End Markets
BLOW MOLDING: Lighter PET Water Bottle Doesn’t Squish
New PET preform and bottle designs are said to create a super-lightweight 0.5-liter bottle for still water that not only weighs 34% less than the average commercial bottle of this size, but also achieves 32% more topload strength than the lightest commercial bottle.
Read MoreMATERIALS: Invista Starts Pilot Nylon 12 Production
A new producer with its own unique precursor adds security to nylon 12 supply.
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‘Reshoring’ Benefits Mexico, Too
Another molder is betting on Mexico getting its share of the “reshoring” trend from Asia to NAFTA.
Read MoreHusky Buys Another Moldmaker
Husky Injection Molding Systems recently acquired Schöttli Group in Switzerland, a moldmaker specializing in medical and closure molds.
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Exxon to Film Processors: Go With Five Layers
For a company that did not exhibit at K 2013, ExxonMobil Chemical certainly was busy at October’s Dusseldorf trade show. Material from the Houston-based resin giant was running on a handful of film lines producing everything from five-layer collation-shrink blown film to five-layer hygiene film, three-layer lamination film, and 33-layer nano-cast stretch film.
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EVCO Plastics at 50: Still Thinking Big
In its first half-century, EVCO Plastics has grown from one half-ounce injection machine in a basement to a $130 million company with 148 presses and 900 employees at nine plants in the U.S., Mexico, and China.
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More Growth & Equipment Investment For Processors This Year
Gardner’s research projects that processors will invest around $3.3 billion in primary machinery, auxiliary equipment, and molds and related supplies this year, about 10% more than its projection for 2013.
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Packaging to Grow Modestly in Early ’14, Faster in Second Half
The use of plastics packaging is closely tied to the production of consumer goods.
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The Shale Gas Game Changer
Processors and resin suppliers alike believe the availability of low-cost feedstock will present huge opportunities in the North American plastics market.
Read MoreEuropean Film Extruder Sets Up North American Operation
German processor Südpack sets up direct sales operation in Chicago.
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