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Hytrol Conveyor ESOP gets stake in company


March 25, 2013 12:31 pm ET

JONESBORO, ARK. — Hytrol Conveyor Co.'s Employee Stock Ownership Plan, set up 25 years ago by company founder Tom Loberg and his partner Phil Jones, has purchased shares in Hytrol.

ARPM executives express optimism for industry


March 13, 2013 11:20 am ET

INDIANAPOLIS — A survey based on the responses of 180 rubber and plastics industry executives shows a sense of optimism, according to the Association for Rubber Products Manufacturers.

Report says plastics firms seeing solid growth


February 5, 2013 1:02 pm ET

INDIANAPOLIS -- Sales at plastics manufacturing companies have trended upward for over the last 18 months, with most experiencing solid growth, according to a new study from the Manufacturers Association for Plastics Processors (MAPP).

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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.

Catching up with the World Economic Forum


January 28, 2013 2:18 pm ET

Last week, heads of nations convened in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, for the annual World Economic Forum. Overwhelmingly, there was a sense of calm in the mountain resort town and in markets in general.The world economy, it seems, has experienced the worst but is fragile and gingerly making a comeback. For this year, the Eurozone will see a...

John Krenicki's sweet severance


January 2, 2013 6:00 am ET

Remember John Krenicki? Not that long ago he was the head of GE Plastics.Krenicki was in the news last week when General Electric Co. disclosed that he was retiring, and getting a pretty attractive severance.$89,000 a month -- yes, a month -- until he turns 60.According to Kim Peterson of MSN Money Now, the severance will add up to more than $10...

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