Blow Molding
The bottle maker has purchased blow molder Midwest Container & Industrial Supply Co. Inc. of Barnhart, Mo., near St. Louis. The acquired company will be known as Hub Plastics-Midwest.
Container Services Inc. is a Hillsboro, Kan., stretch and extrusion blow molder that makes, among other things, iconic, bear-shaped bottles for honey.
Gary Plastic Packaging Corp. plans to pull up stakes from the Bronx and head to Florida, where it has been offered job, tax and training incentives worth almost $1 million.
Gary Carr, Bekum America Corp.: "Across the board, machine builders experienced record-setting business levels in 2020 and 2021. With that backdrop, how do you follow up in 2022?"
In March, Plastiblow established a presence in the Americas by opening a spare parts and service center in Miami, called Plastiblow North America LLC, along with distributor partner Plastec USA Inc.
Greif Inc. is greatly expanding its business in the jerrycan market through the acquisition of Lee Container Corp. that brings it three manufacturing plants and 500 employees.
While refillable and returnable bottles are a bit uncommon in the U.S. market, there is growing interest in a global market for the practice, said Nissei ASB Sales Manager Craig Arnold.
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