Jan H. Schut

Film Extrusion 27 May 2010

Catch a Falling Company

Peter Schulz had recently retired from Hoechst Celanese in Dallas, and Richard Nurse was a consultant, when both were called in to help shape up BPI Packaging Technologies Inc. in North Dighton, Mass.

27 May 2010

Pricing Update - February 2000

Momentum of Price Hikes SlowsThe rapid-fire price increases of the last several months finally hit a wall of market resistance last month.

Stretch Blow Molding 1 Mar 2010

'Classic' Blow Molding Tale: Taking on New Challenges

Classic Containers Inc., a family-owned blow molder in Ontario, Calif., has been supplying bottles and closures to the personal-care market for more than 20 years.

Sheet Extrusion 1 Jan 2010

Sustainability Drives Innovation at Leading RPET Processors

Two Southern California processors have boldly gone where no one has ever gone before.

Film Extrusion 1 Dec 2009

106 Years of Coated Films: From Gift Wrap to Solar Panels

During its 106 years in operation, Madico Inc. in Woburn, Mass., has had to reinvent itself many times.

polyolefins 1 Oct 2009

Your Business Pricing Update - October 2009

Moderating feedstock costs, slack domestic demand, and slumping exports are putting the brakes on price hikes for most commodity resins.

Thermoforming 1 Sep 2009

NPE 2009 Wrap-Up: New Machinery for Thermoforming

NPE had its share of innovations in thermoforming, notably a new machine that opens the small-bottle market to thermoformers. New trim stations offer more in the way of output and versatility. And more machines are now outfitted with off-the-shelf controls to facilitate servicing. A line of formers from Australia also arrived in the U.S. (Note: additional NPE thermoforming news appeared in May and June—see Learn More box.)

1 Sep 2009

Your Business Pricing Update - September 2009

Prices of all commodity resins are rising, especially steeply for PP and PS.

Feeding & Blending 1 Aug 2009

NPE 2009 Wrap-Up: New Machinery for Extrusion and Compounding

Extrusion machinery at the June NPE show in Chicago showed inventive ways to get more out of your floorspace and materials.

Multiscrew 1 Jul 2009

Polyphosphonate: New Flame-Retardant Cousin of Polycarbonate

A new thermoplastic made by a polycondensation process similar to that used for polycarbonate offers high clarity, inherent flame resistance, and broad potential for copolymerization with PC and alloying with styrenics and polyesters.