Industry PEP establishes Caribbean footprint June 26, 2012 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Precision Engineered Products, which has been manufacturing components for medical applications since 1963, is bringing on line a 5000-ft2, Class 8 medical manufacturing operation in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic. “The new Precision Engineered Products medical manufacturing facility in the Dominican Republic better positions PEP to deliver highest-quality surgical and medical devices and components […] Read more »
Material News Bug wings inspire low-cost, biodegradable material June 26, 2012 by plasticsinfomart We are addicted to plastic. For a material that’s only been around for about 60 years, we sure do like to use (and waste) a lot of it. In 2010, the EPA estimates that the United States alone generated almost 14 million tons of plastics as containers and packaging, almost 11 million tons as durable […] Read more »
Recycling News NBE buys ProductSaver recycling systems June 26, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Material handling system manufacturer National Bulk Equipment Inc. (NBE) has purchased General Processing Systems Inc., makers of the ProductSaver line of recycling systems. The acquisition will add three new product lines to Holland, Mich.-based NBE’s line of bulk material handling systems, according to a company press release. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. General […] Read more »
Industry Coca-Cola Stoops to Corporate Bullying Against SodaStream June 26, 2012 by plasticsinfomart In yet another case of a company boasting about its sustainability street cred with a relentless PR machine that wants to set any debate on its own terms, Coca-Cola has threatened SodaStream with a cease and desist letter in South Africa. The controversy stems from when SodaStream, a manufacturer of home carbonation units, started displaying […] Read more »
Product News Rum uses PET bottle instead of glass June 26, 2012 by plasticsinfomart McCormick Distilling Co. Inc., a Weston, Mo.-based manufacturer and distributor of premium spirits launches its new brand –Montego Bay Coconut Rum—with help from Amcor Rigid Plastics (www.amcor.com), the world’s leading producer of rigid plastic packaging, who designed and produced a proprietary series of lightweight polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles. The custom PET containers in 50ml, 750ml, […] Read more »
Industry IHS Supplier Relations survey rates BMW number one June 26, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Automaker BMW captured the number-one spot in supplier relations in the latest IHS Supplier Business Supplier Relations Survey (SuRe). The survey results came from 230 supplier executives with a total of 6450 contacts with automotive OEMs globally, 67% of those having more than $101 million in sales. The results released by IHS Supplier Business in […] Read more »
Machinery News New polishing stack from battenfeld-cincinnati ensures film quality June 23, 2012 by plasticsinfomart battenfeld-cincinnati has introduced a new Multi-Touch polishing stack that can achieve a high degree of transparency, good flatness and an even film thickness for a great variety of materials, such as PS, PET or PP, as well as EVA or laminated products. The main idea in the design of this new polishing stack was derived […] Read more »
Market News Gas prices continue to fall, may boost summer driving June 23, 2012 by plasticsinfomart After dismal predictions of astronomical gas prices earlier this year, the price per gallon is instead dropping at a rapid rate as the summer driving season gets into full swing. According to AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Hampton Roads and the Southside on Friday was […] Read more »
