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Japanese auto supplier Meiwa building $6.1 million plant in Tennessee


June 5, 2013 4:24 pm ET

Japan’s Meiwa Industry Co. Ltd. will build its first North American plant in Lewisburg, Tenn., to make extruded parts for the auto industry.

Compounder RTP opens sheet extrusion plant


June 5, 2013 1:59 pm ET

Materials maker RTP Co. has entered the sheet market by opening a production facility in its hometown of Winona, Minn.

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Thermoforming IML pioneer Tech II now extrudes its own sheet


June 5, 2013 1:50 pm ET

SPRINGFIELD, OHIO — Tech II Inc., which has pioneered in-mold labeling for thermoforming in North America, is now extruding its own polypropylene sheet on a new coextrusion line from Welex Inc.

Uponor-KWH pipe joint venture gets court approval


June 5, 2013 1:42 pm ET

A special commercial court in Finland has given conditional approval to the merger of the infrastructure solutions businesses of two Finnish plastics pipe producers, Uponor and KWH Group.

Ply Gem buys vinyl siding maker Mitten Inc.


June 4, 2013 3:09 pm ET

Vinyl building products major Ply Gem Industries Inc. is continuing its expansion thrust, this time through acquisition. The Cary, N.C., firm has bought vinyl siding and accessories producer Mitten Inc. of Paris, Ontario.

BOPP film company Treofan calls off Indian acquisition


June 4, 2013 12:16 pm ET

Treofan Group, a global manufacturer of biaxially oriented polypropylene films, says it is no longer going to acquire India's Max Specialty Films, a subsidiary of New Delhi-based Max India Ltd., after both parties agreed to call of negotiations.

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Wind Point Partners buys PU film maker Argotec


June 3, 2013 3:18 pm ET

Private equity firm Wind Point Partners has acquired polyurethane sheet maker Argotec Inc. for an undisclosed price. Greenfield, Mass.-based Argotec makes specialty PU film for surface protection, impact-resistant glass and other applications.

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Bemis sells Clysar shrink film division


May 30, 2013 1:17 pm ET

Bemis Co. Inc. has sold its shrink film division Clysar to Cove Point Holdings LLC, a privately held investment firm based in New York. Renamed Clysar LLC, Clysar will operate as a stand-alone, independent company.

California Senate rejects plastic bag ban


May 30, 2013 5:21 pm ET

California legislators again failed to approve a state-wide ban on single-use plastic bags. The 18-17 vote in favor of the bill in the state Senate failed to reach the 21-vote threshold for passage.

California's Smooth-Bor Plastics opening S.C. plant


May 30, 2013 4:01 pm ET

California-based tubing manufacturer Smooth-Bor Plastics is expanding operations to the East Coast with a new manufacturing facility in Spartanburg, S.C.

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