CLEVELAND — Demand for specialty films in the US will grow 5.2 percent annually to reach $8 billion by 2017, buoyed by demand for high-performance barrier films, according to a new report.
CARLISLE, PA. — Carlisle Construction Materials will invest $40 million and add 50 jobs at its Carlisle, Pa., facility to add a new membrane manufacturing line.
MILTON, WIS. — Charter NEX Films Inc. is expanding the capacity of its Milton plant, adding two Windmoeller & Hoelscher 3-layer coextrusion blown film lines.
BRIGHTON, MICH. — TG Fluid Systems USA Corp. is adding a multilayer single-screw extruder machine to boost production of fuel lines for the North American auto industry.
IRVING, TEXAS — The Plastics Pipe Institute Inc. recently honored four individual members and five member-company projects. Winners were recognized for exceptional service and significant achievements involving the use of polyethylene pipe.
CANELONES, URUGUAY — Bonset Latin America SA plans to install a new production line for glycol-modified shrinkable film at its plant in Canelones. The line will be the first of its kind in South America, and will be in production in 2014, according to Bonset America Corp.
CARY, N.C. — Plastic construction products maker Ply Gem Holdings Inc. announced on May 13 that it will launch an initial public stock offering on the New York Stock Exchange.
MUMBAI -- Belgium’s Aliaxis Group SA, a global manufacturer and distributor of fluid-handling systems, formed a joint venture earlier this year with Bangalore, India-based plastic pipe-fitting company Ashirvad Pipes Pvt. Ltd.
HONG KONG — Hong Kong's government wants to expand its 4-year-old ban on free plastic shopping bags to cover the vast majority of retailers in the densely-populated city, saying the measure is needed to reduce a landfill space crunch.
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA — An Australian polyethylene pipe and fittings manufacturer that went into voluntary administration after a slowdown in the mining services industry has been split up and sold to two Australian companies for a total of A$18 million (US$18.5 million).
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