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Chinese happy with move to Orlando, but worry about conflict with Chinaplas

GUANGZHOU, CHINA (Nov. 20, 2:00 p.m. ET) -- Some Chinese industry leaders are happy with the decision to relocate NPE from Chicago to Orlando, with some pointing out that service in Chicago needed improvement. But the spring dates for NPE2012, mere weeks before that year’s Chinaplas trade show, have raised some concern. November 20, 2009

Orlando rolls out welcome mat for NPE

WASHINGTON (Nov. 20, 1:55 p.m. ET) -- Moving NPE to Orlando, Fla., offers SPI the opportunity to attract new companies to the show, according to Gary Sain, president and CEO of the Orlando/Orange County Convention and Visitors Bureau. “We have got a lot of ideas on how to market the show and will be putting together a brand summit with SPI where we will sit down and talk about the strategy, what the objectives are and how we want to position the marketing of the show,” he said. November 20, 2009

Some NPE exhibitors support move to Orlando

AKRON, OHIO (Nov. 19, 4:30 p.m. ET) -- NPE exhibitors contacted by Plastics News say that moving the show to Orlando is a big change, but officials from five machinery and materials companies support the move. November 19, 2009

Show organizers show little interest in Chicago

CHICAGO (Nov. 19, 4:20 p.m. ET) -- Organizers of other plastics trade shows aren’t rushing into the void created by NPE’s leaving Chicago for Orlando. Anne Meerboth-Maltz, public relations director for Messe Dusseldorf, organizers of Germany’s massive K Show, said: “We have no plans to enter the U.S. market.” November 19, 2009

NPE moving to Orlando for 2012 and 2015

WASHINGTON (Updated Nov. 18, 10:30 a.m. ET) — The 2012 and 2015 NPE trade shows will be in Orlando, Fla. The news is a big loss for Chicago, which has been home to the show since 1971. Officials from the Society of the Plastics Industry Inc., which produces the show every three years, emphasized that lower costs in Orlando are worth the risks involved with moving the show. November 17, 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

McCormick Place plans job cuts

CHICAGO (Updated Nov. 16, 8:40 p.m. ET) -- The agency that operates McCormick Place and Navy Pier will reduce its staff and offer early retirement to help combat a fiscal year budget shortfall that is triple the size previously anticipated. The news comes as the Society of the Plastics Industry Inc. considers whether to keep the NPE trade show at McCormick or move it to Orlando, Fla. November 16, 2009

Report: Onex planning IPO for Husky

TORONTO (Updated Nov. 17, 10:20 a.m. ET) -- Major Canadian private equity firm Onex Corp. is planning an initial public offering for Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd., according to a report in the Toronto Globe & Mail. Onex plans to sell its stake in the Bolton, Ontario-based maker of injection presses, robots, PET preform molds and hot runners in the next few months, potentially raising US$1.3 billion, according to the report. November 15, 2009

UMass Lowell professor Malloy advocates new plastics museum

FITCHBURG, MASS. (Nov. 13, 1:40 p.m. ET) -- University of Massachusetts at Lowell professor Robert Malloy believes the region’s plastics history should be remembered and on display for all to see. “Our intent is to set up a mini-version of the Plastics Museum either on campus or perhaps in conjunction with another museum,” he said. November 13, 2009

Talks continuing on next NPE location

WASHINGTON (Nov. 13, 12:05 p.m. ET) -- Chicago and Orlando are still negotiating for the NPE trade show, the head of the Society of Plastics Industry Inc. said, despite industry rumblings that an announcement could come by the end of November — or even as early as next week. November 13, 2009

Husky contracts out parts distribution

BOLTON, ONTARIO (Nov. 10, 4 p.m. ET) -- Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. is contracting out its parts distribution activities. Husky Chief Operating Officer Keith Carlton said the move will improve distribution because Caterpillar Logistics Services Inc. is close to a primary shipping hub in Louisville, Ky., and it offers longer shipping hours. November 10, 2009

Sipa debuts all-in-one unit

EAST LANSING, MICH. (Nov. 9, 11:15 a.m. ET) — Italy’s Sipa SpA has introduced a PET bottle-molding system that integrates the blow molder, filler and labeling station in one unit, boosting production efficiency by as much as 10 percent. November 9, 2009

Rapid reconstruction underway for Swedish granulator firm

JÖNKÖPING SWEDEN (Nov. 5, 12:25 p.m. ET) -- Rapid Granulator AB has been granted a suspension of old debts by the District Court of Jönköping. The court has granted permission for a so-called reconstruction procedure, which under Swedish law, allows the company to continue in business. This means that Rapid will continue to operate as usual, including the fulfilment of all service contracts, product guarantees and obligations. November 5, 2009

SPI names executive board members

WASHINGTON (Nov. 5, 12:20 p.m. ET) -- Chris Keller, president of plastic processing auxiliary equipment manufacturer Conair Group Inc., has been named chairman of the executive board of the Society of the Plastics Industry Inc. He replaces immediate past chair Jim Buonomo, the chief strategy officer and chief financial officer of Nypro Inc. in Clinton, Mass. November 5, 2009

ITW acquires Hartness International

GLENVIEW, ILL. (Nov. 4, 6:20 p.m. ET) -- Illinois Tool Works Inc. today announced that it has acquired the assets of Greenville, S.C.-based packaging machinery maker Hartness International Inc. Hartness makes packaging equipment and conveyors for bottling and material handling. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. November 4, 2009

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