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Start-up compounder opening in Ohio
LIMA, OHIO (Nov. 3, 3:55 p.m. ET) -- Start-up compounder Planet Friendly Polymers plans to open a plant in Lima by the end of the year. The firm plans to spend $1.3 million on the 50,000-square-foot plant. Some of the plant’s output will be sold on the open market, with the rest going to products marketed by a sister company that sells plastic containers and storage products. November 3, 2009
Ohio molders expand for Whirlpool work
TOLEDO, OHIO (Oct. 30, 1:10 p.m. ET) -- Two Ohio molders are expanding, in part to serve appliance company Whirlpool Corp. Magna Exteriors and Interiors is investing $17.5 million to add equipment in Toledo, and Revere Plastics Systems plans to invest $10 million for a 50,000-square-foot expansion and new equipment in Clyde. October 30, 2009
Two Indian housewares firms continue expansion
GUANGZHOU, CHINA (Oct. 16, 3:25 p.m. ET) — Plastic packaging extruder Specialty Polyfilms India Pvt. Ltd. invested in a significant capacity expansion in August, as the company sees growth for its plastic food wrap in both its domestic market and among increasingly cost-conscious European consumers. October 16, 2009
Injection molders adding jobs in Greenville, Mich.
GREENVILLE, MICH. (Oct. 8, 4:35 p.m. ET) — Two injection molders plan to add more than 100 jobs in Greenville, including a company bringing business to the United States from China. Zero1 LLC of Ada, Mich., has been involved with designing and backing office chairs made in China, but now plans to launch production in Greenville, sharing space at a plant owned by Clarion Technologies Inc. October 8, 2009
Projections put Asian aerospace on radar
HONG KONG (Oct. 5, 10:50 a.m. ET )  — Projections for solid growth during the next 20 years in Asia’s aerospace market, even factoring in a slumping market from the economic crisis, are drawing some plastics firms to look for opportunities there. Several American, Japanese and Hong Kong firms came to the Asian Aerospace International Expo and Congress, held Sept. 8-10 in Hong Kong, hoping to tap into the Asia Pacific market or reinforce their position in the aviation supply chain. October 5, 2009
Nypro closing Guangzhou, China, injection molding plant
CLINTON, MASS. (Oct. 2, 4:10 p.m. ET) — Nypro Inc. will close its plant in Guangzhou, China, and move production to its plant in Shenzhen, roughly 100 miles away. The consolidation is expected to be completed by February. The company is “consolidating to fewer, larger, full-service manufacturing operations in order to better serve our customers with greater scope and scale,” said Nelson Ngai, group vice president of consumer and electronics. October 2, 2009
Wis. housewares company Jifram buys new D-S extrusion line
SHEBOYGAN FALLS, WIS. (Oct. 1, 4:30 p.m. ET) — Housewares company Jifram Extrusions Inc. has added a Davis-Standard Corp. Super Blue extruder to boost its production. Jifram, which has seen sales increasing for its products sold at major retail outlets, bought the 3½-inch extruder from the show floor display at NPE 2009. October 1, 2009
Study shows consumers purchase some green products
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (Sept. 30, 1:05 p.m. ET) -- A new sustainability study shows that the vast majority of consumers currently purchase at least some green products. The study, by Cambridge-based Grail Research, indicates that 84 percent of consumers buy green products and that only 1 percent who previously purchased green products has abandoned that category. September 30, 2009
Encore Plastics catches the wind
SANDUSKY, OHIO (Sept. 28, 12:35 p.m. ET) -- A windmill that soars 100 feet above its corporate headquarters near Lake Erie has helped move Encore Plastics Corp. in a new direction. The Sandusky supplier of paint sundries is using wind energy as a means of saving energy and as a side business. September 28, 2009
Water bottle combines coconut, metal and plastic
SAN DIEGO (Sept. 25 1:20 p.m. ET) — Getting people to believe there is an alternative to the plastic water bottle is his biggest challenge, said Joey Mendelsohn, president and CEO of EcoUsable Inc., at the ASR Marketplace show in San Diego. September 25, 2009
Show-goers at ASR get to hear of SoundEscapes i360 headgear
SAN DIEGO (Sept. 25, 1:20 p.m. ET) — SoundEscapes Inc. of Granite Bay, Calif., showed its i360-brand, plastic-fabric products for on-the-go music listeners, at the ASR Marketplace trade show, held Sept. 10-12 in San Diego. The line includes $40 headbands and $50 beanie hats. September 25, 2009
Iris buying 50 all-electric JSW presses to upgrade U.S. housewares operations
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WIS. (Sept. 24, 4 p.m. ET) — Housewares injection molder Iris USA Inc. is adding new equipment to improve efficiency at its plants in Pleasant Prairie and Mesquite, Texas. The company will install 50 new JSW all-electric presses, plus 38 Motoman robots, by the end of the year. “We are proud that we are financially strong to make this kind of investment,” President Chet Keizer said. “Iris is investing for the long-term future.” September 24, 2009
New caster board offers versatility for extreme action sports
SAN DIEGO (Sept. 22, 3:35 p.m. ET) — A next-generation injection molded caster board was among products on display at the ASR Marketplace trade show. On any flat surface, a rider’s hip movements can generate motion for a set of $120-retail swivel-connected Shred Sled boards, which offer "the freedom to combine skateboarding, surfing and snowboarding." September 22, 2009
Suncast buys maker of Amish wood products
BATAVIA, ILL. (Sept. 16, 3:20 p.m. ET) — Suncast Corp. is best known for its plastic hose reels, storage products and garden sheds, but its newest products are made of wood. The company bought HomePlace Structures, a company that sells Amish-made wooden furniture, including elaborate playhouses, gazebos, garden sheds, cabins and garages. Suncast said it now is the only manufacturer to offer outdoor storage products made of injection molded and blow molded plastics and wood. September 16, 2009
Sterilite donates $2 million to Mass. colleges
TOWNSEND, MASS. (Sept. 15, 3:40 p.m. ET) -- Housewares molder Sterilite Corp. today announced that it will donate $2 million to help finance college educations for students at Mount Wachusett Community College and Fitchburg State College. September 15, 2009

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