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Plumbing products firm builds energy-efficient molding plant
PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLA. (Nov. 20, 9:30 a.m. ET) -- Plumbing and water products manufacturer Coast Water Efficient Technology LLC is retrofitting a 90,000-square-foot facility in Panama City Beach that will serve as the company’s new corporate and manufacturing headquarters. The company is relocating from Pomona, Calif. to Panama City, and expects the new facility to be a model for energy-efficient injection molding plants. November 20, 2009
Tenn. profile extruder expands for new product launch
DICKSON, TENN. (Nov. 17, 4:50 p.m. ET) -- Vinyl window profile extruder Bavarian Polymers USA Inc. is adding 4.5 million pounds of twin-screw extrusion capacity to its Dickson plant as part of a new product launch. Bavarian has developed a proprietary window profile stiffener designed to replace aluminum and steel. Company officials are calling the product Polymeric Reinforcement System, or PRES. November 17, 2009
US polyurethane millwork brands combined
CHARLEROI, PA. (Nov. 17, 9:50 a.m. ET) -- The polyurethane millwork brand of Life-Time Poly-Millwork will be combined into the brand of its sister company Focal Point Products Inc., the owner of the two companies announced Nov. 17. November 17, 2009
US Army orders two thermoplastic bridges
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. (Nov. 12, 5:05 p.m. ET) -- A maker of thermoplastic bridges strong enough to hold military tanks has found a repeat customer in the U.S. Army. The Army has ordered two railroad bridges for Fort Eustis in Newport News, Va., home of the U.S. Army Transportation Corps., for $957,000. November 12, 2009
Independent Pipe grows East Coast site
ABBEVILLE, S.C. (Nov. 10, 4:05 p.m. ET) -- The new Independent Pipe Products Inc. plant in Abbeville, S.C. -- still being renovated and expanded -- is a microcosm of the ever-evolving plastics industry, and a testament to innovative manufacturing, even while producing simple shapes. November 10, 2009
Designer lauds blow molded barriers
EAST LANSING, MICH. (Nov. 9, 11:20 a.m. ET) — Highway barricade maker Yodock Wall Co. Inc. is switching from rotational molding to blow molding to improve efficiency. November 9, 2009
Spray foam raises energy efficiency and cools tents in Iraq
BASRA, IRAQ (Nov. 2, 3:30 p.m. ET) -- Spray foam is helping to keep living conditions bearable for soldiers in Iraq, where daytime temperatures can reach 130 degrees Fahrenheit, while at the same time cutting energy usage in their living quarters. November 2, 2009
Bayer & ICCA affirm building insulation potential
PITTSBURGH (Oct. 30, 3:30 p.m. ET) -- Two recent studies -- one from Bayer MaterialScience LLC and another by the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) -- have found “substantial potential” for energy savings and carbon-footprint reduction of building insulation materials. October 30, 2009
Hobas offers non-circular profiles
HOUSTON (Oct. 29, 6:05 p.m. ET) -- Thermoset pipe maker Hobas Pipe USA is now offering non-circular profiles to the North American sanitary sewer market. The longtime manufacturer of centrifugally cast, fiberglass-reinforced polyester pipe is targeting the aging infrastructure market with its trenchless pipe rehabilitation technology. October 29, 2009
Prysmian invests $47.5 million in high-voltage cable plant
ABBEVILLE, S.C. (Oct. 26, 3:20 p.m. ET) -- Prysmian SpA, a Milan, Italy-based supplier of cables to the energy and telecoms markets, claims its new 32 million euro ($47.5 million) plant will be the first to produce extra high voltage power cables in North America. October 26, 2009
Shareholder clashes with Insulock management
MESA, ARIZ. (Oct. 22, 5:25 p.m. ET) -- A battle is brewing between the executive team of publicly traded Mesa, Ariz.-based American Insulock Inc. and a group of disgruntled shareholders led by the company’s former CEO. October 22, 2009
Spray Foam Polymers adds new roofing division
NEW CANAAN, CONN. (Oct. 19, 1:55 p.m. ET) — Spray Foam Polymers, a US-based manufacturer of polyurethane spray foams for the building industry, has added a new spray foam roofing division, which offers, “advanced green commercial and industrial roofing solutions,” the company said Oct. 14. October 19, 2009
Nova says JV with Reliance remains active
PITTSBURGH (Oct. 16, 2:45 p.m. ET) -- Nova Chemicals Corp. has denied an online report that its building products joint venture with Reliance Industries Ltd. has ended. Nova and Reliance formed the JV last year. Its goal is to manufacture expanded polystyrene-based, energy-efficient building products for India’s fast-growing commercial construction industry. October 16, 2009
Outdoor Technology plant reopens in Miss.
MACON, MISS. (Oct. 16, 2:30 p.m. ET) -- One year after shutting down unexpectedly, the former Outdoor Technologies Inc. plant in Macon, Miss., is back up and running under its second owner since the now-defunct Jancor Cos. Inc. went under in October 2008. Newly formed Exterior Profiles Corp. is now extruding rigid vinyl fence and railing profiles out of the 31-worker facility. October 16, 2009
Dallas HDPE pipe maker adds S.C. plant
DALLAS (Oct 15, 11:30 p.m. ET) -- High density polyethylene pipe and fittings maker Independent Pipe Products Inc. is moving into a former Performance Pipe facility in Abbeville, S.C. The Dallas-based company had been seeking an East Coast location since at least April when IPPI bought an American Maplan extrusion line capable of making pipe in diameters up to 65 inches. October 15, 2009

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