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Westfall adds micro mold tooling with Mold Craft acquisition View Description View Full Details Westfall Technik Inc. says its acquisition of Mold Craft Inc. "rounds out the company's industry-leading micro molding capabilities for medical device production." "Bringing full-scale, high-... View Full Details »	01-18-2019
Klöckner Pentaplast invests $25M in Virginia for medical packaging View Description View Full Details Increased business opportunities thanks to America's aging population are spurring a multimillion-dollar expansion at a plastic film packaging site in Virginia. Trang Tilley, global marketing... View Full Details »	01-18-2019
Operation Clean Sweep faces calls to transform View Description View Full Details The plastics industry's longtime voluntary program to fight pellet leakage from its factories, known as Operation Clean Sweep, is facing new pressure from governments and environmental groups.... View Full Details »	01-18-2019
Donnelly adds press for complex parts View Description View Full Details Alexandria, Minn.-based Donnelly Custom Manufacturing Co. has installed a 70-ton press to produce complex molded parts, increase efficiency, and help customers get their products to market faster.... View Full Details »	01-18-2019
Report: Bet on copolyester growth through 2027 View Description View Full Details The global copolyester market is set for "moderate to high" growth in 2019, with demand approaching 400 million pounds, according to a new report from Irish research firm Fact.MR. Markets for... View Full Details »	01-18-2019
Plastic Age Products installs its largest press View Description View Full Details Montreal-based Plastic Age Products Inc. installed its largest machine yet — a 2,000-metric-ton injection molding press — for the versatility it offers in serving a diverse customer... View Full Details »	01-18-2019
China's Wellmei to invest $1.9M, create 71 jobs in US View Description View Full Details Chinese injection molding toolmaker and molder Wellmei Holding Co. Ltd. plans to invest $1.9 million and create 71 jobs by establishing its first North American manufacturing operation in Troy,... View Full Details »	01-17-2019
Texas fines Formosa $121,000 for pellet pollution View Description View Full Details Texas environmental regulators have fined resin maker Formosa Plastics Corp. USA $121,000 for leaking plastic pellets into waters around its Point Comfort plant, but local environmental groups... View Full Details »	01-17-2019
Evonik buying 3D printing material specialist View Description View Full Details Specialty chemicals company Evonik Industries AG is acquiring a Texas-based maker of powered polymers used in 3D printing. The deal for Structured Polymers Inc. of Austin provides Evonik "access... View Full Details »	01-17-2019
Alliance members call project: 'A global organization set up for action' View Description View Full Details More than $1 billion is being pledged to help tackle the ocean plastics problem through a consortium of nearly 30 companies that includes some of the biggest names in the plastics industry. The... View Full Details »	01-17-2019