December 17, 2009) -- Atlanta-based packaging producer Printpack Inc. has opened a thermoforming factory in Suzhou, China, making rigid plastic containers for the food packaging industry. The
Suzhou plant, Printpack (Suzhou) Packaging Co., Ltd., is Printpack's first presence in China, spokeswoman Lisa Preston told Plastics News.
Thermoformer Prent sees ongoing growth in China
JANESVILLE, WIS. (December 15, 2009) -- Packaging thermoformer Prent Corp. has moved into a new plant in Shanghai’s Jiading district that more than doubles its capacity in China and increases the
number of its Class 8 clean rooms there from one to three.
Cereplast develops algae-based bioplastics
HAWTHORNE, CALIF. (October 26, 2009) -- Bioplastics maker Cereplast Inc. plans to launch a line of bioplastic resins based on all-natural algae by the end of 2010. The company said the algae-based
resins could be blended with polypropylene or other standard resins and used in injection molded or thermoformed parts.
California's EnVino finding success with PET wine bottles
BURLINGAME, CALIF. (August 18, 2009) -- A joint venture between a plastic bottle maker and thermoforming packaging manufacturer is making an aggressive push to penetrate the wine industry with
plastics. With clear bottles for whites and green-hued bottles for reds, the bottles come in three sizes: 187 milliliter, the industry standard 750 milliliter, and 1 liter.
China’s manufacturers mull ways to boost industry
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TSL thermoformer aims for mid-size market
CHICAGO (June 23, 2009) -- Thermoforming Systems LLC is using NPE2009 as a platform to launch a product into the growing mid-sized trim in place machine market. This market segment is dominated by
European suppliers and offers great opportunities to sell machines worldwide, said President James Naughton.
U.S. thermoformer of pickup truck bedliners closes line
PORTAGE, WISCONSIN (May 19, 2009) -- The slowing North American auto industry and consumers’ shifting away from trucks is prompting Penda Corp. to close one of its two U.S. thermoforming lines
making pickup truck bedliners. The company will shut down extrusion and most of its thermoforming in Lapeer, Michigan, cutting about 112 jobs by July 17, Penda officials announced May 12. Executives
believe the U.S. auto market has undergone a “structural change” with a consumer shift to smaller cars, away from the trucks that were the core of the heavy-gauge thermoforming business for
Penda.
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.
Two more plastics equipment majors pass on NPE show
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German machinery makers expect 20% sales drop in ’09
FRANKFURT, GERMANY (February 24, 2009) -- The German Plastics and Rubber Machinery Association started to experience a decline in orders in mid-2008, but despite a sluggish few months, the year ended
with an all-time high, in line with earlier forecasts for the year. But lower order levels will have a marked effect in 2009, with the group predicting that the year will end with a 20 percent drop
in sales. The expected decline is based on currently available data.
Malaysian plastics industry set to benefit from AFTA
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Malaysian plastics industry urged to upgrade
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Plastics machinery growth strongest in China, study says
CLEVELAND, OHIO (November 4, 2008) – U.S. research firm Freedonia Group is forecasting a 4.7 percent annual rise in global demand for plastics processing machinery. China is expected to increase
plastics processing equipment demand by more than US$1.6 billion (10.9 billion yuan) from 2007 to 2012. By then, China will account for nearly one-quarter of the global market.
Re-evaluating China, from across the Taiwan strait
TAIPEI, TAIWAN (September 30, 2008) -- With costs quickly climbing across the Taiwan strait, many of the island’s companies are reassessing their relationship with mainland China, a region that is
both its biggest market and its fiercest competitor. Plastics News spoke with several Taiwanese firms on the subject at the Taipei Plas show, which was held earlier this month.
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Plastics News' extensive coverage of NPE2009, North America's largest plastics trade show, included 17 news videos
shot on-site in Chicago. View the English-language clips here.
