Inteplast Group, a plastic films and products manufacturer, implemented a new program designed in-house with feedback from employees to improve both safety and sustainability practices at the company's flagship site in Lolita, Texas.

The New York injection molder and blow molder seeks state grant to add manufacturing space, warehouse and equipment for medical market.

Texas United Pipe will become a subsidiary of Sanderson Pipe in a pending deal that combines manufacturers serving the plumbing, irrigation and utility markets.

The nonprofit group says its plastic pipe-and-screen system is capturing and holding a range of marine debris from microplastics to giant fishing nets in the Pacific Ocean. Next they will design a full-scale system to retain plastic for eventual recycling.

Dalton, Mass.-based Sinicon Plastics Inc. is growing through acquisition and positioning itself for new work by participating in the startup of a regional innovation hub.

Major companies in the thermoforming industry also say they are committed to reducing their ecological footprint and those of their customers and their customers' customers.

Blow molding machine makers make strides in use of recycled materials, energy efficiency along with cycle times.

Injection molder Blue Ridge Industries Inc. will invest $3.7 million and hire 13 more employees at its manufacturing plant in Winchester, Va.

The injection molder is preparing its Tiffin, Ohio, plant for production of shelves and totes for national retailer Lowe's.

Quanex, a supplier to the building products sector says its Kent, Wash., plant investment will help it meet increased demand for vinyl window components from original equipment manufacturers.

Tangent Technologies LLC, a manufacturer of high density polyethylene lumber products, has picked up a pair of businesses, Home & Leisure Group Ltd. and Vinyl Tech Ltd., which expands its capabilities, footprint and overall sales to about $120 million.

The Oshkosh, Wis., site is getting a 31,000-square-foot addition to house four large-tonnage injection molding machines.

An 80,000-square-foot facility is under construction to meet demand for strong but lightweight composite panels and honeycomb cores for aerospace, military and other markets.

A report released Sept. 18 from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Department shows total housing starts rose 12.3 percent in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.36 million units, which is the highest level since May 2007.

Voodoo expanded this year with a new wing of Formlab 3D printers and an automated post-processing line able to produce more than 20,000 flexible and discreet polyurethane aligners every month.