Sarah Kominek

Nissha Eimo Technologies Inc. has acquired a majority equity of Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Cathtek LLC, which supplies products for diagnostic and testing and blood collecting devices to medical OEMs.

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has accepted Aptar Pharma's N-Sorb nitrosamine mitigation solution into its Emerging Technology Program.

Molex LLC, parent to medical supplier Phillips-Medisize LLC, has signed an agreement through its Molex Asia Holdings Ltd. affiliate to acquire Vectura Group Ltd. from Vectura Fertin Pharma Inc., a subsidiary of Philip Morris International.

Medical IV bag suppliers with end customers in the state of California have until 2030 to phase out di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, or DEHP, from the product category and replace them with new, FDA-approved products.

Custom injection molder Basler Plastics LLC, part of Highland, Ill.-based Basler Electric Co., is closing its facility in San Marcos, Texas.

Wiehl, Germany-based sterilization provider BGS Beta-Gamma-Service GmbH & Co. KG is expanding with a new location in Pittsburgh to meet increasing demand for sterile medical devices and consistently accessible sterilization capacity in the U.S.

Medical device and sterile packaging manufacturer UFP Technologies Inc. has acquired AQF Ltd., doing business as AQF Medical, which develops and manufactures foam and thermoplastic components used in a wide range of medical devices and packaging.

The U.S. Plastics Pact has released an updated report on problematic and unnecessary materials in plastic packaging, including a new list of materials under evaluation by the group.

PTI Engineered Plastics adding 8,000 square feet of clean room capacity with space for 20 new injection molding machines

Eastman Chemical Co.  is shutting down a solvent-based polyvinyl butyral line in Springfield, Mass., permanently laying off 60 employees.

Vintech Industries Inc. has acquired Rehau Automotives' European sealing and extrusion business unit.

Polymer Medical is investing $1.5 million to expand its operations in Orchard Park, N.Y., with the purchase of a 4,500-square-foot facility, creating 15 new jobs in the area for injection molding and assembly services.

Hamburg, Germany-based Lindal Group is expanding with a new production line in North America for its nasal actuator product called Pinocchio.

Expanded polystyrene resin maker Styropek USA is tentatively planning to end production at its facility in Monaca, Pa., by the end of 2024.

Middlefield, Ohio-based Mercury Plastics LLC, a subsidiary of Masco Corp., has announced a $15 million investment to expand of its facility in northeast Ohio to house a 10 MeV electron beam accelerator.