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North American suppliers report shortages of polyethylene and ABS March 12, 2010
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North American suppliers report shortages of polyethylene and ABS March 12, 2010
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Kortec offers closure barrier technology

IPSWICH, MASS (March 17, 12:01 a.m. ET) -- Kortec Inc. brings its barrier-layer technology to one-piece caps and closures -- helping better preserve freshness in foods and beverages. They are also less expensive than traditional two-piece closures, according to the Ipswich-based company. March 17, 2010

London packaging firm touts PET paint can

LONDON (March 16, 12:01 a.m. ET) -- London-based Plastic Can Co. is seeking licensees in North and South America for its patented, two-stage PET paint can. March 16, 2010

Growing volume of mislabeled bottles causing problems for PET recyclers

WASHINGTON (March 15, 12:50 p.m. ET) -- Two plastics recycling associations say that brand owners are mislabeling bottles as PET or PET-compatible. Without identifying any specific companies or containers, the recycling groups say their members are seeing an increasing number of mislabeled bottles -- a trend that has the potential to wreak havoc with the recycling stream. March 15, 2010

Danafilms doubling Ky. plant size, adding W&H extruder

WESTBOROUGH, MASS. (March 12, 2:25 p.m. ET) -- Blown film manufacturer Danafilms, Inc. is doubling the size of its Franklin, Ky., plant to make room for a new coextrusion line and to accommodate future growth. March 12, 2010

Amcor PET renamed Amcor Rigid Plastics

ANN ARBOR, MICH. (March 11, 1:15 p.m. ET) -- The former Amcor PET Packaging business based in Ann Arbor has been renamed Amcor Rigid Plastics. The new group is among seven operating units that were organized following the recent $1.9 billion acquisition of parts of Alcan Packaging by Amcor Ltd. of Melbourne, Australia. March 11, 2010

Thermoformed in-mold labeling featured in Chicago

CHICAGO (March 11, 12:50 p.m. ET) -- Advances in thermoform in-mold labeling are drawing attendees to an upcoming industry conference, an organizer said. March 11, 2010

Silgan moving equipment to Ligonier, Ind.

LIGONIER, IND. (March 10, 11:50 a.m. ET) -- Silgan Plastics Corp. will spend $5.5 million in machinery upgrades to its blow molding plant in Ligonier. The equipment will come froma plant in Port Clinton, Ohio, that is scheduled to be closed. March 10, 2010

Calif. report may encourage single-use bag bans

SAN FRANCISCO (March 9, 4:10 p.m. ET) -- A coalition of California cities is hoping that its new, detailed analysis of existing studies that examine the environmental impact of reusable and single-use carryout bags will be the weapon that cities throughout the state need to enact bans on plastic bags and place fees on all other single-use carryout bags, including paper and biodegradable bags. March 9, 2010

Linpac responds to talk of break-up and sale

KNOTTINGLEY, ENGLAND (March 9, 11:40 a.m. ET) -- Linpac Group Ltd. has said there is “no formal sale process… currently underway” following speculation that the global rigid packaging company could be split up and sold off by the banks that control it. But the company confirmed that the banks will not be long-term owners, and are looking for “potential exit choices.” March 9, 2010

Kollman Label buys converter Prime Graphics

YARDLEY, PA. (March 5, 3:40 p.m. ET) -- Kollman Label & Packaging Group, a holding company in Yardley, has acquired Prime Graphics Inc., a printer and converter of shrink films in Wood Dale, Ill., and changed its name to Prime Label & Packaging. March 5, 2010

Reusable Packaging group backs product stewardship

ARLINGTON, VA. (March 5, 12:15 p.m. ET) -- The Reusable Packaging Association is officially supporting product stewardship, also known as extended producer responsibility, the group said. March 5, 2010

Pregis buys polyethylene foam-in-place manufacturer IntelliPack

DEERFIELD, ILL. (March 4, 8:40 a.m. ET) -- Packing manufacturer Pregis Corp. has acquired IntelliPack Inc., a polyethylene foam-in-place manufacturer in Tulsa, Okla. IntelliPack’s 38 employees will join Pregis, the companies said. According to the companies, their combined 2009 sales were about $820 million. March 4, 2010

Report shows improvement in some recycling, but not enough

ARLINGTON, VA. (Updated March 5, 10:10 a.m. ET) -- The number of pounds of non-bottle rigid plastics recycled in the U.S. in 2008 increased by slightly more than 35 million pounds over the previous year, and a majority of that was reprocessed in North America, in sharp contrast to 2007 when much of the material was exported. March 3, 2010

Spartech merging three tech centers into one

CLAYTON, MO. (March 2, 6:40 p.m. ET) -- Spartech Corp. by midsummer plans to open a technology center near its headquarters in Clayton. The facility will bring together Spartech’s material development, product development and packaging technology centers in a leased, 80,000- to 100,000-square-foot facility. March 2, 2010

American Packaging spends $16.5 million on Iowa plant

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (March 1, 5:30 p.m. ET) -- American Packaging Corp. has broken ground for a $16.5 million expansion project at its flexographic printing and laminating plant in Story City, Iowa. March 1, 2010

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