In an opening statement at the event’s press conference, Arburg Managing Partner Michael Hehl acknowledged the unique nature of Technology days, which had run annually without interruption since the company first invited customers to the Black Forest in 1999. “The special spirit of these days simply must be experienced live, on location and up close,” Hehl said. “For this reason, a digital version of the Technology Days was never an…
I have written repeatedly that if the U.S. did not learn its lesson from having a long, winding, vulnerable supply chain as a result of everything that has gone down since Covid-19…it never would. Are we learning, or is this just a lot of anecdotal hub-bub that will simmer once the supply chain start to untangle? Seems like the former. I recommend checking out an article posted on Bloomberg News…
The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) announced today that Perc Pineda, PhD, has returned to the role of Chief Economist, effective immediately. Pineda previously held that position from April 2017 until February of this year. Pineda’s departure foreshadowed a shakeup at the top of the association, when President and CEO Tony Radoszewski left on March 25. He has been replaced by Matt Seaholm. Perc Pineda, Chief Economist, Plastics Industry Association. A member…
The Plastics Industry Association and its former CEO, Tony Radoszewski, are in a legal battle after he was fired in March.
Compared with conventional hydraulic injection molding machines, electric presses have several advantages — accelerated start-up and cycle times, improved part consistency and quality, less scrap, and fewer consumables — but they have been limited to smaller parts because of restricted loads and clamping forces. A report from NSK, available as a free download from PlasticsToday, explains how high-capacity ball screws for high-load drives can enable large-part molding and broaden applications in…
AHF Products Inc. is part of a consortium that will purchase and operate three vinyl flooring plants in Pennsylvania and Illinois.
Photo Credit: Gerdau Graphene In less than a year, I have reported on new entrants in the arena of graphene additives for plastics and their benefits derived from graphene’s mechanical properties such as reduced weight and friction, more efficient lubrication, and higher thermal and electrical conductivity, as well as increased barrier properties against liquids and gases, and protection from weathering oxidation and UV light. Our most recent reporting has…
Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed a law bringing extended producer responsibility to plastics packaging in California. In Plastics in Politics Live, Steve Toloken explains how the law will work, including ambitious new recycling rate targets. Other topics include Canada’s pending plastics ban, a proposal to phase out U.S. government purchases of single-use plastics and a recap of a June 30 congressional hearing about plastics.
Spot resin market activity was a bit sluggish following the Fourth of July holiday, but by midweek a good flow of fresh off-grade and some Prime railcars rolled into the spot market. Sensing a challenging sales month ahead, resellers were looking to offload some of their July commitments. Prime PE resin prices drop $0.02/lb Prime polyethylene (PE) resin prices shed $0.02/lb last week, while $0.03/lb were squeezed from the polypropylene (PP)…
State safety officials and law enforcement are probing an unusual death at a South Carolina plastics recycling plant.