The clock is ticking, but there is still time to participate as a speaker in Plastics Technology’s Extrusion 2022 Conference. This year’s event will be held Dec. 6-8 at the Omni Charlotte Hotel in Charlotte, N.C., and we are now accepting titles and abstracts for presentations. You have until June 24 to submit your title and abstract to be considered as a presenter for the first technical conference devoted to…
Single-use plastic products will be phased out of national parks and federal lands in the United States by 2032, according to an order from the US Department of the Interior. Secretary’s Order 3407 was announced on June 6, World Ocean Day, by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland as part of President Biden’s Executive Order 14057, which calls for federal agencies to minimize waste and support markets for recycled products.…
CEO Michael Engler: “Upon acquisition of the four businesses, we immediately infused additional capital to expand infrastructure, implement more automation and install new electric molding machines to increase capacity.”
Plastics film extruder Indevco has opened a new facility in South Carolina, saying it plans to focus on recycled-content films.
The Recycling Partnership has launched the PET Recycling Coalition, an initiative informed by industry knowledge and expertise to improve polyethylene terephthalate (PET, plastic #1) circularity. Its work will focus on four key opportunities to increase PET recycling: Increasing the capture of PET bottles; Broadening the acceptance of PET trays, cups, and clamshells in community recycling collection programs; Unlocking new supplies of recycled PET (rPET) for packaging manufacturers; Strengthening recycling systems…
Photo Credit: Woodly Oy We often report on emerging developments in bioplastics for which commercial applications are being sought through industry partnerships. Recently, we were approached by Woodly Oy, a Finnish company that has been developing a wood cellulose-based plastic for film packaging and other uses. Through a collaboration with Finland-based Amerplast, one of Europe’s largest flexo printers and bag converters of high-performance packaging for fast-moving consumer goods for both…
Housewares injection molder Home Products International is going out of business, blaming rising resin prices and an unsuccessful attempt to sell the company.
A new laser-based alignment tool reportedly is the first of its kind to work effectively with twin-barrel extrusion systems. Initially, the application was almost a happy accident, according to Hamar Laser Instruments. The new L-703 Bore & Spindle Alignment Laser has several applications, including bore alignment, barrel and cylinder straightness, and spindle alignments. “One of our overall design goals is to make our lasers smaller, more versatile, and at a…
When a plastics processor specializing in injection molding for medical device OEMs wanted to automate its medical tubing line, it turned to Plastimation, a designer of custom factory automation systems. It collaborated with longtime partner Epson to develop a competitive solution that would meet the stringent quality requirements of the medical device sector. In the process, the customer was able to triple productivity. The standard 2.5-in.-long tubes, constructed from clear…
Authors Judith Enck and Jan Dell follow in the footsteps of other sensationalist headline writers (including Rebecca Altman, also published in The Atlantic recently) in attempting to link plastics to tobacco, at least in terms of corporate malfeasance and dirty PR tricks.