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Kendra Martin chosen to lead SPI’s brand owners council


January 21, 2013 6:00 am ET

WASHINGTON — The Society of the Plastics Industry Inc. has hired Kendra Martin to lead the trade association’s new brand owners council.

Recycler Petoskey expanding three plants


January 14, 2013 6:00 am ET

Recycler and film extruder Petoskey Plastics Inc. is launching a $16 million expansion across all three of its facilities, located in Hartford City, Ind.; Morristown, Tenn.; and Petoskey, Mich.

Short move to give K&E bigger space


January 14, 2013 6:00 am ET

Machining firm K&E Plastics Inc. plans to relocate to a larger facility, in Bennington, Vt.

Inkcups relocates to new HQ


January 14, 2013 6:00 am ET

Inkcups Now Corp. started the year in a new 26,000-square-foot facility designed for efficiency that allows it to consolidate its headquarters, production and warehouse in one place.

Westlake launches ethylene expansion


January 14, 2013 6:00 am ET

Westlake Chemical Corp. has launched work on a project that will add 230 million pounds of annual capacity for plastic feedstock ethylene at its plant in Lake Charles, La.

UMass Lowell spotlights extrusion screws


January 14, 2013 6:00 am ET

Using old line drawings, history books and patents, employees at Glycon Corp. built eight scale-model screws for a display showing the history of extrusion screws, at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell’s new Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center.

US firm opens India site


January 14, 2013 6:00 am ET

Parker Hannifin Corp. has opened its first new manufacturing operation in India, focusing on production of filtration, pneumatics, drives, sealing and shielding parts.

Merger makes Schoeller Allibert


January 14, 2013 6:00 am ET

Linpac Allibert and Schoeller Arca Systems, both in the business of returnable transit packaging and both run by private equity firm One Equity Partners, have combined and rebranded as Schoeller Allibert.

Peninsula Plastics expanding at Ontario site


January 14, 2013 6:00 am ET

Injection molder Peninsula Plastics Ltd. overcame bureaucratic delays and is constructing an expansion of its operation in Fort Erie, Ontario.

MSG’s Ireland plant targets new markets


January 14, 2013 6:00 am ET

MGS Manufacturing Group Inc. is targeting new markets for its factory in Leixlip, Ireland, which opened in 2011 on the Hewlett-Packard campus.

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