http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/ en Copyright 2009 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:07:49 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss A lot of plastics companies seem to be exploring social media these days. Interest in Twitter is growing, in addition to Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube ... you name it. Acrilex Inc., a producer and distributor of custom-colored acrylics, announced a major... http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/getting_on_board_with_social_m.html http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/getting_on_board_with_social_m.html Marketing Materials Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:07:49 -0500 Three new technology forums at next year's Antec conference will explore ways to improve the environmental sustainability of plastics. The half-day forums will begin at 1:30 pm on three successive days of the May 16-20 conference in Orlando, Fla: On... http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/antec_to_hold_sustainable_tech.html http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/antec_to_hold_sustainable_tech.html Materials Sustainability Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:43:53 -0500 Scott Joseph, an Orlando restaurant critic, was part of the team that convinced SPI to move NPE to Florida. Joseph writes in his blog that plastics industry representatives were worried that Orlando didn't have appropriate restaurants to wine and dine... http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/orlando_restaurants_more_than.html http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/orlando_restaurants_more_than.html NPE Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:30:13 -0500 Three big-name executives with plastics connections are in IndustryWeek magazine's inaugural class of the IW Manufacturing Hall of Fame. Gordon Lankton of Nypro Inc., Jack Welch of General Electric Co., and Charles Holliday Jr. of DuPont Co. were among 10... http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/lankton_welch_and_holliday_hon.html http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/lankton_welch_and_holliday_hon.html Materials Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:15:31 -0500 NPE is moving to Orlando, Fla., in 2012 and 2015 -- and now Chicago Mayor Richard Daley is calling for changes at McCormick Place. "It's a very serious loss. It's a major show," he told the Chicago Sun-Times. "They were... http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/horse_bolts_daley_closes_barn.html http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/horse_bolts_daley_closes_barn.html Marketing NPE Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:57:44 -0500 Scott MacDonald of Maryland Thermoform Corp. saw the blog post on milk crate bandits and passed along a tip for other plastics processors: Plastic pallets aren't the only things being stolen for the scrap value, he says, pointing to a... http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/pallets_arent_the_only_things.html http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/pallets_arent_the_only_things.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:43:18 -0500 What's new and interesting in plastics packaging? DuPont Co. is on the lookout once again -- the company today issued a call for entries for its 22nd annual DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation. The awards are pretty big in the... http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/seeking_packaging_innovations.html http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/seeking_packaging_innovations.html Packaging Sustainability Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:34:54 -0500 Crates and pallets used to transport soda bottles and milk are apparently popular with some thieves, but the legal authorities in Maryland are on the case. According to several reports today that are very likely to be picked up in... http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/md_indictments_for_milk_crate.html http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/md_indictments_for_milk_crate.html Materials Packaging Recycling Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:02:42 -0500 Dow Chemical Co. will sponsor a new showcase at the 2010 North American International Auto Show that will feature innovations related to electric vehicles. The exhibit, dubbed Electric Avenue, will include advances in lighweight design and battery technology. It will... http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/dow_to_spotlight_electric_vehi.html http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/dow_to_spotlight_electric_vehi.html Automotive Design Materials Sustainability Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:58:11 -0500 While the plastics industry waits on SPI to decide on a location for NPE, another big trade show has already decided to move away from Chicago. The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society has decided to hold its 2012 gathering... http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/a_big_trade_show_drops_chicago.html http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/a_big_trade_show_drops_chicago.html NPE Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:10:50 -0500 Tim Hanrahan's letter to the editor of Plastics News complaining about the high cost of exhibiting at NPE is continuing to generate attention. The latest: Chicago's CBS 2 posted a story Tuesday night titled "Chicago Conventions Take A Hit Due... http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/chicago_media_fascinated_by_po.html http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/chicago_media_fascinated_by_po.html NPE Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:37:38 -0500 BusinessWeek's SmallBiz magazine recently had a good story about a Pennsylvania toolmaker battling the IRS over research and development tax credits. The story focuses on Tech Molded Plastics Inc. in Meadville, but it must apply to many other U.S. molders... http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/rd_tax_credits_and_toolmaking.html http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/rd_tax_credits_and_toolmaking.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:50:55 -0500 I saw Nicholas Kristof's op-ed column about bisphenol A in The New York Times a few days ago, but I wasn't going to post a comment in the blog because he didn't appear to cover any new ground. But it's... http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/public_bpa_issue_gaining.html http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/public_bpa_issue_gaining.html Materials Sustainability Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:52:28 -0500 Advertising Age, a sister publication to Plastics News, recently honored Danish building block maker Lego A/S by naming the firm one of five finalists for its 2009 Marketer of the Year award. Ad Age readers voted for the winner, carmaker... http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/ad_age_honors_lego_marketing_e.html http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/ad_age_honors_lego_marketing_e.html China Marketing Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:02:53 -0500 Indian chemical conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd. is close to announcing a big acquisition, according to India's The Economic Times, and the target could be all or part of LyondellBasell Industries AF SCA, the world's largest polyolefins maker. The financial press... http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/reliance_acquisition_coming_so.html http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/reliance_acquisition_coming_so.html Materials Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:43:11 -0500