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Container maker Macro Plastics adds Kentucky injection molding plant

FAIRFIELD, CALIF. (Jan. 22, 11:55 a.m. ET) -- Industrial-container manufacturer Macro Plastics Inc. has acquired a 162,000-square-foot plant in Shelbyville, Ky. Jeff Mitchell, vice president of operations, said the plant will house large-tonnage injection molding machines. January 22, 2010

Wham-O shifting Frisbee and Hula Hoop production to North America

EMERYVILLE, CALIF. (Jan. 13, 1:40 p.m. ET) -- Production of Wham-O Inc.’s iconic Frisbee flying plastic disc is skimming back across the Pacific Ocean -- and the Hula Hoop is following close behind. The Emeryville-based toymaker said Jan. 6 that 50 percent of future Frisbee production would be returned to the United States from China by the end of the month. January 13, 2010

Step2 closing Georgia toy plant

STREETSBORO, OHIO (Jan. 6, 12:45 p.m. ET) -- Rotational molder Step2 Co. LLC is closing its factory in Fort Valley, Ga., which employs 104. The company opened the 109,250-square-foot plant in 2000 to serve the southeastern United States and to supply customers in Latin America. But now the tough economy has taken its toll. Effective immediately, Step2 will shift the work done in Georgia to its two remaining factories in Ohio, the headquarters in Streetsboro, and a plant in Perrysville. January 6, 2010

Think picks Indiana for plastic-body car plant

GOSHEN, IND. (Jan. 5, 3:30 p.m. ET) -- Norwegian electric car maker Think made it official today and announced it will build a new assembly plant near Elkhart, Ind. The company already produces its plastic-bodied, battery-powered Think City in Uusikaupunki, Finland, at investor Valmet Automotive’s assembly plant. The new $43.5 million plant in Indiana will have capacity of 20,000 vehicles per year, with production starting in 2011, the company said in a Jan. 5 news release. January 5, 2010

Borealis confirms exit from rotomolding materials

VIENNA (Dec. 21, 8:30 a.m. ET) -- Polyolefins giant Borealis AG confirmed today that it will stop production of all rotational molding resin grades at the end of March 2010. In a statement, the company said it would end all rotational molding business activities by March 31. This is also the scheduled date for closure of the company’s high density polyethylene plant in Beringen, Belgium, where it produces a large part of its rotational molding resin portfolio. December 21, 2009

Japan launches trade show for plastics processors

TOKYO (Dec. 4, 10:30 a.m. ET) -- A new plastics show is launching in Japan in 2010 targeting end users of plastics in segments such as automobiles, medical, packaging and solar batteries. The N-Plas show, planned for May 19-21 at Tokyo’s Big Sight exhibition center, will expects to attract 20,000 visitors and have 5,400 square meters of exhibition space. December 4, 2009

Borealis considering options for its rotomolding resins business

VIENNA (Nov. 25, 10:50 a.m. ET) -- Polyolefins giant Borealis AG has initiated a full review of its rotational molding resins business. Options being considered include a sale, a joint venture with partners or a restructuring. November 25, 2009

Hedstrom moves into former Wal-Mart building

ASHLAND, OHIO (Nov. 20, 11:05 a.m. ET) -- Hedstrom Plastics has found a use for a closed-down Wal-Mart in Ashland: A new rotational molding factory. The company also is moving its headquarters into a smaller, vacant JCPenney store. November 20, 2009

Mexico holds its first trade show for processors

MEXICO CITY (Nov. 20, 10:30 a.m. ET) -- Mexico’s first Artiplast trade show, designed to showcase plastics processors, took place in the capital’s World Trade Center Nov. 18-20, attracting 120 exhibitors and about 3,000 visitors. The organizer, the Instituto Mexicano del Plástico Industrial SC, or IMPI, plans to turn the show into an annual event where small- and medium-sized companies can show off their wares and services. November 20, 2009

Myers finalizes sale of two rubber businesses to Chinese buyer

AKRON, OHIO (Nov. 2, 4:25 p.m. ET) -- Myers Industries Inc. has completed the sale of its Buckhorn Rubber Products Inc. and Michigan Rubber Products Inc. businesses to a U.S. subsidiary of a Chinese company. November 2, 2009

New rotomolding firm starts up in Quebec

SAINT-ANTONIN, QUEBEC (Oct. 14, 12:40 p.m. ET) -- The Canadian and Quebec governments have contributed to the startup of a new rotational molder in Saint-Antonin. Industries Rototeck Inc. specializes in making parts for plastic trunks and accessories for all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles. October 14, 2009

Dutchland Plastics consolidating into one plant in Oostburg, Wis.

OOSTBURG, WIS. (Oct. 14, 12:10 p.m. ET) -- In a move to become more efficient, rotational and blow molder Dutchland Plastics Corp. is consolidating operations from two plants to one in its hometown of Oostburg, north of Milwaukee. The move is more than a reaction to the slow economy. In fact, Dutchland leaders say a push into lean manufacturing and continuous improvement — together with an improving economy — should result in doubling sales over the next five years. October 14, 2009

Ex-executive buys rotomolder Eco-Pure

PULASKI, VA. (Oct. 2, 12:05 p.m. ET) -- The founder of Fort Myers, Fla.-based rotational molder Eco-Pure has retired and sold its assets to a former executive, who has renamed the firm Planet Care Inc. and is moving it Pulaski, Va. October 2, 2009

Researchers go bananas over plant fibers in plastics

BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND (Oct. 1, 3 p.m. ET) -- A team of specialists at Queen's University Belfast is pioneering a technique to use banana plantation waste from the Canary Islands in the manufacture of rotationally molded plastic products. The process of incorporating treated banana plant fibers in plastic molding is expected not only to reduce substantially the amount of polyethylene required, but also create jobs and benefit the environment, according to the university. October 1, 2009

China's rotomolders looking to modernize

WENZHOU, CHINA (Sept. 18, 11:35 a.m. ET) — China’s small and largely domestic-oriented rotomolding sector has thus far had little foreign investment, but in interviews at a recent industry conference, executives said they are looking for foreign capital and partnerships to boost a sector they said has made some innovations but has generally been forced to develop on its own. September 18, 2009

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