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.
Taiwanese startup launches plastic outdoor furniture
 Anthony Yu (left)
GUANGZHOU, CHINA (May 15, 2012) — A Taiwanese startup firm, Polyteak Co. Ltd., has developed a proprietary process to make 100 percent polystyrene outdoor furniture that looks and feels like wood,
and it’s opened an extrusion factory in southern China to try to expand its market.
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.
Milacron sells 113 presses to customer in China
MALTERDINGEN, GERMANY (May 8, 2012) -- Ferromatik Milacron GmbH announced a major sale of all-electric injection presses to China: 113 Elektron machines to a single customer.
Oechsler experiences stellar growth in China
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SHANGHAI (May 8, 2012) -- Oechsler Plastic Products (Taicang) Co. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary by Ansbach, Germany-based precision molder Oechsler AG, reported a whopping 160 percent growth of
sales and a major facility expansion.
Saunders reshores plastics manufacturing
READFIELD, MAINE (March 27, 2012) -- Saunders Manufacturing Co. Inc. is reshoring plastics manufacturing jobs as part of a pledge to bring jobs back to the United States.
KitchenAid moving hand mixer production back to U.S.
CHICAGO (March 27, 2012) -- Whirlpool Corp.’s KitchenAid brand is bringing production of its hand mixers back to the U.S. from China.
Sunningdale challenged by rising Chinese labor costs
SINGAPORE (March 6, 2012) -- Sunningdale Tech Ltd. recorded a net loss of S$11.42m last year, citing challenges of managing production costs while bearing price pressure from customers.
Dow additive keeps PC from scratching
MIDLAND, MICH. (Feb. 7, 2012) -- Dow Chemical Co. plans to introduce an anti-scratch additive for compounding with polycarbonate to compete with ultraviolet-light-cured PC hard coatings.
Duncan tapping into China's booming yo-yo market
HONG KONG (Jan. 24, 2012) -- The classic American plastic yo-yo is becoming big business in China.
Toy manufacturer Fu Hong growing its own brand
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HONG KONG (Jan. 24, 2012) -- An ambitious and risky move into China’s domestic market making its own brand of plastic childcare products has given Hong Kong-based injection molder Fu Hong Industries
Ltd. what it says is a solid growth strategy.
Top U.S. regulator says toys are safer but focus must shift to better design
HONG KONG (Jan. 17, 2012) -- Toys are much safer in the U.S. since a wave of recalls in 2007 and 2008, but manufacturers should be focusing on better toy design to continue to reduce hazards, the top
U.S. toy safety regulator told a recent Hong Kong conference.
China toy factories face troubles
HONG KONG (Jan. 17, 2012) — Hong Kong’s plastic toy factories face tough conditions, squeezed between weak markets overseas and rapidly rising wages and costs in their mainland China factories.
Xinghui acquiring SKN polystyrene plant
SHANTOU, CHINA (Jan. 10, 2012) -- A Chinese manufacturer of model cars is acquiring the majority share of a local polystyrene plant owned by South Korea’s SK Networks, a move that the company said
will help achieve upstream vertical integration.
Foodservice disposables to top $53 billion globally
CLEVELAND (Jan. 10, 2012) – Urbanization and away-from-home food spending will drive global growth in the foodservice disposables market, according to a new market study.
Cardia wins Chinese government contract for waste bags
NANJING, CHINA (Dec. 20, 2011) -- Cardia Bioplastics has won a contract for a six-month trial to supply household kitchen waste bags made from its Biohybrid material to the city of Nanjing, China. The
initial order of 10 million bags will be delivered by the Nanjing government to 60,000 household.
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