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DAYVILLE, CONN. (May 21, 4:10 p.m. ET) -- Putnam Plastics Corp. has extended the utility of plastics in medical technology with its development of high-strength monofilament fibers.
May 21, 2012
AKRON, OHIO (May 16, 4 p.m. ET) --
Plastics News’ Plastics in Medical Devices 2012 conference will showcase some of the latest developments in molding techniques for medical applications.
May 16, 2012
WORMS, GERMANY (May 16, 3:15 p.m. ET) -- German plastic films producer Renolit AG is reinforcing its position in the global medical sector by acquiring the medical films division of China-based Austar Pharma & Medical Consumables.
May 16, 2012
HONG KONG (May 14, 3:30 p.m. ET) -- Small Hong Kong medical molder MediConcepts Ltd. is investing in new capacity to meet growth that is coming, it said, from North American and European companies shifting medical-device manufacturing to China as a way to cut costs. The company also has launched a business venture to manufacture its own brand of surgical instruments.
May 14, 2012
HONG KONG (May 14, 2:30 p.m. ET) -- Hong Kong-based plastics processor Vincent Medical Mfg. Co. Ltd. is building a new factory this year to target the growing mainland China medical market, in part as a hedge against uncertainty in its traditional export business. Vincent plans to open the 125,000-square-foot medical-device factory in June at its campus in Dongguan.
May 14, 2012
AKRON, OHIO (May 11, 1:45 p.m. ET) -- Some of the latest developments in processing liquid silicone rubber and fluoropolymers for medical applications will be featured at the June 11-12 Plastics in Medical Devices conference, organized by
Plastics News.
May 11, 2012
SINGAPORE (May 7, 2:50 p.m. ET) -- Injection molder and toolmaker Sunningdale Tech Ltd expects the business environment to continue to remain challenging for the rest of the year.
May 7, 2012
OXFORD, CONN. (April 24, 2:25 p.m. ET) -- PTA Corp., dba PTA Plastics, is adding four new Toshiba presses in the next few months, according to PTA President and Chairman Ray Seeley.
April 24, 2012
ROSEMONT, ILL. (April 23, 2:35 p.m. ET) -- Medical packaging custom thermoformer Prent Corp. is one of three companies in the medical device category that have been chosen by the Institute of Packaging Professionals to receive the 2012 Ameristar Award for innovative packaging design.
April 23, 2012
PLEASANTON, CALIF. (April 18, 4:30 p.m. ET) -- Kimberly-Clark Corp. and recycler TerraCycle are starting a pilot program to add gloves to the mix of garments that are being recycled in the 6-month-old hospital clean room and laboratory garment recycling initiative begun by the two companies in October.
April 18, 2012
WOODSTOCK, ILL. (April 17, 3:10 p.m. ET) -- AdvanTech Plastics LLC has started up a second injection molding plant in Woodstock to capture more caps, closures and medical product markets. AdvanTech owner and CEO Al Zoller said machinery in the new plant will run 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
April 17, 2012
ORLANDO, FLA. (April 17, 11 a.m. ET) -- Sze Pak Industrial (Hong Kong) Ltd., a contract manufacturer that exports 80 percent of its products, reported growing sales in the first quarter and said it is targeting the medical market. The company has also been investing in automation at its factory in Wuxi in response to the rising labor costs on the mainland.
April 17, 2012
CARLYLE, ILL. (April 13, 6 p.m. ET) -- Fortis Plastics LLC is preparing to close its last plant, a custom injection molding facility in Carlyle. The company sent workers a letter dated April 9 warning that the plant will permanently close within 60 days. Employees were told their last day would fall in the period between June 9 and June 22.
April 13, 2012
HUDSON, WIS. (April 12, 4 p.m. ET) -- Giant medical contract manufacturer and injection molder Phillips-Medisize Corp. has opened a new design and development center in Mountain View, Calif., that is twice the size of its previous design center in that state.
April 12, 2012
TOREKOV, SWEDEN (April 11, 3:40 p.m. ET) -- Swedish injection molder Nolato AB has expanded its geographic base in Western Europe by acquiring Cope Allman Jaycare Ltd. of Portsmouth, England. Nolato has been expanding aggressively in the past few years, with new plants in China and Hungary and an acquisition in the United States.
April 11, 2012
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