BONN, GERMANY -- PET recyclers in Germany are battling low collection volumes and high energy costs, putting them at a disadvantage with European and international competitors, warns one association based in the country.
ANAHEIM, CALIF. -- Phillips-Medisize Corp. plans to expand its facilities in Kontiolahti, Finland, to support new contract wins and increasing customer demand, the medical injection molder and contract manufacturer announced Feb. 13.
BRUSSELS -- In October, the European Commission announced six priority areas as part of a renewed industrial policy that it hopes will improve industry's share of the European Union's GDP from the current level of 15.6 percent to approximately 20 percent by 2020.
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. -- Jabil Circuit Inc. will buy Nypro Inc. for $665 million -- a major strategic acquisition that gives the $17 billion contract manufacturer a new market of packaging and beefs up its molding for medical disposable goods and...
A positive North American economic outlook from an industry leader is featured in this week's Material Insights video. Dow Chemical Co. chairman and CEO Andrew Liveris expects the North American automotive and construction sectors to grow in 2013....
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