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Packaging distributor Berlin buys All-Pak
CHICAGO (Feb. 8, 2:30 p.m. ET) — Chicago-based packaging distributor Berlin Packaging LLC has expanded it product line and geographic reach with the planned acquisition of Pittsburgh-based All-Pak Inc. The combined companies will have annual sales approaching $500 million, with products including plastic, glass, and metal containers and closures, according to Berlin. The two companies together have more than 600 global suppliers of plastic, glass, and metal packaging. February 8, 2010
Blow molders plan for bigger BPA-free bottles
DELAWARE, OHIO (Feb. 5, 1 p.m. ET) -- With bans on the use of bisphenol A in baby bottles and food and drink containers looming in Washington state and Wisconsin -- and public concern continuing over its use in polycarbonate bottles -- the matter is creeping closer to the 5-gallon water-bottle market segment. February 5, 2010
Yazaki to make fuel tanks in Georgia
GAINESVILLE, GA. (Updated Feb. 4, 4:45 p.m. ET) -- Yazaki Corp. of Iwata, Japan, plans to establish a North American headquarters and a manufacturing center for multilayer fuel tanks in Gainesville. The company announced Feb. 3 that Gainsville will be the base for a subsidiary, American Yazaki Corp., which will start with 20 workers, and soon grow to as many as 40. February 3, 2010
Silgan closing Port Clinton, Ohio, plant
CHESTERFIELD, MO. (Feb. 2, 4:20 p.m. ET) — Silgan Plastics Corp. announced Feb. 2 that it will close a blow molding plant in Port Clinton, Ohio, in the third quarter of 2010. Existing business and equipment will be relocated to other Silgan Plastics plants in the Midwest. Silgan acquired the Port Clinton facility in 1989. The company will offer transition benefits and other assistance to the approximately 150 affected employees. February 2, 2010
Water bottler Ice River to invest $17 million in PET recycling plant
FEVERSHAM, ONTARIO (Jan. 29, 11:10 a.m. ET) -- A Canadian bottled water firm plans to set up a food-grade PET recycling plant at a cost of C$18 million (US$17.1 million). The move will help the company shift to making bottles from 100 percent post-consumer PET. January 29, 2010
Utah's Lifetime launches housing for low-income areas, disasters
XIAMEN, CHINA (Jan. 26, 10:30 a.m. ET) -- Lifetime Products Inc., which claims to be the world’s largest maker of blow molded high density polyethylene folding tables, picnic tables and chairs, is hoping that a visit to its China factory by U.S. Ambassador Jon Huntsman Jr. will help launch a line of mass produced housing for low-income and disaster-stricken regions. January 26, 2010
Drum maker Mauser introduces computer-aided pricing
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (Jan. 21, 12:45 p.m. ET) -- Drum and intermediate bulk container maker Mauser AG has introduced a computer software that allows customers to automatically account for polyethylene pricing changes, rather than manually adjusting them on a monthly basis. January 21, 2010
Invista develops PET resin for extrusion blow molding
ORLANDO, FLA. (Jan. 20, 9:05 p.m. ET) – Invista sarl claims it has developed a new extrusion blow molding grade of PET capable of making bottles with integral handles. Unlike other extrusion blow molding grades of PET, the new material is not modified with glycol, a material that Invista says can present challenges to recyclers. January 20, 2010
Private equity firm buys Cosmetic Specialties
OXNARD, CALIF. (Jan. 19, 4:40 p.m. ET) -- Injection molder Cosmetic Specialties Inc. of Oxnard, Calif., is under new ownership. Private equity investment firm Asparron Capital LLC of North Richland Hills, Texas, said Jan. 19 that it has acquired the jars and closures assets of Cosmetic Specialties from packaging manufacturer Cosmolab of Lewisburg, Tenn., and has formed a new company, Cosmetic Specialties International LLC. January 19, 2010
Castle Harlan buying Pretium and Novapak
CHESTERFIELD, MO. (Jan. 18, 4:25 p.m. ET) -- A private equity investment firm has agreed to buy two blow molders of specialty packaging. Castle Harlan Inc. announced on Jan. 18 that it has an agreement to buy Pretium Packaging LLC of Chesterfield, Mo. In addition, Castle Harlan said Pretium will acquire PVC Container Corp., the parent of Novapak Corp. The total transaction is valued at approximately $200 million. January 18, 2010
Wham-O shifting Frisbee and Hula Hoop production to North America
EMERYVILLE, CALIF. (Jan. 13, 1:40 p.m. ET) -- Production of Wham-O Inc.’s iconic Frisbee flying plastic disc is skimming back across the Pacific Ocean -- and the Hula Hoop is following close behind. The Emeryville-based toymaker said Jan. 6 that 50 percent of future Frisbee production would be returned to the United States from China by the end of the month. January 13, 2010
Bway closing Toccoa, Ga., plant
ATLANTA (Jan. 12, 4:35 p.m. ET) -- Bway Corp. will close its rigid container plant in Toccoa, Ga., in March. The factory makes injection molded open-head plastic pails and covers, as well as blow molded tight-head pails, under the Nampac brand for customers in markets including food service, paint and janitorial services. January 12, 2010
Slimmed down TI Automotive relaunches
DETROIT (Jan. 12, 11:15 a.m. ET) -- Bill Kozyra, CEO of TI Automotive Ltd., one of the world’s largest suppliers of fuel storage and delivery systems, has reorganized the company and is relaunching its brand. The “new” TI launched Jan. 11 with a new logo and a move to a new corporate headquarters outside Detroit. Kozyra reorganized the company into five global divisions, slashed costs and restructured debt. January 12, 2010
Worker electrocuted at Pretium plant
HAZLETON, PA. (Jan. 7, 1:45 p.m. ET) -- Pennsylvania State Police have identified the victim of an electrocution at a bottle molder Pretium Packaging LLC plant as an outside contractor working on an air compressor. Steven Koffel of Canton, Ohio, worked for Gardner Denver Inc. and was working at Pretium’s Hazleton plant on Dec. 17 when he touched a live connection inside a control panel, police said. January 7, 2010
Inergy investing $6.3 million for Ford contracts
PARIS (Jan. 6, 2:50 p.m. ET) -- Blow molder Inergy Automotive Systems is investing nearly $6.3 million in new equipment for its Adrian, Mich., plant for new production. Paris-based Inergy is a multi-layer fuel tank and fuel system supplier. It needs the additional machinery and equipment for a contract making 2010 and 2011 parts for Ford Motor Co.’s Edge and Focus vehicles. January 6, 2010

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