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North American machinery shipment value dropped in second quarter, report says

And the value of second quarter shipments of injection molding and extrusion equipment dropped almost 20 per cent compared with a year ago.


Gracious Living buys injection molding plant in Kentucky

The purchase marks the Ontario-based molder's expansion into the U.S.


Berry Global names new CEO

Packaging industry veteran Kevin Kwilinski will lead the company effective Oct. 2, 2023.


IAC Group names Kevin Baird as new CEO

Baird previously served as chief operating officer of powertrain parts supplier Tenneco and was president and CEO of Guardian Glass prior to that.


LyondellBasell named Company of the Year in medical plastics by Frost & Sullivan

The materials maker mainly operates in the medical plastics industry through its Purell product line, encompassing more than 30 grades of polyolefins.


Amcor, Ron Rubin Winery partner to launch premium wine in rPET bottle

The new bottles for Blue Bin wine are both shatterproof and lightweight.


Equity firm Argosy buys outdoor furniture, traffic control products maker Barco

Barco's products use lumber made from recycled plastics, and are available across four brands.


 
 
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Limited time remaining to secure your spot in the Canadian Plastics Fall Classic Golf Tournament!

Date: September 6, 2023
Location: Piper’s Heath Golf Club
The day will be filled with great networking opportunities, friendly competition, loads of prizes, and lots of great food and beverages.

Sponsored by Nexeo Plastics, Wittmann Canada, Nylene, Acetronic, Absolute Haitian, Windmoeller & Hoelscher, Chillers, PCS Company, CCC Plastics, Advantage Engineering, Hasco, CyFrame, Staubli, K&G Machines, Chase Plastics, Sesotec, Arc Polymers. » Learn more...
 
Reports 
 

UBC researchers turn bitumen into carbon fibre

The technology uses melt spinning to produce two sizes of fibres cleanly and economically, and has potential for use in electric cars. » Read More...

Gaining ‘Insights’ into your production

A new made-in-Canada software platform aims to make extracting value from production data easier than ever. » Read More...

 
Events 
 

World Plastic Connection Summit 2023 - August 21 - 24, 2023

August 21 - August 24, 2023 Av. Chedid Jafet, 222, Bloco C - 4º Andar Vila Olímpia, CEP: 04551-065 São Paulo - SP, Brasil » Visit website

MoldMaking Conference - August 29 - August 30, 2023

August 29 - August 30, 2023 1300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403, United States » Visit website

SPE FlexPackCon 2023 - October 10 - 12, 2023

October 10 - October 12, 2023 1001 Pl. Jean-Paul-Riopelle, Montréal, QC H2Z 1H5 » Visit website