http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/ en Copyright 2009 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:17:18 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss For more than three years, toy rotational molder Little Tikes Co. has kept everyone guessing. Today the company finally announced its decision -- it will keep its headquarters manufacturing plant in Hudson, Ohio. The Akron Beacon Journal has the story... http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/little_tikes_staying_in_ohio.html http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/little_tikes_staying_in_ohio.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:17:18 -0500 Yesterday Bill Binnie, founder of Carlisle Plastics Inc. -- once a major film extruder, blow molder and injection molder -- officially declared his candidacy for a U.S. Senate seat in New Hampshire. This story from the Concord, N.H., Monitor updates... http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/carlisle_plastics_binnie_runni.html http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/carlisle_plastics_binnie_runni.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:15:48 -0500 Chicago's McCormick Place -- which is battling to remain the home of the NPE trade show -- is having a tough time this year. John Gates Jr., the new chairman of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, told his board... http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/mccormick_place_in_a_financial.html http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/mccormick_place_in_a_financial.html NPE Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:25:45 -0500 The guys from Orange County Choppers (remember them from NPE2009?) are doing a "green" motorcycle -- all electric -- for the show airing Thursday night. It includes a visit to the Siemens wind turbine plant in Iowa (check out the... http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/an_unexpected_place_to_find_pl.html http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/an_unexpected_place_to_find_pl.html Automotive NPE Sustainability Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:16:57 -0500 Tim Hanrahan of Erema North America Inc. struck a nerve with his story about paying $345.39 to get four cases of Pepsi products delivered to his booth at NPE2009. But there's still someone defending that price tag. Mary Kay Marquisos,... http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/defending_345_pepsi.html http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/defending_345_pepsi.html Materials NPE Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:00:41 -0500 Chicago continues to fret over the possibility of losing the NPE trade show. Freelance columnist and blogger Dennis Byrne tackles the topic in a Nov. 3 column: "Chicago overwhelmed with spineless saps." "Chicago is wimp city. A city full of... http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/chicago_columnist_blasts_city.html http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/11/chicago_columnist_blasts_city.html NPE Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:57:08 -0500 Do you share photos with co-workers on Facebook? How about trading gossip with colleagues on Twitter? Be careful -- this story from the National Law Journal warns that "bosses who 'friend' are begging to be sued." The problem is TMI... http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/10/social_media_advice_dont_frien.html http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/10/social_media_advice_dont_frien.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:37:52 -0500 The lightweight Boeing 787 Dreamliner has experienced more than its share of delays, but that didn't stop the folks in Charleston, S.C., from celebrating the company's decision to make that city the site of a second assembly plant for the... http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/10/boeing_to_make_787_in_charlest.html http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/10/boeing_to_make_787_in_charlest.html Design Materials Sustainability Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:44:14 -0500 Here's a sentence I never expected to write: actress Kaley Cuoco from TV's "Big Bang Theory" is partnering with the American Chemistry Council to celebrate the future of plastics in fashion. ACC put out a news release on the partnership,... http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/10/plastics_invade_haute_couture.html http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/10/plastics_invade_haute_couture.html Design Marketing Materials Sustainability Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:56:38 -0500 In the spirit of the Halloween season, here's a timely story with a plastics angle from the Los Angeles Times and the Ventura County Star. Last week city officials in Simi Valley, Calif., shut down a haunted house that Cindy... http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/10/spooky_story_from_simi_valley.html http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/10/spooky_story_from_simi_valley.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:27:09 -0500 Recycling foodservice polystyrene products offers some unique challenges. The light weight of the PS foam is one of the biggest stumbling blocks, and so is contamination. I remember interviewing the some leaders of the now-defunct National Polystyrene Recycling Corp. back... http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/10/another_bump_in_the_road_for_p.html http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/10/another_bump_in_the_road_for_p.html Materials Packaging Recycling Sustainability Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:35:43 -0500 It's pretty clear that Chicago is going to win our poll this week, "Would you prefer to attend NPE2012 in Chicago or Orlando, Fla.?" As I noted yesterday, it became obvious in the middle of the week that the folks... http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/10/chicago_wins_with_social_media.html http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/10/chicago_wins_with_social_media.html Marketing NPE Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:48:09 -0500 Someone seems to be taking the results of this week's Web poll very seriously. The poll on our home page asks readers, "Would you prefer to attend NPE2012 in Chicago or Orlando, Fla.?" It's a hot topic, and voting was... http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/10/chicago_vs_orlando_the_vote.html http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/10/chicago_vs_orlando_the_vote.html NPE Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:41:10 -0500 Are you interested in what Procter & Gamble Co. considers sustainable? The Cincinnati-based consumer products giant released its 2009 sustainability overview this week. The document touches on plastics in several places -- in both positive and negative lights. For P&G,... http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/10/procter_gamble_touts_sustainab.html http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/10/procter_gamble_touts_sustainab.html Marketing Packaging Sustainability Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:52:23 -0500 Remember how San Francisco banned plastic bags? Now Board of Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi is after paper bags, too. Mirkarimi, the author of the city's plastic bag ban, introduced legislation yesterday that would require stores to offer a 10-cent rebate to... http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/10/now_san_francisco_is_targeting.html http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/10/now_san_francisco_is_targeting.html Packaging Sustainability Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:45:49 -0500