MEXICO CITY — Global Closure Systems, established after French private equity firm PAI Partners purchased Philadelphia-based Crown Holding Inc’s plastics closure business for $750 million in 2005, is in the middle of a major expansion of its manufacturing operations in Mexico.
HARTSVILLE, S.C. — Sonoco Plastics’ injection molding plant in Hanover, Pa., is being honored for going landfill-free.
NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Portola Packaging Inc. says its North American facilities reduced energy usage by almost 30 percent and recycled about 9 million pounds of material over the past three years.
CRYSTAL LAKE, ILL. — Caps and closures maker AptarGroup Inc. is investing $50 million to upgrade its plant in Mukwonago, Wis., as part of a multi-year process which will include upgrading production lines.
IPOH, MALAYSIA — The Malaysian management of Balda AG's injection molding plant in Ipoh, Malaysia, have purchased the plant's production and services, effective March 31.
BOLTON, ONTARIO — Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. is restructuring its global leadership team to put new emphasis on its hot-runner and beverage packaging businesses.
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — LG Chem Ltd. will launch lithium-ion battery cell production for the auto industry in July at its new plant in Holland, Mich.
ENGELWOOD, COLO. — Thermoplastic injection molder Caroba Plastics Inc. has recently added three presses to its manufacturing facility in Englewood, to support growth in the medical and semi-conductor markets.
PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, MICH. — A start-up company, Belmont Engineered Plastics LLC, is establishing an injection molding operation at a former Kimberly-Clark Corp. factory near Grand Rapids, Mich.
MENTOR, OHIO — Jennifer Altstadt, the former president of plastic closure molder Weatherchem Corp., has been named president of Mentor-based Libra Industries, a contract manufacturer of electronics.
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