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Red cup gets makeover, becomes reusable


March 14, 2013 3:55 pm ET

The iconic red cup is getting a makeover courtesy of a new Arizona company that's using the cup's design cues in a new line of reusable glasses. In this PN video, Red Cup Living LLC founder Michael Romley displays samples of the firm's offerings at...

Goex spending $13 million on new Wisconsin sheet plant


March 12, 2013 1:03 pm ET

JANESVILLE, WIS. -- Sheet extruder Goex Corp. is expanding and relocating within Janesville. Goex will spend about $13 million on the project, which it hopes to complete by mid- to late 2014.

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Welex seeing strong call for equipment


February 27, 2013 3:25 pm ET

BLUE BELL, PA. -- Over the last 18 months, Welex Inc. has shipped 85 pieces of machinery — extruders, takeoff units, winders and other equipment, according to President and CEO David Schroeder. The demand reflects strong business coming out of ...

Demand leads FastForming to larger facility


February 27, 2013 2:56 pm ET

RITTMAN, OHIO -- FastForming.com LLC has relocated to a bigger site and added equipment to meet higher demand for its rapid-turnaround output.

General Plastics expands in Milwaukee


February 27, 2013 2:36 pm ET

MILWAUKEE -- Thermoformer General Plastics Inc. is expanding its Milwaukee plant to meet growing demand and to improve technology.

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Demand driving ThermoFlex growth


February 26, 2013 2:48 pm ET

MORRISON, TENN. -- ThermoFlex LLC is growing to meet demand for returnable auto parts packaging.

A peek behind our 2013 ranking of North American thermoformers


February 25, 2013 1:14 pm ET

Plastics News publishes our 2013 ranking of North American thermoformers in today's print issue, so let's take the opportunity to look at the numbers behind the ranking.In print, we rank the top 100, but online (plasticsnews.com/rankings/thermoformers ) we've got full data for 224 companies.The three big changes this year were that Silgan Plastic...

Native American tribe invests in MicroGreen Polymers


February 19, 2013 12:55 pm ET

ARLINGTON, WASH. -- Koran Andrews, CEO of the Stillaguamish Tribal Enterprise Corp., took a tour of the MicroGreen Polymers Inc. facility in Arlington, Wash., with the intention of purchasing recyclable cups for the tribe's casino.

Berry dedicates Kentucky operation to make insulated PP cups & containers


February 8, 2013 1:05 pm ET

EVANSVILLE, IND. -- Berry Plastics Group Inc. has high hopes for its new Versalite-brand packaging material. Those hopes are so high that Versalite will be the only product made at the firm's plant in Madisonville, Ky., which will reopen later this year.

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