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Mexico holds its first trade show for processors
MEXICO CITY (Nov. 20, 10:30 a.m. ET) -- Mexico’s first Artiplast trade show, designed to showcase plastics processors, took place in the capital’s World Trade Center Nov. 18-20, attracting 120 exhibitors and about 3,000 visitors. The organizer, the Instituto Mexicano del Plástico Industrial SC, or IMPI, plans to turn the show into an annual event where small- and medium-sized companies can show off their wares and services. November 20, 2009
Calif. film extruder building new HQ plant
HUNTINGTON PARK, CALIF. (Nov. 20, 9:45 a.m. ET) -- Universal Plastic Bag Manufacturing Co. is building a new production facility in Ontario, Calif. The plant will house all the company's key equipment, including eight Alpine extruders; Sheldon Arvor, Amplast and several T-shirt bags machinery; four-color Flexo-printers; inline printers and inline bag machines. November 20, 2009
Celgard capitalizes on automotive battery demand
DETROIT (Nov. 19, 4:10 p.m. ET) -- Celgard LLC began making film separators for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries 20 years ago in North Carolina. Now the company is in the right place at the right time as the North American auto industry gears up for an electric vehicle future, one that will include the makers of vital components like Celgard and its porous membranes. The company will expand production capabilities in Charlotte, N.C., and also finalizing site selection for a second plant in the southeastern United States. November 19, 2009
Film maker MonoSol announces expansion
MERRILLVILLE, IND. (Nov. 18, 3:05 p.m. ET) — MonoSol LLC plans to increase capacity for water-soluble films by more than 20 percent in 2010 and an additional 20 percent in 2011. The Merrillville-based company said the increase is being driven by growth in markets including unit dose packaging, composite fabricating and dust abatement. November 18, 2009
Reifenhauser picks new US location
DANVERS, MASS. (Nov. 17, 9:55 a.m. ET) -- Danvers, north of Boston, is the new U.S. home for the Reifenhauser and Kiefel film machinery businesses. The 10,000-square-foot facility will house service, spare parts and project management teams to support customers in the United States and Canada. November 17, 2009
Mid-America Bag buys CPI's film division
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WIS. (Nov. 3, 5:25 p.m. ET) -- Mid-America Bag LLC of Pleasant Prairie has acquired the film division of its former owner, CPI Plastics Group Ltd., amid the Canadian profile and film extruder’s bankruptcy. November 3, 2009
Filtrona Extrusion renamed Pexco
ATLANTA (Nov. 2, 11:40 p.m. ET) -- Seven months after being acquiring by a private equity firm, Atlanta-based Filtrona Extrusion has been renamed Pexco. Management of the company, which operates seven manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and Mexico, remains unchanged. November 2, 2009
U.S. imposes duties on bags from Vietnam, Indonesia and Taiwan
WASHINGTON (Oct. 29, 11:40 p.m. ET) -- The U.S. Commerce Department has imposed antidumping duties ranging from just under 29 percent to just under 96 percent on imports of plastic shopping bags from Vietnam, Indonesia and Taiwan. October 29, 2009
Multi-Plastics buying two plants from Reynolds Packaging Kama
HAZLETON, PA. (Oct. 26, 4:15 p.m. ET) -- Lewis Center, Ohio-based Multi-Plastics Inc. is in “advanced negotiations” to buy plants in Hazleton, Pa., and Avenel, N.J., from its long-time partner Reynolds Packaging Kama. October 26, 2009
Plaskolite buys Optiglass coating division
COLUMBUS, OHIO (Oct. 21, 3:45 p.m. ET) — Plaskolite Inc. today announced that it has purchased the coating division of Optiglass PC LLC of Cincinnati, Ohio. October 21, 2009
Target and CVS launch incentives to discourage plastic bags
WASHINGTON (Oct. 19, 10:55 p.m. ET) -- Two major nationwide U.S. retailers -- Target and CVS -- have put into place incentives for shoppers that they expect will significantly reduce the amount of plastic shopping bags handed out at checkout lines. October 19, 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
Skydex making plastic flooring to protect military vehicles
CENTENNIAL, COLO. (Oct. 15, 3 p.m. ET) -- Technology firm Skydex Technologies Inc. has won a major military contract to provide protective plastic flooring for more than 4,000 all-terrain vehicles that will be used by U.S. Armed Forces in Afghanistan. October 15, 2009
Berry Plastics to buy Pliant Corp.
EVANSVILLE, IND. (Oct. 13, 8:30 p.m. ET) -- Berry Plastics Corp. announced today that it plans to buy Pliant Corp. after Pliant emerges from bankruptcy. Under a reorganization plan approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court on Oct. 6, Berry will receive 25 percent of the equity of Pliant. According to an Oct. 13 news release, Berry now also intends to acquire the remaining 75 percent of the common stock. October 13, 2009
Peru recycler/sheet extruder expands for export customers
LIMA, PERU (Oct. 9, 12:55 p.m. ET) — South American plastics processor Iberoamericana de Plasticos SAC is moving its PET sheet operations to a larger site by the end of the year to meet export market growth. About 75 percent of IP’s PET-related sales come from the export market, primarily to North America and China, Victorio said. October 9, 2009

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