Material Insights: A Nobel winner with a plastics link

Kraton Corp. sees its stock price dive, Chroma Color Corp. marks an expansion and an Asahi Kasei researcher shares the Nobel for chemistry.

Engineering students take a look at R&D/Leverage

Demand for new molds could improve moderately in 2020

News

California governor vetoes tough recycled content legislation

Signs of fall: Pumpkin spice, falling leaves, mold making report

Faurecia plans to buy other half of SAS joint venture

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Brand owners want recycled plastic, but where's the supply?

Court rules Hendren Plastics broke wage laws in drug treatment hiring case

Researcher: Biobased, biodegradable polymers may not be as eco-friendly as you think

Plastic Omnium cites ‘significant operating difficulties' at South Carolina plant

KW Plastics touts versatility of post-consumer plastics

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Top materials of injection molders

Injection Molding

Most recent P&M study of plastics processors shows 'signs of trouble ahead'

Automotive

Economic impact of UAW strike balloons

Blow Molding

Engineering students take a look at R&D/Leverage

KW Plastics touts versatility of post-consumer plastics

Blow molding has been a hot market for M&A during past 30 years

Ferguson honored for lifetime of work in SPE Blow Molding Division

Film & Sheet

Inteplast program pairs safety, sustainability

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WBM Networking Forum - November 2019

November 10-11, 2019

Blogs

Signs of fall: Pumpkin spice, falling leaves, mold making report

Mergers and Acquisitions

Faurecia plans to buy other half of SAS joint venture

Materials

Kraton stock tumbles on lower expectations for third quarter, full year

Packaging

Engineering students take a look at R&D/Leverage

California governor vetoes tough recycled content legislation

Tapping into higher sales with clever closures

Recycling

NAPCOR: US lacks recycled PET to meet consumer brands' pledges

California governor vetoes tough recycled content legislation

Brand owners want recycled plastic, but where's the supply?

KW Plastics touts versatility of post-consumer plastics

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Medical

Thermoformer Freetech Plastics closing as property values outpace production prospects

Q set to acquire TBL Performance Plastics

Tessy Plastics considering $20M clean room investment

Currier Plastics plans $16M expansion

Machinery

Ferromatik Milacron announces new location, management

Hennecke reorganizes, streamlines production

Saip installs two insulation lines in the US

Novares opens expansion at Portuguese plant

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Women Breaking the Mold Networking Forum - November 10-11, 2019

Women Breaking the Mold Networking Forum has a mission to help support and nurture the growth of female professionals in the plastics industry and help them move to positions of greater authority.