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Danafilms doubling Ky. plant size, adding W&H extruder
WESTBOROUGH, MASS. (March 12, 2:25 p.m. ET) -- Blown film manufacturer Danafilms, Inc. is doubling the size of its Franklin, Ky., plant to make room for a new coextrusion line and to accommodate future growth. March 12, 2010
Canada switching to polymer money
TORONTO (March 12, 2:15 p.m. ET) -- Canada will move to plastic currency in mid-2011 for enhanced security against counterfeiting. As well, plastic bills last longer than cotton paper ones currently used. March 12, 2010
Police investigation ongoing into Australian polymer banknote firm
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (March 11, 1:20 p.m. ET) -- An Australian Federal Police investigation into serious allegations against the Australian company that developed and markets a polymer substrate used to manufacture plastic banknotes has been ongoing for 10 months. An Australian Federal Police (AFP) spokeswoman confirmed this week that the investigation, launched last May, was still in progress but said she had “no idea” when it would finish. March 11, 2010
Machinery maker Macro expands to meet growing sales
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO (March 9, 4:55 p.m. ET) -- Recovering film and sheet markets have spurred Macro Engineering & Technology Inc. to expand its floor space by 40 percent. The equipment supplier has seen sales grow in the past three months, and now Macro is at the same sales level that set a record in 2008. March 9, 2010
Calif. report may encourage single-use bag bans
SAN FRANCISCO (March 9, 4:10 p.m. ET) -- A coalition of California cities is hoping that its new, detailed analysis of existing studies that examine the environmental impact of reusable and single-use carryout bags will be the weapon that cities throughout the state need to enact bans on plastic bags and place fees on all other single-use carryout bags, including paper and biodegradable bags. March 9, 2010
Linpac responds to talk of break-up and sale
KNOTTINGLEY, ENGLAND (March 9, 11:40 a.m. ET) -- Linpac Group Ltd. has said there is “no formal sale process… currently underway” following speculation that the global rigid packaging company could be split up and sold off by the banks that control it. But the company confirmed that the banks will not be long-term owners, and are looking for “potential exit choices.” March 9, 2010
Spartech expanding Wichita sheet plant
CLAYTON, MO. (March 4, 4:45 p.m. ET) -- Spartech Corp. on March 4 said that it had substantially completed the consolidation of its Kearny, N.J., compounding plant facility into other facilities, and announced plans to expand its sheet facility in Wichita, Kan., to consolidate production from its Arlington, Texas plant. March 4, 2010
Board makers ride niche waves
SAN DIEGO (March 3, 4:50 p.m. ET) — At least one marketer of stand-up paddle surfing envisions a critical juncture for the increasingly popular boards. “I feel the SUP market is becoming saturated,” George Arzente said in an interview during the Action Sports Retailer trade show, held Feb. 4-5 in San Diego. March 3, 2010
Spartech merging three tech centers into one
CLAYTON, MO. (March 2, 6:40 p.m. ET) -- Spartech Corp. by midsummer plans to open a technology center near its headquarters in Clayton. The facility will bring together Spartech’s material development, product development and packaging technology centers in a leased, 80,000- to 100,000-square-foot facility. March 2, 2010
American Packaging spends $16.5 million on Iowa plant
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (March 1, 5:30 p.m. ET) -- American Packaging Corp. has broken ground for a $16.5 million expansion project at its flexographic printing and laminating plant in Story City, Iowa. March 1, 2010
Solutia adding Etimex EVA to its photovoltaic line-up
ST. LOUIS (March 1, 2:25 p.m. ET) -- Solutia Inc. has agreed to buy German specialty polymer materials company Etimex Solar GmbH, which is controlled by private equity group Alpha Gruppe. Etimex Solar is a supplier of ethylene vinyl acetate encapsulants to the solar photovoltaics market. March 1, 2010
Bemis to divest Menasha and Tulsa plants
NEENAH, WIS. (March 1, 10:40 a.m. ET) -- Bemis Co. Inc. has completed its $1.2 billion acquisition of the Food Americas operations of Alcan Packaging, a business unit of London-based mining group Rio Tinto plc, and will divest meat and cheese packaging plants in Menasha, Wis., and Tulsa, Okla., the company said March 1. March 1, 2010
Bemis to divest two plants after Alcan purchase
NEENAH, WIS. (Feb. 26, 9:40 a.m. ET) -- Bemis Co. Inc. has received approval from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for its $1.2 billion acquisition of the Food Americas operations of Alcan Packaging, a business unit of London-based mining group Rio Tinto plc. The court order requires Bemis to divest two plants with annual sales of $100 million after the deal closes. February 26, 2010
Greif enters new segment with Storsack acquisition
DELAWARE, OHIO (Feb. 25, 12:05 p.m. ET) -- Industrial packaging manufacturer Greif Inc. has entered the flexible intermediate bulk container segment by acquiring Storsack Holding GmbH, a German specialty packaging group. February 25, 2010
PTI teams with Italy's Bandera for dryerless sheet lines
AURORA, ILL. (Feb. 25, 11:50 a.m. Et) -- Italy’s Bandera Luigi Costruzioni Meccaniche SpA has teamed up with Processing Technologies LLC to supply dryerless sheet lines to the North American market, for running PET and polylactic acid. February 25, 2010

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