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NEW DELHI (Feb. 3, 12 p.m. ET) -- Italian mold maker Roto Moulds srl and M. Plast (India) Ltd. have signed a technology transfer agreement to boost the Indian firm’s capabilities and use it as a base to tap into new markets like the Middle East and Africa.
February 3, 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
OOSTBURG, WIS. (Jan. 26, 11:20 p.m. ET) -- Dutchland Plastics Corp., a Wisconsin-based rotational and blow molder, has purchased the assets of Continental Southern Industries Inc., an industrial blow molder in Greenville, S.C.
January 26, 2012
COMMERCE CITY, COLO. (Jan. 24, 4:30 p.m. ET) -- Rotational molder Rotonics Manufacturing Inc. is unable to pay its debts and officials have filed court papers seeking the transfer of its property to a trustee to sell or liquidate the company. Proceeds would be used to pay creditors.
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
NEW DELHI (Jan. 9, 12 p.m. ET) -- Leading automotive plastic component maker OK Play Ltd. opened a plant in Ranipet, Tamil Nadu, in early 2011, to cater to the south India auto hub. Now the company is planning two additional plants.
January 9, 2012
TAMPA, FLA. (Dec. 28, 12:25 p.m. ET) -- The rules of business are changing as social networks give customers unprecedented control over the buying process. This may be more apparent in consumer and retail markets, but social media are changing the landscape in business-to-business sectors such as plastics manufacturing, as well.
December 28, 2011
KONSTANZ, GERMANY (Dec. 23, 10:45 a.m. ET) -- 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.
December 23, 2011
BELFAST (Dec. 23, 10:45 a.m. ET) -- Representatives from global rotational molding companies met in Northern Ireland recently to hear about the latest developments of the European Commission-backed Rotoflex Project. The project's goals include developing an automatic feed system that can be retrofitted to standard rotomolding machines, helping to cut cycle times and energy costs by a third.
December 23, 2011
VADODARA, INDIA (Dec. 13, 1:30 p.m. ET) -- India’s Reinhardt Roto-Machines is expanding its operations by setting up a new plant in Vadodara.
December 13, 2011
WINCHESTER, KY. (Dec. 8, 2:05 p.m. ET) -- Infiltrator Systems Inc. will buy the septic chamber business of Advanced Drainage Systems Inc.
December 8, 2011
ROSEMONT, ILL (Dec. 6, 1:20 p.m. ET) — A plastic burial vault made by Centro Inc. won two awards — Product of the Year and Conversion — at the Association of Rotational Molders’ Rotoplas conference.
December 6, 2011
ROSEMONT, ILL. (Dec. 6, 1:15 p.m. ET) — The Association of Rotational Molders on Nov. 3 inducted two rotomolding veterans — James Leitz and Daven Claerbout — as the newest members of its Hall of Fame during the Rotoplas conference in Rosemont.
December 6, 2011
ROSEMONT, ILL. (Dec. 6, 1:10 p.m. ET) — The Association of Rotational Molders gave Patrick Long, president of Formed Plastics Inc. in Carle Place, N.Y., its 2011 Charles D. Frederick Distinguished Service Award at the Rotoplas conference in Rosemont.
December 6, 2011
MEXICO CITY (Nov. 28, 1 p.m. ET) -- Mexico’s plastics industry association has revised upward its 2011 growth estimate for the sector. In early October it was talking about a possible growth of 6 percent. Now it says 9 percent is likely, notwithstanding a deceleration in the national economy in recent months.
November 28, 2011
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