Market News US plastics machinery export totaled US$299.3 million in 2014 second quarter September 23, 2014 by plasticsinfomart The accelerating momentum in plastics machinery demand that emerged in the second half of 2013 was sustained through the first half of this year, according to statistics released by the Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES) of SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association. Exports of primary plastics equipment, including injection molding, extrusion, blow molding and thermoforming […] Read more » Plastics Markets News
Market News DuPont announces US$100 million plan to increase Packaging & Industrial Polymers capacity September 22, 2014 by plasticsinfomart DuPont Packaging and Industrial Polymers is planning to invest over US$100 million to increase production capacity of its ethylene copolymers at its Texas site, the US site. The expansion is expected to be completed over the next three to four years, with one-third of the investment planning to be installed by the end of 2015. […] Read more » Plastics Markets News Plastics News