Plastics machinery shipments finished strong in 2018

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February 26, 2019

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Plastics machinery shipments finished strong in 2018

Shipments of injection molding and extrusion machinery in North America increased in the fourth quarter 2018, according to the statistics compiled and reported by the Plastics Industry Association’s Committee on Equipment Statistics. » Read More

Reifenhauser buys blown film machinery maker Plamex

Germany-based Plamex specializes in water-cooled and biax lines. » Read More

KraussMaffei acquires pultrusion specialist Pultrex

UK-based Pultrex has over 40 years of experience in the field of pultrusion, the continuous strand drawing of fibre-reinforced profiles and round rods. » Read More

Milacron reports increased sales in 2018

Despite the positive overall outcome for 2018, sales in the fourth quarter of the year were down, the machinery maker said, while orders also decreased. » Read More

Special Reports

Techflow Design & Manufacturing is moving on up

This Ontario-based blown film machinery and plastic extrusion equipment maker has a good reason for expanding into a new, larger facility in Mississauga: its business is booming. » Read More

Here’s a first: BASF is making products with chemically recycled plastics

The German chemical maker is breaking new ground in the circular economy with plastic waste as a source of raw materials. » Read More

EVENTS CALENDAR

Plastics machinery shipments finished strong in 2018

Reifenhauser buys blown film machinery maker Plamex

KraussMaffei acquires pultrusion specialist Pultrex

Milacron reports increased sales in 2018

Techflow Design & Manufacturing is moving on up

Here’s a first: BASF is making products with chemically recycled plastics

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