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Maag Group Americas expands site for Gala line

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Trelleborg launches major restructuring plan

NGOs seek tougher EPA air emissions rules for plastics

Extrusion machinery holding ground as global headwinds linger

GM, LG Chem form joint venture to make batteries near Lordstown

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Injection molding machinery makers adapt to chronic uncertainty

New owners in place at PolySource

Designers, engineers had to learn each other's language to create exposed V-8

Bekum America growing in Michigan with facility expansion

Hood Packaging buying TC Transcontinetal's paper and woven PP operations

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Injection Molding

Miller out to mold parts and company culture

Automotive

GM, LG Chem form joint venture to make batteries near Lordstown

Blow Molding

Outlook for blow molding machinery a ‘wild card'

Bekum America growing in Michigan with facility expansion

Data for blow molders reflects larger economic issues

Alphamac uses supplier network to build machines

Film & Sheet

Pregis invests $5M in new film line in Michigan

Blogs

Kickstart: Holy LCA Batman!

Mergers and Acquisitions

New owners in place at PolySource

Materials

Ford using McDonald's coffee chaff in headlights

Packaging

Circulate Capital launches $106 million Asia plastic waste fund

French plastic packaging firm Sigoplast opens new factory

Bekum America growing in Michigan with facility expansion

Recycling

Nova Chemicals rounds up millennials to quiz their packaging recycling knowledge

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Medical

Phillips-Medisize opens second design center in Denmark

Spectrum Plastics increases catheter capabilities in Utah

Sonoco Products buys thermoforming businesses from ESCO Technologies

Czuba sees long life for PVC in medical

Machinery

Maag Group Americas expands site for Gala line

India's R.R. Plast expands machinery business as plastic waste concerns rise

Injection molding machinery makers adapt to chronic uncertainty

French plastic packaging firm Sigoplast opens new factory