If Hollywood ever gets around to making a Plastic Man movie, Jeremy Pafford should get an audition for the main role. Pafford covered plastics markets for more than a decade for research firm ICIS. He recently posted a photo on LinkedIn about a medical procedure. “So I had a little work done in the past few weeks to unwind what has been a two-years-long pinched nerve in my neck,” Pafford…
Japan’s Kureha Corp. plans to increase production capacity for polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) at its Iwaki factory in Fukushima, Japan. PVDF is used as a binder material for lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) and as an engineering plastic in various industrial applications such as chemical process and semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Kureha intends to boost capacity from the current 11,000 to 20,000 tonnes/year by March 2027 through debottlenecking and the addition of a new…
Manufacturing firm Nelson Miller Group has acquired injection molder Injection Works Inc. for an undisclosed price.
Extrusion blow molding equipment company Kautex Maschinenbau GmbH has declared the production site at its headquarters in Bonn, Germany to be insolvent as of Aug. 25, 2023, according to a press release posted on its website. The declaration does not affect the company’s operation in Shunde, China. Kautex also said that development of the Bonn site into an “innovation and service center with associated production of sustainable high-end technologies” is continuing…
The decision allows management to remain in place as the company looks for investors and reorganizes.
Having reported a loss of $349 million on sales of $963 million in three months to June 2023, polycarbonate (PC), styrenic, and acrylic (PMMA) resin supplier Trinseo is eyeing further plant closures as part of a restructuring plan that has garnered management team approval. The closures affect the following operations: The Bronderslev, Denmark, plant that makes PMMA cast sheets; PMMA extruded sheet production line in Rho, Italy; batch polyester tray…
UAW members at the Detroit 3 agreed to let the union call a strike if contract talks break down with a Sept. 14 deadline looming, as reported by our sister publication Automotive News. About 97 percent of workers who voted cast their ballot in favor of authorizing a strike, the UAW said Friday. The vote is a routine part of contract negotiations and does not necessarily mean a strike will occur.…
Global packaging solutions provider Amcor and Mondelēz International, Inc. have announced that they have invested in Licella, an Australian chemical recycling pioneer whose hydrothermal liquefaction technology is claimed to be the most commercially advanced technology of its kind.
Finger amputation at Fostoria, Ohio-based NOX US LLC, a subsidiary of Seoul, South Korea-based NOX Corp., prompted an OSHA investigation.
Four organizations with an interest in promoting plastic packaging and a state university have launched a national campaign to educate consumers about the environmental benefits of plastic packaging and the importance of recycling. Global packaging leader Amcor, the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR), Plastics Recycling Corp. of California (PRCC), Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS), and Michigan State University announced on Aug. 22 an episode of Public Television’s Viewpoint with Dennis Quaid and…