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Denton's new PET recycling plant in Oregon may be first of many (November 04, 2009)
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PORTLAND, ORE. (Nov. 4, 4:35 p.m. ET) -- Dennis Denton sees the new 30-million-pound PET recycling plant that he and two other partners are building in St. Helens, Ore., as the prototype and forerunner of the way plastics will be recycled in the future -- not just the first PET recycling plant in the Pacific Northwest. Long-range, perhaps three years from now, Denton said ORPET plans to form joint ventures and build recycling plants with companies that need recycled PET, such as firms that thermoform clamshell containers.
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Mexico Coke bottler saving money with lightweight preforms (November 05, 2009)
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MEXICO CITY (Nov. 5, 11:35 a.m. ET) -- Coca-Cola FEMSA SA de CV plans to extend the use of its PET short-height bottle finishes from Mexico to all its markets in Latin America within 12 months. The design cuts the weight of the company’s 16-ounce bottles to 20.5 grams, and has saved the bottler about $10 million in PET resin annually.
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Delphi has new name following reorganization (November 04, 2009)
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TROY, MICH. (Nov. 4, 4:50 p.m. ET) -- It’s not just the seasons that are changing. Multi-billion dollar auto supplier Delphi Corp. is now going by the name Delphi Automotive LLP following its emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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Coke to start self-manufacturing bottles in Australia (November 05, 2009)
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (Nov. 5, 11:20 a.m. ET) -- The company that produces Coca-Cola in Australia will return to manufacturing its own PET bottles in 2010, eight years after offloading the operations and outsourcing supplies. Sydney-based Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. plans to invest about US$40.7 million next year to start the in-line, blow-fill manufacture of PET bottles.
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Report says green packaging is here to stay (November 04, 2009)
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FALLS CHURCH, VA. (Nov. 4, 6:10 p.m. ET) -- The resurgence of the environmental movement has caused an upswing in the demand for environmentally friendly packaging, according to a new report fom the Foodservice Packaging Institute.
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ITW acquires Hartness International (November 04, 2009)
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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.
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Eastman has design on buyers (November 04, 2009)
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MIAMI (Nov. 4, 1:40 p.m. ET) -- Getting engineers and designers to communicate has always been one of life’s greater challenges. In this video from the Industrial Designers Society of America's recent international conference in Miami, Eastman's Mark Costa explains how the company has made the most of design in its effort to find new customers for its materials.
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West restructuring will eliminate 100 jobs (November 04, 2009)
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LIONVILLE, PA. (Nov. 4, 8:25 a.m. ET) -- Medical components manufacturer West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. plans to restructure certain business operations, resulting in the elimination of about 100 jobs, the company announced in its third quarter financial results report. The restructuring includes the re-evaluation of certain business initiatives and assets within its Pharmaceutical Systems and Tech Group segments, West said.
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Court OKs Chapter 11 plan for Lear Corp. (November 05, 2009)
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DETROIT (Nov. 5, 3 p.m. ET) -- Lear Corp. received court approval for its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization plan from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York today, nearly four months after the company filed for protection. The Southfield, Mich.-based supplier of seating systems and electronics expects to emerge from bankruptcy on Monday, once all the closing conditions are met, according to a company statement.
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Breaking into medical device field has advantages and pitfalls (November 05, 2009)
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KALAMAZOO, MICH. (Nov. 5, 2:05 p.m. ET) -- Diversifying into medical devices is a way for manufacturers dependent on the auto industry to grow revenue and avoid the ups and downs of the auto supply chain, but it takes hard work and a long-term commitment, attendees at the fifth annual MichBio Expo were told in a panel discussion Wednesday.
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Denton's new PET recycling plant in Oregon may be first of many (November 04, 2009)
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PORTLAND, ORE. (Nov. 4, 4:35 p.m. ET) -- Dennis Denton sees the new 30-million-pound PET recycling plant that he and two other partners are building in St. Helens, Ore., as the prototype and forerunner of the way plastics will be recycled in the future -- not just the first PET recycling plant in the Pacific Northwest. Long-range, perhaps three years from now, Denton said ORPET plans to form joint ventures and build recycling plants with companies that need recycled PET, such as firms that thermoform clamshell containers.
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PolyOne reports third quarter profit (November 04, 2009)
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AVON LAKE, OHIO (Nov. 4, 10:55 a.m. ET) -- Less turned out to be more for PolyOne Corp. In the third quarter, as the compounder/distributor swung to a profit even as sales were down from the year-ago period.
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Injection molder Wright Plastics expanding in Michigan (November 05, 2009)
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SHERIDAN, MICH. (Nov. 5, 4:10 p.m. ET) -- Injection molder Wright Plastic Products LLC is taking on new work and making plans to add new equipment and jobs. Wright will invest $275,000 in new machinery and equipment and will add 11 jobs to the 29 employees now at its Sheridan plant during the next two years.
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Breaking into medical device field has advantages and pitfalls (November 05, 2009)
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KALAMAZOO, MICH. (Nov. 5, 2:05 p.m. ET) -- Diversifying into medical devices is a way for manufacturers dependent on the auto industry to grow revenue and avoid the ups and downs of the auto supply chain, but it takes hard work and a long-term commitment, attendees at the fifth annual MichBio Expo were told in a panel discussion Wednesday.
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Mass. molder Apex Resource adding workers for medical jobs (November 05, 2009)
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PITTSFIELD, MASS. (Nov. 5, 4:55 p.m. ET) -- Apex Resource Technologies Inc. is expanding its medical device capabilities with the help of $5 million financing package developed through help from the Massachusetts Housing Investment Corp, a private nonprofit lender. Pittsfield-based Apex, which does engineering, design and injection molding, plans to add 15-20 employees in the next 18 months.
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Mexico Coke bottler saving money with lightweight preforms (November 05, 2009)
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MEXICO CITY (Nov. 5, 11:35 a.m. ET) -- Coca-Cola FEMSA SA de CV plans to extend the use of its PET short-height bottle finishes from Mexico to all its markets in Latin America within 12 months. The design cuts the weight of the company’s 16-ounce bottles to 20.5 grams, and has saved the bottler about $10 million in PET resin annually.
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Westlake Chemical posts third-quarter gains (November 05, 2009)
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HOUSTON (Nov. 5, 4:30 p.m. ET) -- Higher North American polyethylene prices helped Westlake Chemical Corp. post solid financial results in the third quarter. Houston-based Westlake reported Nov. 3 that its third-quarter profit grew almost 9 percent vs. the year-ago quarter to almost $30 million. The gain occurred even as Westlake’s third-quarter sales fell 41 percent to about $630 million.
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Blackhawk Composites starting business in Ky. (November 04, 2009)
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MORGANTOWN, KY. (Nov. 4, 2:30 p.m. ET) -- Blackhawk Composites Inc., a startup manufacturer of advanced aerospace composite parts, will begin manufacturing operations near Morgantown. The project will create 20 new jobs initially and represents a more than $1.5 million investment.
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Clariant's third quarter sales drop (November 04, 2009)
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MUTTENZ, SWITZERLAND (Updated Nov. 6, 3:40 p.m. ET) -- Speciality chemicals company Clariant AG's Pigments & Additives division, which includes the company's colorants and additives for plastics, recorded a 25 percent drop in sales to 384 million Swiss francs ($377 million) in the third quarter of 2009, Clariant announced on Nov. 4. The company’s Masterbatches division, however, reported “broad-based demand recovery,” with improvements in the textile and automotive markets. The division reported a profit of CHF 37 million ($36.3 million) on sales of CHF 305 million ($299.6 million).
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Abu Dhabi polymer park looking for occupants (November 05, 2009)
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INDIANAPOLIS (Nov. 5, 1:25 p.m. ET) -- A Middle Eastern plastic processing development is looking to attract processors from North America and other parts of the world. The Abu Dhabi Polymers park — located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates — is designed to take advantage of Abu Dhabi’s competitive cost base in raw materials, utilities and labor.
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