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The New Rat Race, Strapping Cobots, and Other News from the Plastics Supply Chain

Sales of rodent-control products soared in the past year, as empty restaurant dumpsters forced rats to look for new sources of food. Automating the injection molding process helped one maker of rat traps keep pace with consumer demand.

Norbert Sparrow

May 27, 2021

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Sales of rodent-control products soared in the past year, as empty restaurant dumpsters forced rats to look for new sources of food. Automating the injection molding process helped one maker of rat traps keep pace with consumer demand.

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Norbert Sparrow

Editor in chief of PlasticsToday since 2015, Norbert Sparrow has more than 30 years of editorial experience in business-to-business media. He studied journalism at the Centre Universitaire d'Etudes du Journalisme in Strasbourg, France, where he earned a master's degree.

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