Resin shipper Plastic Express spending $80M to expand in Georgia

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Ohio's Canvus converts turbine blades into benches

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Materials

Insight wins new business with sustainable, bio-based compounds

Resin shipper Plastic Express spending $80M to expand in Georgia

Industry giants launch Global Impact Coalition with focus on net zero

Injection Molding

Swedish injection molder KB Components buys plants in Toronto, Dallas

Sussex IM sells Mr. Lid brand, will continue molding

North American injection press shipments drop for the quarter

Blow Molding

Anti-glug design supports faster pouring

Magic makes the case for more sustainable blow molding with electric machines

E-commerce, sustainability create new challenges for new packaging

Mergers and Acquisitions

Mergers & Acquisitions Tracker

Swedish injection molder KB Components buys plants in Toronto, Dallas

LyondellBasell buys minority stake in German plastic waste sourcing company

Machinery

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North American injection press shipments drop for the quarter

Mexican plastics pioneer Beutelspacher still going strong at 89

Machine builder LS Mtron opens division in Mexico

Film & Sheet

TC Transcontinental closing flexible packaging plant

Adhesive tape maker completes $40M Michigan expansion

Amazon, Novamont testing bioplastic packaging in Europe

Medical

Container supplier Savillex expands globally with ONFAB acquisition

Hexpol buys Star Thermoplastics to build its TPE base in US

Covington Plastic Molding invests $1.5M in new warehouse, future production site

Recycling

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Germany’s plastic recycling rate set new record in 2022

Ohio's Canvus converts turbine blades into benches

PureCycle lays off 22, CFO departs

Packaging

EPA orders Inhance to stop its HDPE barrier coatings, citing PFAS concerns

Sussex IM sells Mr. Lid brand, will continue molding

CCI acquisition nets new customers, reach