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.
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.
France's Top Clean Packaging investing in China
SHANGHAI (September 8, 2011) -- France’s Top Clean Packaging Group plans to double the size of its thermoforming factory in China in response to growing demand for health care packaging, the first
part of what it says will be a larger global expansion.
Scottish firm John McGavigan building factory in China
GUANGZHOU, CHINA (May 20, 2011) -- Scottish plastics processor and decorating firm John McGavigan Ltd. is building a factory in China to meet what it said are demands for higher-quality, more
visually-appealing components like dashboards and entertainment center controls in the country’s auto market.
Innovative thermoformed parts take gold awards
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN (October 5, 2010) -- An innovative clothes dryer — the BreezeDry, a large cabinet that air-dries clothes, like a clothesline indoors — netted Grimm Bros. Plastics Corp. two
awards at the SPE Thermoforming Division’s 2010 parts competition.
Acker heads Clear Lam thermoforming unit
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. (September 14, 2010) – Jan Acker has been appointed president and chief operating officer of Clear Lam Packaging Inc.’s thermoformed products division, responsible for
global thermoforming businesses in the United States and China.
Kiefel supplies 20 thermoforming machines to Haier
 KID thermoforming line
Sabic sees window of opportunity for Lexan
WIXOM, MICH. (July 27, 2010) -- Exatec, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sabic, and Ulvac, a specialist in mass-production vacuum technologies, are collaborating to develop cost-effective, high-volume
production of plasma-coated Lexan polycarbonate (PC) resin for vehicle windows.
Klöckner Pentaplast invests in Asia and US
MONTABAUR, GERMANY (April 2, 2010) -- Klöckner Pentaplast Group has announced a 27 million euro ($248 million yuan) investment in its shrink label film capacity in Asia and North America.
Asia alliance aids Thermoforming Systems' global sales
TAIPEI, TAIWAN (March 12, 2010) -- American plastic equipment maker Thermoforming Systems LLC is crediting an Asian manufacturing partnership with letting it tap into growth in emerging markets like
Brazil and India.
US firm says temporary plastic walls save landfill space
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Printpack opens Suzhou factory
ATLANTA (December 17, 2009) -- Atlanta-based packaging producer Printpack Inc. has opened a thermoforming factory in Suzhou, China, making rigid plastic containers for the food packaging industry. The
Suzhou plant, Printpack (Suzhou) Packaging Co., Ltd., is Printpack's first presence in China, spokeswoman Lisa Preston told Plastics News.
Thermoformer Prent sees ongoing growth in China
JANESVILLE, WIS. (December 15, 2009) -- Packaging thermoformer Prent Corp. has moved into a new plant in Shanghai’s Jiading district that more than doubles its capacity in China and increases the
number of its Class 8 clean rooms there from one to three.
Cereplast develops algae-based bioplastics
HAWTHORNE, CALIF. (October 26, 2009) -- Bioplastics maker Cereplast Inc. plans to launch a line of bioplastic resins based on all-natural algae by the end of 2010. The company said the algae-based
resins could be blended with polypropylene or other standard resins and used in injection molded or thermoformed parts.
California's EnVino finding success with PET wine bottles
BURLINGAME, CALIF. (August 18, 2009) -- A joint venture between a plastic bottle maker and thermoforming packaging manufacturer is making an aggressive push to penetrate the wine industry with
plastics. With clear bottles for whites and green-hued bottles for reds, the bottles come in three sizes: 187 milliliter, the industry standard 750 milliliter, and 1 liter.
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