Skip to main content
Sister Publication Links
  • Sustainable Plastics
  • Rubber News
Subscribe
  • Sign Up Free
  • Login
  • Subscribe
  • News
    • Processor News
    • Suppliers
    • More News
    • Digital Edition
    • End Markets
    • Special Reports
    • Newsletters
    • Resin pricing news
    • Videos
    • Injection Molding
    • Blow Molding
    • Film & Sheet
    • Pipe/Profile/Tubing
    • Rotomolding
    • Thermoforming
    • Recycling
    • Machinery
    • Materials
    • Molds/Tooling
    • Product news
    • Design
    • K Show
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Sustainability
    • Public Policy
    • Material Insights Videos
    • Numbers that Matter
    • Automotive
    • Packaging
    • Medical
    • Consumer Products
    • Construction
    • Processor of the Year
    • Best Places to Work
    • Women Breaking the Mold
    • Rising Stars
    • Diversity
    • Most Interesting Social Media Accounts in Plastics
  • Opinion
    • The Plastics Blog
    • Kickstart
    • One Good Resin
    • Pellets and Politics
    • All Things Data
    • Viewpoint
    • From Pillar to Post
    • Perspective
    • Mailbag
    • Fake Plastic Trees
  • Shop Floor
    • Blending
    • Compounding
    • Drying
    • Injection Molding
    • Purging
    • Robotics
    • Size Reduction
    • Structural Foam
    • Tooling
    • Training
  • Events
    • K Show Livestream
    • Plastics News Events
    • Industry Events
    • Injection Molding & Design Expo
    • Livestreams/Webinars
    • Editorial Livestreams
    • Ask the Expert
    • Plastics News Events Library
    • Processor of the Year submissions
    • Plastics News Executive Forum
    • Injection Molding & Design Expo
    • Plastics News Caps & Closures
    • Women Breaking the Mold Networking Forum
    • Plastics in Automotive
    • PN Live: Mergers and Acquisitions
    • Polymer Points Live
    • Numbers that Matter Live
    • Plastics in Politics Live
    • Sustainable Plastics Live
    • Plastics Caps & Closures Library
    • Plastics in Healthcare Library
    • Women Breaking the Mold Networking Forum Library
  • Rankings & Data
    • Injection Molders
    • Blow Molders
    • Film Sheet
    • Thermoformers
    • Pipe Profile Tubing
    • Rotomolders
    • Mold/Toolmakers
    • LSR Processors
    • Recyclers
    • Compounders - List
    • Association - List
    • Plastic Lumber - List
    • All
  • Directory
  • Resin Prices
    • Commodity TPs
    • High Temp TPs
    • ETPs
    • Thermosets
    • Recycled Plastics
    • Historic Commodity Thermoplastics
    • Historic High Temp Thermoplastics
    • Historic Engineering Thermoplastics
    • Historic Thermosets
    • Historic Recycled Plastics
  • Custom
    • Sponsored Content
    • LS Mtron Sponsored Content
    • Conair Sponsored Content
    • KraussMaffei Sponsored Content
    • ENGEL Sponsored Content
    • White Papers
    • Classifieds
    • Place an Ad
    • Sign up for Early Classified
MENU
Breadcrumb
  1. Home
  2. News
News
August 08, 2005 02:00 AM

Newsclips

  • Tweet
  • Share
  • Share
  • Email
  • More
    Reprints Print

    Rubbermaid to lay off 200 Kan. workers

    WINFIELD, KAN. - Rubbermaid Home Products Inc. is laying off 200 workers at its Winfield injection molding plant as parent company Newell Rubbermaid Inc. follows through on a companywide restructuring.

    ``The indications to us are that there are no plans to close. But through restructuring, there was a reduction in workforce,'' said Leroy Alsup, economic development director with Cowley County.

    Rubbermaid Home Products officials in Winfield and in the unit's Fairlawn, Ohio, headquarters did not return calls. The firm employed 500 in Winfield, Alsup said.

    The housewares maker has two facilities in Winfield, according to Newell's 2004 annual report. In July the company announced the closure of its Goodyear, Ariz., molding site.

    Plasticon buys Pro-Mold, to expand

    LEXINGTON, KY. - Plasticon International Inc. has acquired injection molder Pro-Mold Inc. of St. Louis, its first captive manufacturing facility, and has plans to double production in the Gateway City.

    Publicly held Plasticon of Lexington designs and distributes concrete accessories, transportation signage, plastic lumber and office supplies. But it has not handled its own manufacturing, said Jim Turek, president and chief executive officer.

    Started in 1987, Pro-Mold is owned by John Murphy and will retain all senior management, Turek said. It employs nearly 50. Turek, in Aug. 4 by telephone, said Pro-Mold has integrated closed-loop systems with programmable logic control in addition to the advanced drying, heating and cooling equipment.

    Plasticon itself has grown recently, announcing in June that post-tension construction cable supplier R&S Manufacturing increased its order for plastic rebar supports by 50 percent. That same month, Plasticon said it created a new blend of polypropylene that reduces the material costs of its short recycled plastic rebar supports by more than 20 percent.

    ``We're uniting the entire process so that we no longer contract manufacture,'' Turek said of his firm's decision to buy Pro-Mold.

    Fortron plant to lead world PPS capacity

    WILMINGTON, N.C. - After thinking it over, Fortron Industries decided to put its new polyphenylene sulfide capacity in with its existing capacity in Wilmington.

    Fortron, a 50-50 joint venture between resin makers Ticona and Kureha Chemical Industries Ltd., will double capacity in Wilmington, creating a plant with annual PPS capacity of about 33 million pounds. The expanded plant will be the world's largest PPS manufacturing site, officials said.

    The $65 million project ``will help satisfy the growing demand for PPS worldwide in the electrical, electronics, automotive, aerospace, industrial, consumer and other markets,'' Fortron President Fred Daniell said in a news release.

    Global PPS consumption is growing at an annual rate of 10 percent, Daniell added.

    Fortron conducted a global site search, but Wilmington ultimately was chosen for the expansion because of its overall business environment, transportation system and skilled worker base, Ticona President Lyndon Cole said. Fortron has operated its plant there since 1993.

    Another major PPS maker, Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC of The Woodlands, Texas, also recently announced a capacity addition. It is doubling capacity at its Borger, Texas, plant.

    Carlisle closing Pennsylvania facility

    LAKE CITY, PA. - While it seeks a buyer for its automotive parts business, Carlisle Cos. plans to close an injection molding plant in Lake City.

    Carlisle plans to shutter the operation by the end of this year, according to an Associated Press article. The report stated about 300 workers will be affected by the closure, the first phase of which will begin in September. Company officials did not return repeated telephone calls seeking comment.

    The plant is part of the Carlisle Engineered Products business, a $200 million-a-year unit that Carlisle has publicly stated it hopes to sell. The Lake City operation has 43 thermoplastic injection presses with clamping forces from 75-700 tons, according to information posted on Carlisle Engineered's Web site. The 96,800-square-foot facility also houses thermoset injection presses up to 500 tons.

    RECOMMENDED FOR YOU
    Thermoformer Genpak closing Ohio facility, cutting 67 jobs
    Letter
    to the
    Editor

    Do you have an opinion about this story? Do you have some thoughts you'd like to share with our readers? Plastics News would love to hear from you. Email your letter to Editor at [email protected]

    Most Popular
    1
    Asahi Kasei settles Michigan PFAS lawsuit, agrees to clean up pollution
    2
    Numbers That Matter Live January 2023: Expect short-term pain, strong rebound in 2024
    3
    Berry, Coca-Cola launch tethered caps in EU markets
    4
    Berry sees growing health care demand in India; new plant to open soon
    5
    Top-dollar deals, repeat buyers highlight 2022 M&A
    SIGN UP FOR OUR FREE NEWSLETTERS
    EMAIL ADDRESS

    Please enter a valid email address.

    Please enter your email address.

    Please verify captcha.

    Please select at least one newsletter to subscribe.

    Get our newsletters

    Staying current is easy with Plastics News delivered straight to your inbox, free of charge.

    Subscribe today

    Subscribe to Plastics News

    Subscribe now
    Connect with Us
    • LinkedIn
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Instagram

    Plastics News covers the business of the global plastics industry. We report news, gather data and deliver timely information that provides our readers with a competitive advantage.

    Contact Us

    1155 Gratiot Avenue
    Detroit MI 48207-2997

    Customer Service:
    877-320-1723

    Resources
    • About
    • Staff
    • Editorial Calendar
    • Media Kit
    • Data Store
    • Digital Edition
    • Custom Content
    • People
    • Contact
    • Careers
    • Sitemap
    Related Crain Publications
    • Sustainable Plastics
    • Rubber News
    • Tire Business
    • Urethanes Technology
    Legal
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Privacy Policy
    • Privacy Request
    Copyright © 1996-2023. Crain Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
    • News
      • Processor News
        • Injection Molding
        • Blow Molding
        • Film & Sheet
        • Pipe/Profile/Tubing
        • Rotomolding
        • Thermoforming
        • Recycling
      • Suppliers
        • Machinery
        • Materials
        • Molds/Tooling
        • Product news
        • Design
      • More News
        • K Show
        • Mergers & Acquisitions
        • Sustainability
        • Public Policy
        • Material Insights Videos
        • Numbers that Matter
      • Digital Edition
      • End Markets
        • Automotive
        • Packaging
        • Medical
        • Consumer Products
        • Construction
      • Special Reports
        • Processor of the Year
        • Best Places to Work
        • Women Breaking the Mold
        • Rising Stars
        • Diversity
        • Most Interesting Social Media Accounts in Plastics
      • Newsletters
      • Resin pricing news
      • Videos
    • Opinion
      • The Plastics Blog
      • Kickstart
      • One Good Resin
      • Pellets and Politics
      • All Things Data
      • Viewpoint
      • From Pillar to Post
      • Perspective
      • Mailbag
      • Fake Plastic Trees
    • Shop Floor
      • Blending
      • Compounding
      • Drying
      • Injection Molding
      • Purging
      • Robotics
      • Size Reduction
      • Structural Foam
      • Tooling
      • Training
    • Events
      • K Show Livestream
      • Plastics News Events
        • Plastics News Executive Forum
        • Injection Molding & Design Expo
        • Plastics News Caps & Closures
        • Women Breaking the Mold Networking Forum
        • Plastics in Automotive
      • Industry Events
      • Injection Molding & Design Expo
      • Livestreams/Webinars
        • PN Live: Mergers and Acquisitions
      • Editorial Livestreams
        • Polymer Points Live
        • Numbers that Matter Live
        • Plastics in Politics Live
        • Sustainable Plastics Live
      • Ask the Expert
      • Plastics News Events Library
        • Plastics Caps & Closures Library
        • Plastics in Healthcare Library
        • Women Breaking the Mold Networking Forum Library
      • Processor of the Year submissions
    • Rankings & Data
      • Injection Molders
      • Blow Molders
      • Film Sheet
      • Thermoformers
      • Pipe Profile Tubing
      • Rotomolders
      • Mold/Toolmakers
      • LSR Processors
      • Recyclers
      • Compounders - List
      • Association - List
      • Plastic Lumber - List
      • All
    • Directory
    • Resin Prices
      • Commodity TPs
        • Historic Commodity Thermoplastics
      • High Temp TPs
        • Historic High Temp Thermoplastics
      • ETPs
        • Historic Engineering Thermoplastics
      • Thermosets
        • Historic Thermosets
      • Recycled Plastics
        • Historic Recycled Plastics
    • Custom
      • Sponsored Content
      • LS Mtron Sponsored Content
      • Conair Sponsored Content
      • KraussMaffei Sponsored Content
      • ENGEL Sponsored Content
      • White Papers
      • Classifieds
        • Place an Ad
        • Sign up for Early Classified