Mission Rubber buys action sports-focused Edge Plastics
The acquired business will be renamed ODI Manufacturing LLC. The new owner wants to focus on growth opportunities in action sports, including motocross and V-twin customers.
Intricon to Open Costa Rica Manufacturing Facility
Intricon recently announced plans to open a facility in Costa Rica dedicated to the R&D and manufacturing of medical devices that incorporate microelectronics, biosensors, and electromagnetic navigation (EMN) sensors. The facility will have advanced circuit board and surface-mount assembly, custom molding, device assembly, and packaging. “Companies need the increased capacity and deep expertise Intricon brings to help them meet the growing demand for sensor-driven devices as non-invasive, data-driven healthcare becomes…
Resin Price Report: Bullish Market Gains Momentum
Spot resin continued to transact at a rapid pace the week of Aug. 7, and prices for all polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) grades added $0.01/lb, as the burgeoning bullish sentiment noted in last week’s Resin Price Report gained more steam. Completed volumes at the PlasticsExchange again ran above the average seen so far in 2023, with PE the more actively traded material, reports the resin clearinghouse in its Market…
Other Benpac dealings waiting to be resolved
Other individuals and businesses are still waiting for resolution of acquisition, personnel and product issues with Benpac Holding Inc.
Striking Amcor Flexibles workers approve contract, returning to work
About 100 workers walked off the job for two weeks in a dispute with the company over wages.
Maranello Masterpieces: The Legacy of Enzo Ferrari
Ferrari’s famously exotic cars are natural subjects for an exhibit at The Petersen Automotive Museum, so the new exhibit, Maranello Masterpieces: The Legacy of Enzo Ferrari, should provide a treat for museum visitors. The museum introduces the exhibit with this explanation for the mystique of Ferrari and his cars: At the age of 10, Enzo Ferrari attended his first automobile race, the Coppa Florio in Bologna. It had a profound effect…
NASA grant helps UMass student study polymer insulators, heat
Mechanical engineering major Brendan Scott isn’t taking the summer off with other University of Massachusetts Amherst students this year.
Talent Talk: The Fascinating, Frightening Potential of AI
“For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.” – H. L. Mencken I recently received my first proposal from a company that has developed an AI-based service that would write recruiting blogs for me. That one is specifically designed for recruiters. I get six to eight pitches per week, offering to write business development emails to my potential client base on my behalf. This…
EPA: Vinyl chloride risk assessment possible in near future
The Environmental Protection Agency is saying it may launch a risk evaluation of vinyl chloride soon, after environmental and community groups petitioned the agency last month to step up its review of the chemical.
Kenya’s 'Groundbreaking' Plastic Bag Ban Has a Problem
Longtime PlasticsToday contributor Clare Goldsberry would frequently invoke the law of unintended consequences when she got wind of a proposed plastics ban that, in her estimation, was ill conceived. For example, she reported on a ban on single-use plastic shopping bags in Australia in 2019 that led to an uptick in the use of paper bags and plastic trash bags and, consequently, increased greenhouse gas emissions, according to a researcher.…