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05/09/2014

Those who want to see the demise of plastic microbeads in personal-care products continue to gain traction.Used in personal care products such as soap and facial scrubs, the beads provide exfoliation and have grown in popularity over the years.But the New York State Assembly, last week, approved

04/28/2014

Medical device maker Phillips-Medisize Corp. may be about to pass from the hands of one venture capital group to another in a potentially $800 million deal, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.The report says three unnamed sources familiar with the process have confirmed that

04/21/2014

China Lumena New Materials Corp., which says it has the world's largest manufacturing capacity for polyphenylene sulfide resin, has suspended its stock trading and delayed its annual financial report after being hit with allegations it dramatically overstated sales.The Chengdu, Sichuan Province-

04/21/2014

U.K. masterbatch maker Colloids Ltd. said April 17 it plans to build a $6 million factory in Suzhou, China, its first outside the United Kingdom.The Knowsley-based company said the 3,700 square meter facility would open in the third quarter, with an initial capacity of 3,500 metric tons, targeted

04/03/2014

02/24/2014

KraussMaffei Group generated sales of $1.4bn (€1.02bn) in 2013, according to the annual report from Onex, the Toronto-based private equity company that owns the plastics machinery manufacturer.

02/24/2014

A United Kingdom academic has called on the European Parliament to tackle single-use plastic bags in order to focus consumers' minds on the 'throw away society' and change their behavior.Speaking this week at a conference in Brussels organized by European Green MPs and the European Free Alliance

02/24/2014

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02/24/2014

Increase in demand for packaged foods and the stocking of these locally-produced foods in mega stores have driven up demand for food packages, especially disposable plastic containers.

02/20/2014

PORTSMOUTH — "Game changer."

02/20/2014

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Plastics Manufacturing Continues Positive Growth. Innovation, Technology and Production Efficiencies Fuel Growth, Says SPI.