Phillips-Medisize closing Medford, Wis., plant, cutting 83 jobs
Phillips-Medisize Corp. is closing its Medford, Wis., plant by the end of 2023, permanently laying off 83 employees.
The Outstanding Plastic Pipe Projects of the Year
As much as it might annoy anti-plastics zealots, you can’t really say infrastructure without mentioning plastic pipes. The federal infrastructure bill is pumping some money into replacing aging, corroded, and often lead-laden iron pipes, and the material of choice is plastic for engineers, contractors, and municipal officials. Data from the Plastics Pipe Institute Inc. (PPI), which represents North America’s plastic pipes industry, bear this out. “During 2022, according to our…
EPA standing pat on pyrolysis regulations for now
After three years of study, the federal agency says it needs more time to consider the process as well as comments provided by interested parties.
Greenback sets goal for 300 plants to recycle laminated packaging within 20 years
Greenback Recycling Technologies Ltd. plans to open 300 plants in the next two decades to handle hard-to-recycle plastic-aluminum laminates, its founder and CEO says.
Recycled PET Prices Trending Down Amid Weak US Demand
Demand for recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) is expected to remain moderate to soft in 2023 despite long-term recycled content goals, resulting in potential downward price pressure in the United States. To understand the US rPET market, one must look at the basics of each major price driver — supply, demand, production costs, and quality. In terms of rPET supply, ICIS Mechanical Recycling Supply Tracker has identified nearly 120 mechanical…
New Leadership at Arburg’s US Subsidiary
Injection molding giant Arburg has named Martin Baumann new CEO of the company’s vital 33-year-old US subsidiary. With more than 13,000 Arburg injection molding machines installed in North America, the region overseen by Arburg Inc. is the parent company’s largest foreign market. Baumann took the helm Thursday and will undergo an “intensive familiarization program in the United States in close cooperation with the headquarters in Lossburg, Germany, to prepare him…
Treaty talks end with plans for a draft agreement, but hurdles remain
Countries wrapped up the second round of global plastics treaty negotiations on June 2 agreeing to prepare a detailed draft of the treaty for the next negotiating round, with observers saying they saw signs of significant progress as well as major obstacles.
Smith & Wesson confirms closure of molding site by end of 2024
Smith & Wesson, a well-known firearms maker, expects to close its plastics facility in Deep River, Conn., by the end of 2024.
Stakeholders Retreat to Their Corners in Global Plastics Treaty Talks
Round two of negotiations toward a global plastics treaty is in the books, and the competing aims of stakeholders — more recycling vs. reduced plastics production and limits on hazardous chemicals — were on full display. Wrangling over rules of procedure kicked off the second of five sessions of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-2) that wrap up today at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP),…
Baumann named CEO of Arburg US subsidiary
Maag’s Martin Baumann to succeed Friedrich Kanz, who is retiring after 23 years with the German machine builder.