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Packaging distributor Berlin buys All-Pak

CHICAGO (Feb. 8, 2:30 p.m. ET) — Chicago-based packaging distributor Berlin Packaging LLC has expanded it product line and geographic reach with the planned acquisition of Pittsburgh-based All-Pak Inc. The combined companies will have annual sales approaching $500 million, with products including plastic, glass, and metal containers and closures, according to Berlin. The two companies together have more than 600 global suppliers of plastic, glass, and metal packaging. February 8, 2010

JSW shows off new tech center

LAKE ZURICH, ILL. (Feb. 5, 1:45 p.m. ET) -- JSW Plastics Machinery Inc. has opened a 6,000-square-foot technical center in Lake Zurich, as the Japanese injection press supplier moved from Elk Grove Village, Ill. February 5, 2010

Paper shredder maker using bioplastics

DONGGUAN, CHINA (Feb. 5, 12:50 p.m. ET) -- Office equipment maker Intek America Inc., which last year launched a program to make some of its paper shredders carbon neutral, is hoping a partnership with Taiwanese bioplastics compounder Minima Technology Co. Ltd. will help it “green” its material choices. February 5, 2010

Texas molder Metro is investing in used machinery

ARLINGTON, TEXAS (Feb. 4, 11:20 a.m. ET) -- Mike Havel loves the Van Dorn HT injection press. But even though the company doesn't make them anymore, he didn't hesitate to buy two used models at an auction, and them upgrade them with new controllers. February 4, 2010

Dow to locate solar shingle plant in Michigan

MIDLAND, MICH. (Feb. 3, 10:15 p.m. ET) – Midland is the preferred site for Dow Chemical Co.’s first full-scale production plant for Powerhouse-brand solar shingles, the company announced Feb. 3. Midland-based Dow said the business could employ 1,200 jobs by 2014. The Michigan Economic Development Corp. is considering up to $140 million in economic incentives for the plant. February 3, 2010

Missouri's Wilco adjusts to changing economy

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO. (Feb. 3, 3:55 p.m. ET) -- The Wilco family of companies in Maryland Heights, Mo., keeps growing even amid an unpredictable U.S. economic recovery. The firm — which consists of Wilco Molding Inc., Wilco Die-Tool-Machine Co. and Wilco Automation LLC — recently opened a 12,000-square-foot automation facility for value-added turnkey operations, and is in negotiations to buy an adjacent property and expand its 25,000-square-foot molding and tooling shop by another 5,000 square feet. February 3, 2010

Massive Toyota recall centers on plastic friction device

DETROIT (Updated Feb. 4, 3:30 p.m. ET) -- While the massive recall of Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles for faulty accelerator pedals is focusing on a plastic friction device within the pedal assembly which the company says can “stick” under certain conditions, transportation and safety officials are widening their investigation into car electronics. February 3, 2010

United Solutions worker charged with attempted murder

LEOMINSTER, MASS. (Feb. 2, 5:05 p.m. ET) -- A temporary worker at housewares injection molder United Solutions Corp. is being held on $100,000 bail after he allegedly slashed two co-workers at the Leominister company. Aaron Noe Camey Valenzuela, 23, pleaded not guilty to attempted murder on Feb. 1. February 2, 2010

IAC buys acoustics and flooring supplier

DEARBORN, MICH. (Feb. 2, 4 p.m. ET) -- International Automotive Components Group North America is adding more acoustics and flooring business to its auto interiors product line with the acquisition of Stankiewicz International Corp. of Spartanburg, S.C. February 2, 2010

UFE reopens after unplanned shutdown

OSCEOLA, WIS. (Feb. 2, 12:30 p.m. ET) -- Custom injection molder UFE Inc. has reopened its plants in Osceola and El Paso, Texas, after an unplanned shutdown in late January. The El Paso plant closed on Jan. 22 and reopened Jan. 26. The Osceola headquarters plant also closed for about a day, then reopened, according to Chief Operating Officer Dave Molter. “We missed a payroll and had to right that with employees before we could reopen,” Molter said. “Which we did — everyone was paid in full.” February 2, 2010

Mastercraft invests in medical molding

PHOENIX (Feb. 1, 1:40 p.m. ET) -- Injection molder and toolmaker Mastercraft Cos. is growing, and investing in new equipment, to serve an expanding medical business. Medical work will account for about 70 percent of the Phoenix firm’s 2010 business. The medical work accounted for 55 percent of the business in 2009 and 38 percent in 2008. February 1, 2010

DVD molder Cinram losing biggest contract

TORONTO (Feb. 1, 1:15 p.m. ET) -- Cinram International Inc., an injection molder of media including DVDs, announced Feb. 1 that it was losing its biggest contract. Warner Home Video Inc. gave written notice that it would terminate its agreements with Toronto-based Cinram effective July 31. Warner Home Video accounted for about 28 percent of Cinram’s 2009 US$1.5 billion in sales. February 1, 2010

Pyramid Mold & Tool invests in tech center

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. (Feb. 1, 10:20 a.m. ET) -- Pyramid Mold & Tool has invested about $200,000 for a second injection molding press, a water temperature controller and a material dryer for its year-old technical center. The firm now anticipates investing about $350,000 during 2010, primarily for mold making equipment. February 1, 2010

Molder UFE closes El Paso, Texas, plant

OSCEOLA, WIS. (Jan. 29, 1:45 p.m. ET) -- Custom injection molder UFE Inc. has closed its plant in El Paso, Texas, according to a local television news report. KFAX TV in El Paso reported that employees arrived for work on Jan. 25 and found the doors were locked, and the plant closed. UFE officials could not be reached for comment. January 29, 2010

Synventive adding second China factory to serve hot runner market

PEABODY, MASS. (Jan. 29, 11:45 a.m. ET) -- In a move to better tap into the growing Asian market, Synventive Molding Solutions is expanding into a second facility in Suzhou, China, with plans to more than double its production capacity within two years. The manufacturer of hot runners and components said the expansion is necessary to keep up with its continued growth in the region. January 29, 2010

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