Cosmetic packaging firm Blopak grows export business
SHANGHAI (May 15, 2012) -- Every successful Chinese exporter has its own story of how it survives and thrives in the fierce competition especially in today’s tough environment. Cosmetic packaging
manufacturer Shanghai Blopak Co. Ltd. shared its version with Plastics News in an exclusive plant visit and interview shortly after Chinaplas.
Lifetime wins first patent case in China
GUANGZHOU, CHINA (May 14, 2012) -- American plastic table manufacturer Lifetime Products Inc. has won its first victory in its patent litigation in Chinese courts, but the company and its Chinese
rival, Zhejiang Bestem Furniture Co. Ltd., continues to argue over other claims.
Dow sees technology driving Asia packaging applications
SHANGHAI (May 1, 2012) -- Consumer preferences are driving change across the diverse end markets of Asia, prompting firms such as Dow Chemical Co. to have to adapt quickly, especially in such sectors
as plastics packaging.
Zhongtian explores US market at NPE
ORLANDO, FLA. (May 1, 2012) -- Taizhou Zhongtian Plastics Co. Ltd.’s small booth at NPE2012 was filled with large, hollow plastic items – pet houses and wheeled garbage totes of different sizes.
The first time NPE exhibitor hopes to open up the U.S. market with its injection molded and blown molded products, backed up by ongoing expansions of two new factories in China.
German processors report record results in 2011
FRANKFURT, GERMANY (March 27, 2012) -- Turnover of the German plastics processing industry grew by 8.8 percent in 2011 to an all-time record of 55.9 billion euros ($73.7 billion), passing the previous
2007 record of 53 billion euros ($69.9 billion).
Russia’s entry to WTO challenges plastics sector
MOSCOW (Jan. 10, 2012) -- The Russian polymers market is on the verge of big changes, due to the long-awaited accession of Russia into the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Survey shows little impact from debt crisis
KONSTANZ, GERMANY (Dec. 27, 2011) -- The latest analysis from German group Ceresana Research shows the Eurozone debt crisis is affecting the mood of plastics companies in Western Europe, but it has
only had a small impact on the worldwide plastics industry’s confidence levels.
Recovery slow, but steady, for US plastics industry
WASHINGTON (Dec. 20, 2011) -- The U.S. plastics industry is continuing its slow recovery from the recession of 2008-09 -- and industry officials are optimistic about the future.
Walbro adding capacity in Michigan and Thailand
TUCSON, ARIZ. (August 16, 2011) -- Walbro Engine Management is adding production capacity in North America and Asia to blow mold multi-layer fuel tanks for non-automotive customers who must meet new
emissions standards.
Yapp launches fuel tank plant in Russia
YANGZHOU, CHINA (July 26, 2011) -- Yangzhou Auto Plastic Parts Co. Ltd. (Yapp), China’s largest auto plastic fuel tank maker, has launched its first plant in Russia, a 16 million euro (about 150
million yuan) plant in Grabtsevo, near Kaluga in western Russia.
Akei showcases all-electric blow molding machine
GUANGZHOU, CHINA (June 6, 2011) -- The rapid growth of production costs in China is creating business opportunities for more automated and energy-efficient plastics machinery, according to Hong
Kong-based Akei Holdings Co. Ltd., which launched an all-electric blow molding machine at the recent Chinaplas show.
Canadian supplier ABC forms JV in Ningbo
NINGBO, CHINA (April 5, 2011) – Tier one auto supplier ABC Group Inc. of Toronto has formed a joint venture with Ningbo Inoac Huaxiang Automobile Products Co. Ltd (IHX), a move that’s believed to
strengthen both parties’ global platforms.
Teijin-DuPont restarts plant damaged in earthquake
TOKYO (March 28, 2011) -- The Teijin DuPont Films Ltd. joint venture said March 25 it has restarted operations of its PET film factory in Ibaraki, Japan, after it was shut down in the wake of the
March 11 earthquake and tsunami that struck the country.
Solutia buying touch-screen film assets in Taiwan
TAIWAN (March 28, 2010) -- Solutia Inc. will expand its business making film for touch screens, solar applications and e-readers, through an acquisition in Taiwan.
Asia-Pacific drives growth in film and sheet
SAN JOSE, CALIF. (February 16, 2011) -- The worldwide market for plastic film and sheet is expected to reach 50.7 million metric tons by 2015, according to a forecast by Global Industry Analysts Inc.
China's Shunrong seeks to expand through IPO
WUHU, CHINA (February 15, 2011) -- Wuhu Shunrong Automobile Parts Co. Ltd. has become China’s first publicly listed domestic manufacturer of plastic fuel tanks.
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