GUANGZHOU, CHINA — Organizers of the massive Chinaplas trade fair, which at 220,000 square meters is the world's second-largest plastics show, said they strongly want to expand the show by another day to five days but are limited by the tight...
VAUGHAN, ONTARIO — When Robert Schad and his team began Athena Automation Ltd., they wanted to start with a clean sheet of paper. Taking everything the industry now knows about injection molding and lean manufacturing, they asked themselves,...
GUANGZHOU, CHINA — PolyOne Corp. officials at Chinaplas launched a new color and design services business, highlighted recent applications of some of its products — from biopolymers to PET packaging additives — and discussed the...
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL — Vast stretches of cheap, undeveloped land and ports free of the congestion that plagues southern Brazil are drawing major plastics companies to the northeastern states of Alagoas and Bahia to expand production.
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL — Expanding service staff and helping Brazilian clients find competitive financing overseas should help KraussMaffei Group boost sales this year in an increasingly competitive plastics machinery market, the local chief executive officer said at Feiplastic in São Paulo.
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL — Injection molding machine manufacturer Chen Hsong has targeted Brazil for its first branch outside of China, opening a sales office and parts facility within the next month, and offering clients in-house financing with rates lower than most Brazilian banks, the company's commercial manager for South America said at...
SCHWAIG, GERMANY — Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery GmbH has promoted two executives into senior positions as Shaun Dean moves from the injection moulding machine company to its Japanese parent Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.
NEW ORLEANS — You can make a package from recycled material, reduce the weight by 50 percent and ensure that it’s reusable. But that’s not always enough to make it sustainable. True sustainability requires looking at everything and considering the entire life cycle, said Erica Ocampo, sustainability and advocacy manager at Dow...
VISTA, CALIF. — Prime Plastic Products Inc. is not waiting for recycling sources to show up — it's going to them.
BOULDER,COLO. -- A patent-pending process designed to help plastic waste decompose within three years in landfills is the idea fueling Inviroment LLC, a group led by students from Brigham Young University.
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