TAMPA, FLA. — In this latest Executive Forum video, Charles Austen Angell of Modern Edge Inc. talks about establishing an innovation culture, whereby the creative process is enhanced by people from different departments working together. Read more
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Technology & Sustainability, AlignedTechnology is critical in caps and closures; sustainability is becoming a mainstay. The two will align for Plastics News’ third annual Caps & Closures conference that will take place Sept. 17-18 in suburban Chicago. Learn more |
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AKRON, OHIO — A recent drop in North American PET bottle resin prices is featured in this week's Material Insights video. Also this week, we... Watch Now |
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Two South Carolina thermoformers have merged and are moving operations to Greenville. The combined operation will be based... Read more |
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BOSTON — As the global health-care market continues to grow by nearly exponential rates, industry leaders are looking to move the U.S. medical-... Read more |
CLEVELAND — Demand for specialty films in the US will grow 5.2 percent annually to reach $8 billion by 2017, buoyed by demand for high-... Read more |
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INDEPENDENCE, OHIO — Officials with specialty chemicals and plastics maker Ferro Corp. fielded questions from shareholders about the direction... Read more |
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VAUGHAN, ONTARIO — When Robert Schad and his team began Athena Automation Ltd., they wanted to start with a clean sheet of paper. Taking... Read more |
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NEW ORLEANS — You can make a package from recycled material, reduce the weight by 50 percent and ensure that it’s reusable. But... Read more |
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SOUTHINGTON, CONN. — Vanguard Plastics Corp. in Southington will get one of the two-armed Baxter robots by late May or early June —... Read more |
ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Amcor Rigid Plastics says it has created the lightest 64-ounce hot-fill PET container of its kind, weighing only 59 grams. Read more |
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GUANGZHOU, CHINA — PolyOne Corp. Read more |
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VISTA, CALIF. — Prime Plastic Products Inc. is not waiting for recycling sources to show up — it's going to them. Read more |
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