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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.

Battenfeld-Cincinnati sees rapid growth in China

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SHANGHAI (May 15, 2012) -- Battenfeld-Cincinnati scored big in China last year with some major orders, and the company expects to continue to grow as China demands high output and high efficiency machinery.

Chinese firm pursues US market for UHMW-PE extruders

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ORLANDO, FLA. (May 1, 2012) -- Wang Qingzhao, professor and director of the Polymer Processing Technology Institute at Shandong University of Science and Technology, brought UHMW-PE extrusion technology to NPE2012, looking to “fill in the blanks” in the U.S. market.



Century Extrusion broadening scope globally


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SHANGHAI (April 24, 2012) — Century Extrusion, a U.S. maker of twin-screw extruders, is finding a fertile market in far-flung places.

JM Eagle breaking ground on China plant
LOS ANGELES (April 3, 2012) -- U.S. pipe extruder JM Eagle plans to break ground on a new pipe manufacturing plant in China’s Hebei province on April 6, one of two plants the company is building in the country.

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).

Fatality under investigation at JM Eagle plant
LOS ANGELES (March 13, 2012) -- A maintenance worker was killed at JM Eagle’s McNary plant in Umatilla, Ore., late Saturday night, according to reports.



JM Eagle looks to expand in China
LOS ANGELES (Feb. 28, 2008) – Pipe extruder JM Eagle continues to have an eye on expansion in China.

Indian plastics firms see growing opportunity in Africa


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NEW DELHI (Feb. 21, 2012) -- As Africa’s plastics industry grows, Indian companies say they are picking up substantial business there, with exports rising for machinery firms, and India’s resin and processing companies making investments.

Klöckner Pentaplast breaks ground in China
MONTABAUR, GERMANY (Feb. 14, 2012) -- German packaging film manufacturer Klöckner Pentaplast Group is building its first Chinese production plant, a 185 million yuan ($29.5 million) investment that will focus initially on transverse-direction oriented shrink label films.

China acquisition creates strong position for Dynisco
FRANKLIN, MASS. (Feb. 7, 2012) -- After more than two decades of organic growth in the China market, Dynisco LLC today announced the completion of the purchase of the assets of Shanghai Hao-Ying Measurement & Control Technology Co. Ltd.

EDI expands China factory, adds staff in India
NEW DELHI (Feb. 7, 2012) -- U.S. firm Extrusion Dies Industries LLC is opening a much larger facility in China this year, as part of a longer-term investment to develop stronger capabilities for Asia-focused product development and manufacturing.

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.

Masterflex expands into Asia
GELSENKIRCHEN, GERMANY (Dec. 20, 2011) -- Polyurethane hose producer Masterflex Group is starting an expansion into Asia, setting up a business unit, Masterflex Asia Pte Ltd in Singapore, and planning another subsidiary near Shanghai, China, where it plans to manufacture from 2012 onwards.

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