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FRANKLIN, MASS. (Feb. 2, 4:10 p.m. ET) -- 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. Dynisco officials say the deal has the firm poised to expand an already strong position in the booming market.
February 2, 2012
HOUSTON (Feb. 1, 3:25 p.m. ET) -- Westlake Chemical Corp.’s second offer to buy competitor Georgia Gulf Corp. received the same response as the first did: A resounding “no.”
February 1, 2012
KNOXVILLE, TENN. (Feb. 1, 1:15 p.m. ET) -- A Chicago-based investment firm has acquired high density polyethylene pipe and conduit producer Dura-Line Holdings, formerly known as A-D Technologies.
February 1, 2012
ORLANDO, FLA. (Jan. 27, 12:35 p.m. ET) -- Those NPE travel plans set in stone from years past are in desperate need of a refresher. Here are some tips to help out-of-town travelers prepare for the April 1-5 trade show in Orlando.
January 27, 2012
HOUSTON (Jan. 27, 12:30 p.m. ET) -- Window and door manufacturer Atrium Corp. of Dallas has agreed to pay $2 million in forfeited funds to settle a case of employing illegal immigrants.
January 27, 2012
VANTAA, FINLAND (Jan. 26, 11:45 a.m. ET) -- Uponor Deutschland GmbH is selling its Hewing GmbH unit, based in Ochtrup, Germany, for 11.9 million euros ($15.6 million).
January 26, 2012
ZANESVILLE, OHIO (Jan. 25, 1 p.m. ET) -- Coll Materials Exchange LLC is adding a second extrusion line at its plant in Waco, Texas, that will double the capacity at that plant to produce railroad ties made completely from recycled plastic for Axion International Holdings Inc.
January 25, 2012
VALLEY FORGE, PA. (Jan. 24, 10:40 p.m. ET) -- CertainTeed Corp announced that it plans to close its vinyl siding and vinyl accessory extrusion operation in Joplin, Mo., by March 30. The firm blamed the slow housing market and a poor outlook for 2012, which has led to a decline in demand for siding products and industry-wide overcapacity.
January 24, 2012
HILLIARD, OHIO (Jan. 24, 4:30 p.m. ET) -- Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. is opening a new manufacturing plant in Clifford, Mich., to meet the demand for high density polyethylene piping.
January 24, 2012
NEWTOWN, CONN. (Jan. 20, 12:25 p.m. ET) -- The new CEO of the Society of Plastics Engineers believes speed is important in solving many of the challenges facing the plastics industry. “I’m pretty direct and I like things to move fast,” said Willem De Vos, a plastics and SPE veteran who took the reins Jan. 19. “The plastics industry has changed a lot in the past two decades.”
January 20, 2012
MEXICO CITY (Jan. 20, 10:25 a.m. ET) -- Mexican PVC pipe and resins maker Mexichem SAB de CV, which in November made a hostile takeover bid for Dutch counterpart Wavin NV, says it expects sales of $4.3 billion this year, up 13.2 percent from 2011, regardless of whether the Wavin and other potential deals are cemented.
January 20, 2012
CINCINNATI (Jan. 19, 1:25 p.m. ET) -- Milacron LLC, in a hiring mode thanks to the rebounding plastics machinery market, is moving to support vocational education in southwestern Ohio.
January 19, 2012
VALLEY FORGE, PA. (Jan. 17, 2:30 p.m. ET) – Building products maker CertainTeed Corp. has reduced energy consumption by 15 percent and water usage by 24 percent over the past four years.
January 17, 2012
HOUSTON (Updated Jan. 20, 11:20 a.m. ET) -- Georgia Gulf Corp. has rejected Westlake Chemical Corp.’s $30 per-share acquisition offer -- worth just over $1 billion -- after determining that the proposal was “financially inadequate and not in the best interest of Georgia Gulf shareholders.”
January 17, 2012
CLEVELAND (Jan. 16, 12:50 p.m. ET) -- Global demand for plastics processing machinery is projected to rise 6 percent annually through 2015, according to a new market study.
January 16, 2012
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