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Henkel increasing recycled content in packaging

Consumer goods company Henkel AG is aiming to increase the regranulated resin content of its flexible packaging materials for laundry detergents,...

Tooling Tech Group buys Century Tool

In a major deal in automotive plastics mold...

Rehau closing window plant in Canada

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UK may ban plastic straws

The United Kingdom has outlined plans to ban the sale of plastic straws, drink stirrers and plastic-stemmed cotton swabs as part of a drive to reduce plastics pollution.

American Plastics buys two companies, faces issues from 2017 reorganization

American Plastics LLC has expanded its consumer storage products business through the acquisition of two Ohio-based injection molders, but its predecessor company that reorganized under Chapter 11 in 2017, faces some legal obstacles.

Henkel increasing recycled content in packaging

Consumer goods company Henkel AG is aiming to increase the regranulated resin content of its flexible packaging materials for laundry detergents, as part of a strategic goal to become three times more efficient by 2030.

Tooling Tech Group buys Century Tool

In a major deal in automotive plastics mold making circles, Tooling Tech Group has acquired Century Tool Group, which includes two Michigan operations: Century Tool & Gage Co. in Fenton and CTG Bel-Kur Automation in Temperance.

Rehau closing window plant in Canada

Rehau Americas will shutter a window manufacturing plant in Winnipeg, Manitoba, by the end of the year because it hasn't been a profitable part of the global company's construction division.

FRP makers push Washington on funding, standards

The fiber-reinforced polymers industry is pushing for a new government-led effort to develop standards for using composites in building roads, bridges and other infrastructure.

PP recycling key to P&G sustainability targets

Plastics recycling, including the use of what it calls a breakthrough effort with polypropylene, plays a part in Procter & Gamble Co.'s newest sustainability goals.

Private equity firm buys medical molder Cadence

Private equity firm Kohlberg & Co. will acquire Cadence Inc., a contract manufacturer of components and devices for medical and industrial applications.

OSHA to fine Douglas Stephen Plastics $435,000

Federal safety officials are proposing fines of $435,000 against New Jersey packaging company Douglas Stephen Plastics Inc., accusing the company of violating rules for lockout/tagout and machine guarding, and not having programs in place for...

Lear gets smart for its growth

Lear Corp., known for decades as one of Detroit's leading automotive seat suppliers, is rapidly evolving into the maker of a different product: smart seats.