Teijin making composite pickup box for 2022 Toyota Tundra
Toyota redesigned the Tundra from the ground up for the 2022 model year, incorporating a composite box for the first time.
Ascend honored for swapping out coal-fired boilers at Alabama site
Ascend Performance Materials’ congeneration plant in Decatur, Ala., has received the Responsible Care Initiative of the Year award from the American Chemistry Council.
Kickstart: From ‘Bad Boy’ to hemp entrepreneur
As CEO of One World Products, a Colombia-based hemp growing company, NBA Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas wants to oversee the growth of a traditional plastics replacement.
Tick Tock: You’re on the Clock if You Want to Speak at Extrusion 2022
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 to Be Phased Out in National Parks
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.…
Tide Rock unites molding acquisitions under Plastic Molding Technology name
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.”
Indevco invests $25M in South Carolina extrusion plant
Plastics film extruder Indevco has opened a new facility in South Carolina, saying it plans to focus on recycled-content films.
PET Recycling Coalition Formed to Improve Plastic Packaging Circulatory
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…
100% Cellulose Film Resin Adopted by Restaurant Chain for Take-Out Packaging
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…
Home Products files for Chapter 11, plans to liquidate
Housewares injection molder Home Products International is going out of business, blaming rising resin prices and an unsuccessful attempt to sell the company.