Stretch film
Licaplast Industries Emballages Inc., a flexible packaging firm in Quebec, has new owners.
Here's how Inteplast Group weathered Hurricane Harvey in 2017, resumed Lolita, Texas, operations in four days, and helped 112 employees deal with damage at home.
Here's how plastics manufacturer Inteplast Group reduced the impact of Hurricane Harvey, a Category 4 storm, on its flagship plant and staff in Lolita, Texas.
Sigma Plastics Group, already the world's largest stretch film maker, is expanding those operations to Thailand through a new joint venture.
When it comes to securing loads on goods for transport, stretch wrap plays a key role in keeping the loads from shifting around in an economical and effective fashion. Load stability is a matter of safety, since shifting loads can cause serious highway accidents and cause damage to products.
The company is adding a new cast extrusion line in Charlotte, N.C., and Phoenix, both to start up in the first quarter of 2017. They follow expansions last year that saw each location install a new cast film line to bolster Inteplast's capacity in polyethylene stretch film.
Inteplast adding stretch film capacity at two sites
Rising costs in freight, packaging and other areas have led major North American polyethylene film companies to announce non-resin price increases on a wide range of film products.
Sigma Stretch Film is investing in both cast and blown film technologies to expand capacity.
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