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Filling technical jobs could get tougher


February 8, 2013 3:38 pm ET

I regularly get calls from plastics companies all around the country that are having a tough time finding technical candidates with plastics experience. There are a few reasons why this is happening.

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Economy improving; caution still prudent


February 1, 2013 2:43 pm ET

The world economy, it seems, has experienced the worst, but is fragile and gingerly making a comeback. Christine LaGarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, is encouraging the "do not relax" principle.

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Materials firms faced sales struggles in '12


January 31, 2013 4:57 pm ET

AKRON, OHIO -- 2012 wasn't a great year for plastic-related sales at Dow Chemical Co., while full-year plastics results were mixed at DuPont Co. and Celanese Corp. and trended up at Omnova Solutions Inc.

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PE prices up 5 cents since Jan. 1


January 24, 2013 4:09 pm ET

AKRON, OHIO -- North American polyethylene prices have hit the ground running in 2013, increasing an average of 5 cents per pound since Jan. 1.The increase affects all grades of high density, low density and linear low density PE and is reflected in ...

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