Wire & cable
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The Pennsylvania-based fibers and composites maker has annual sales of almost $100 million.
Intek Plastics Inc. is diversifying in its extruded profiles markets through the acquisition of customer assets and production tooling of Hall Manufacturing Corp.
The Ohio-based materials firm is introducing new applications for PVC, color concentrates and other materials.
The two firms are qualifying materials in advance of Turkish compounder Elastron opening a U.S. plant.
The agreement expands the Texas-based distribution firm's relationship with Santoprene maker ExxonMobil Chemical to a broader platform.
German wire and cable maker Helukabel GmbH has invested more than $38 million to increase its global presence in 2017, including breaking ground for a new headquarters for Helukabel USA in a Chicago suburb.
The acquisition of the Massachusetts firm T&&T Marketing is M. Holland's fifth M&&A deal in less than three years.
The Play Fore Playmakers golf tournament has a new plastics industry sponsor, but is still raising money for a good cause.
Steven Ford says people interested in plastics should: "Learn as much as you can, as fast as you can because this industry is going through a change."
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