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Nordson Corp. acquires extrusion and coating die supplier EDI

By hcaliendo |

Monday, May 21, 2012 - 10:19am

Nordson Corp. said it will acquire extrusion-dies producer EDI Holdings Inc. for $200 million as it seeks to expand its presence and offerings in the flexible packaging and plastic processor markets.
An Olympian plastics effort

By hcaliendo |

Friday, May 18, 2012 - 2:44pm

London Olympics 2012 is fast approaching, which is pretty exciting. It honestly feels like yesterday when the entire U.S. was cheering on swimmer Michael Phelps as he took home eight gold medals at Beijing in 2008.
PTi experiencing largest growth in company history

By PTStaff |

Friday, May 18, 2012 - 11:55am

At NPE2012, Dennis Paradise, senior VP of sales for Processing Technologies International (PTi), told PlasticsToday the first quarter of 2012 was the "largest in company history" and that PTi "has a pipeline that's literally busting with real projects."

PTi recently announced the sale of its "dryer-less" twin-screw sheet extrusion production system to Site Plasticos, a Mexican thermoformer based in Guadalajara.
Green bottles: Coca-Cola and Eco Plastics joint recycling venture opens in the UK

By hcaliendo |

Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 2:12pm

Calling it a first for the UK recycling and beverage industries, Coca-Cola Enterprises and plastic recycler Eco Plastics have established a recycling facility in the U.K. dedicated to processing both PET plastic bottles and other polymers simultaneously.
D&W Fine Pack sees growth potential for recent thermoforming purchase

By hcaliendo |

Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 9:52am

D&W Fine Pack CEO Mark Staton told PlasticsToday growth potential is "promising" regarding the company's recent purchase of the thermoforming division of Clear Lam Packaging.
Thermoformed plastics market projected to grow at 4% CAGR through 2017; packaging leads the way

By hcaliendo |

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 11:44am

The global market for thermoformed plastic products is expected to increase from 7.0 billion lb in 2012 to 8.5 billion lb by 2017, a 4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).

In comparison, the global market for thermoformed plastic products was 6.8 billion lb in 2011, according to the study from ReportsnReports, an online market research company.
A deep issue: Plastic waste in Pacific Ocean increases 100-fold

By hcaliendo |

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 1:28pm

It's called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. A swirling vortex of plastic bags, bottles and other debris, a landfill some say is twice the size of Texas.
PTI-Europe opens Mocon-certified package permeation testing lab

By PTStaff |

Monday, May 14, 2012 - 1:10pm

PTI-Europe, a subsidiary of Ohio-based Plastic Technologies Inc. (PTI), has established a Mocon-certified permeation-testing laboratory at its facility in Yverdon, Switzerland.

PTI-Europe will now offer oxygen, carbon dioxide and water vapor permeation testing for rigid, semi-rigid and flexible packaging materials and finished packages using Mocon's Ox-Tran and permatran units.
New liquid vehicle technology for polyolefin blowmolding

By PTStaff |

Monday, May 14, 2012 - 10:30am

Speciality chemical company Clariant has developed a new liquid vehicle technology (LVT) ideal for monolayer extrusion blowmolding.

The company states the new LVT appears to eliminate many of the problems that have prevented wider use of liquid color and additive concentrates in extrusion blowmolding of polyolefins.
Instead of fresh-cut, try plastic flowers?

By hcaliendo |

Friday, May 11, 2012 - 1:41pm

With Mother's Day taking place Sunday, May 13, I'm going to safely assume you already have your mother taken care of - whether it's taking her out for brunch, buying candy, or perhaps sending her flowers.

After all, Mother's Day is big business for the cut-flower industry. About two-thirds of consumers purchase them for Mother's Day, and U.S. spending on cut flowers for this holiday alone will be $2.2 billion, according to reports.

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