Citations with the tag: PLASTICS industries
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- Plastics Industry plays large role in Mohawk Valley's Economy.
Dickinson, Casey J. // Business Journal (Central New York); 02/04/2000, Vol. 14 Issue 5, p26Discusses the significant role of plastics industry in the economy of Mohawk River Valley, New York. Number of plastics manufacturing firms; Industries served by the plastics manufacturers; Support of government and local economic development officials.
- Plastics Industry & Trade.
Dickinson, Casey J. // Plastic Materials Industry Yearbook; Jan2001/2002, p1Presents an economic analysis of the Plastic Materials Industry as of January 2001. Overview of the current state of the sector; Factors affecting its financial health and how insiders are reacting to those issues; How demand for the service has changed and what is expected for the future;...
- European plastics face uncertain future as prices drop.
Thomas, Nick // Chemical Week; 11/15/95, Vol. 157 Issue 18, p19Reports on the continuing decline in the prices of plastics which adversely affecting the European plastics market. High inventories for most products; Prediction that the expected recovery in 1996 will be at a lower level than previously thought; Details regarding the performance of some...
- Developing the plastics industry in a community.
Stucki, Heinz // Economic Development Review; Summer94, Vol. 12 Issue 3, p42Presents the development of a plastics industry in a community. Description of the industry; Locational requirements; Ways in which a community could attract investment for the industry.
- Top Area Plastics Manufacturers.
Stucki, Heinz // Grand Rapids Business Journal; 4/29/2002, Vol. 20 Issue 17, pB2Lists the top plastic manufacturers in Grand Rapids, Michigan, ranked by 2001 revenue. Number of local employees; Certification; Processes used; Products manufactured locally; Major clients; Lacks Enterprises Corp.; Cascade Engineering; ADAC Plastics Inc.; Leon Plastics Inc.; Grand Rapids...
- Complexity Is Key To Survival For Plastics Firms.
Rent, Katy // Grand Rapids Business Journal; 4/29/2002, Vol. 20 Issue 17, pB7Reports on the findings of a performance benchmarking survey of plastics manufacturers, completed by the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center. Factors responsible for the declining performance of the industry; Impact of globalization on the plastics market; Problem of undercapitalization;...
- Plastic under pressure.
Light, Elizabeth // NZ Business; Feb98, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p36Gives information on the plastic industry, which is in a state of transition, with reference to companies that are restructuring, refocusing and taking positive steps to ensure they survive and thrive in a volatile market. Background information on the plastic industry; Comments from chief...
- FYI...
Light, Elizabeth // Plastics News; 09/14/98, Vol. 10 Issue 29, p3Presents statistical information representing film and sheet manufacturing in the plastics industry in the United States.
- 1998 survey of North American film & sheet manufacturers.
Light, Elizabeth // Plastics News; 09/14/98, Vol. 10 Issue 29, p19Presents statistical information on the results of a 1998 survey of film and sheet manufacturers in North America. Examination of the secondary services offered; Details on the top end markets.
- Film & sheet manufacturers.
Light, Elizabeth // Plastics News; 09/14/98, Vol. 10 Issue 29, p20Presents information on the rankings of film and sheet manufacturers in North America, according to sales of those products as reported on September 14, 1998.
- Plastics News resin pricing chart.
Light, Elizabeth // Plastics News; 09/14/98, Vol. 10 Issue 29, p57Presents information on resin pricing in the plastic industry as of September 10, 1998.
- Top film manufacturers.
Light, Elizabeth // Plastics News; 09/14/98, Vol. 10 Issue 29, p39Presents a listing of the 15 top film manufacturers in the United States. Ranking of Bemis Co. Inc., Sigma Plastics Group and American National Can Co., among others; Sales performance of the companies..
- Top sheet manufacturers.
Light, Elizabeth // Plastics News; 09/14/98, Vol. 10 Issue 29, p39Presents a listing of the top 15 plastic sheet manufacturers in the United States. Ranking of Cyro Industries company, Kama Corp. and Sigma Plastics Group company; Sales performance of the companies.
- Aliplast chief strives to make group viable.
Costa, Sandra Mara // Plastics News; 05/08/2000, Vol. 12 Issue 10, p43Focuses on the challenge faced by the Latin American plastics industry group called Aliplast on how to become essential to each one of the 12 member countries. Aliplast's strategic plan involving contributions from member countries according to president Sergio Sosa Bravo; Decision of Sosa to...
- NPE garners good ratings in DuPont poll.
Aichlmayr, Lisa // Plastics News; 07/31/2000, Vol. 12 Issue 22, p25Focuses on the favorable ratings given by plastics industry participants in the United States to the National Plastics Exposition, 2000 (NPE) in Chicago, Illinois. Information on thermoforming gained by executive Michael Morningstar; Range of business networking opportunities given to participants.
- Ky. processors form alliance.
Aichlmayr, Lisa // Plastics News; 8/5/96, Vol. 8 Issue 23, p18Reports on the organization of the Kentucky Alliance of Plastics Industries to serve as voice for plastics-related businesses in the state. Officers chosen pending formal elections; Initial focus of the organization.
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Aichlmayr, Lisa // Plastics News; 8/19/96, Vol. 8 Issue 25, p15Reports on developments about the plastics industry in the United States and Canada as of August 19, 1996. Triangle Tool Corp.'s completion of space expansion project; Ashland Chemical Co.'s acquisition of Queen City Distributors.
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Aichlmayr, Lisa // Plastics News; 8/19/96, Vol. 8 Issue 25, p26Reports on developments about the plastics industry in different countries as of August 19, 1996. Formation of subsidiary by Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corp.; Selection of agents by machinery makers in Puerto Rico.
- Knowing product's contents duty of molder, compounder.
Goldsberry, Clare // Plastics News; 8/26/96, Vol. 8 Issue 26, p8Focuses on the issues surrounding the responsibility of compounders in determining the colorant or additive contents of materials. Comments from plastics industry executives.
- Portuguese firms seeking Mexican deals.
Goldsberry, Clare // Plastics News; 8/26/96, Vol. 8 Issue 26, p14Reports on the interest of Portuguese firms to form joint venture projects with plastic molding companies in Mexico.
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Goldsberry, Clare // Plastics News; 9/2/96, Vol. 8 Issue 27, p16Reports on developments in the supplier side of the plastics industry in the United States, as of September 2, 1996. Includes the citation of Dow Plastics as 1995 Supplier of the Year by the Illinois district of General Polymers; Plastic Suppliers Inc.'s relocation of its Duncanville, Texas...
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Goldsberry, Clare // Plastics News; 9/2/96, Vol. 8 Issue 27, p18Reports on developments in the supplier side of the plastics industry around the world as of September 2, 1996. Includes Plastec U.S.A.'s receipt of rights to sell belling machinery and specialty equipment for plastic pipe made by United Plastics Machinery Inc. in Mexico; Blow Moulding...
- Mold makers not getting paid.
Goldsberry, Clare // Plastics News; 9/16/96, Vol. 8 Issue 29, p13Explains how mold makers should handle nonpayment by plastics company. Importance of getting a written contract with the molder; Stoppage of work.
- Top 30 sheet manufacturers in North America.
Goldsberry, Clare // Plastics News; 9/16/96, Vol. 8 Issue 29, p42Presents a chart ranking of the top 30 sheet manufacturers in North America. Rankings based on sheet sales in most recent full fiscal year.
- Remember this?
Goldsberry, Clare // Plastics News; 10/7/96, Vol. 8 Issue 32, p24No abstract available.
- Nova-Borealis venture targets the Americas.
Lauzon, Michael // Plastics News; 10/7/96, Vol. 8 Issue 32, p32No abstract available.
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Lauzon, Michael // Plastics News; 10/21/96, Vol. 8 Issue 34, p15Presents brief reports which relate to business enterprises in the plastics industry. Location of Husky Injection Molding Systems Limited's spare parts facility; Merger between A.F. Niebuhr Sales and TR Machinery; Who was presented with the 1996 Governor's `E' Award for Excellence in Exporting,...
- New study to cover plastics in Mexico.
Renstrom, Roger // Plastics News; 10/21/96, Vol. 8 Issue 34, p26Reports that at Composites 1996, in Dallas, Texas, it was announced that a Mexican association plans to release a plastics industry survey in December 1996. Comments from Luis Enrique Sandoval Gomez, the association's treasurer; Survey to be distributed in Spanish and English.
- Remember this?
Renstrom, Roger // Plastics News; 10/28/96, Vol. 8 Issue 35, p12Reflects on happenings which occurred in the week of October 28, 1991 in the plastics industry in the United States. Complaints from post-consumer high density polyethylene recyclers about selling prices; Filing of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection by Rexene Corporation; Creation of a division...
- Minnesota mulls plastics trade council.
Bregar, Bill // Plastics News; 10/28/96, Vol. 8 Issue 35, p22Comments on plans of leaders in the plastics industry to form a trade council in Minnesota. Names of organizations involved; Group to be called the Council of Plastics Leaders; Comments from persons involved in its creation; Types of issues the group will be responsible for.
- Plastics News resin pricing chart.
Bregar, Bill // Plastics News; 10/28/96, Vol. 8 Issue 35, p25Presents illustrative information pertaining to the plastics industry in the United States. Volume for high-temperature and engineering thermoplastics; Information on thermosets and recycled plastics.
- Remember this.
Bregar, Bill // Plastics News; 01/27/97, Vol. 8 Issue 48, p10Looks at news from the plastics industry in the United States, reported in `Plastics News,' dated January 1992. Complaints of processors regarding difficulties obtaining financing with tougher lending rules and banking failures; BASF AG's purchase of Mobil Chemical Co.'s polystyrene business.
- Tooling & design: Big firms go it alone.
Pryweller, Joseph // Plastics News; 03/24/97, Vol. 9 Issue 4, p13Reports that automotive parts companies have decided to go at it alone in tooling and design. Companies which have their own production mold-making and design centers.
- Overseas business just waiting--and waiting--for U.S...
Pryweller, Joseph // Plastics News; 03/24/97, Vol. 9 Issue 4, p13Reports that the world market is waiting for American mold builders and designers but most of them have yet to take advantage of the potential. Percent of Hobson Mold Works Incorporated which is contracted overseas; How companies can benefit from shipping overseas.
- New methods can succeed in luring new mold makers.
Grace, Robert // Plastics News; 03/24/97, Vol. 9 Issue 4, p16Focuses on how Roger Klouda, president of MSI Mold Builders Incorporated in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Harley-Davidson Motor Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin attracted persons to enter the mold making and design field. Klouda's help wanted advertisement in Cedar Rapids' `The Gazette'; Contents of...
- Risk managers take aim at resin costs.
Grace, Robert // Plastics News; 05/05/97, Vol. 9 Issue 10, p14Discusses the development of risk-management tools in the form of financial contracts for commodity materials by the plastics industry as a result of high resin costs. How resin prices can vary in 12 or 24 months; What suppliers of resin claim.
- Plastics News resin pricing chart.
Grace, Robert // Plastics News; 05/05/97, Vol. 9 Issue 10, p25Presents a resin pricing chart in United States currency per pound as of May 1, 1997.
- Mass. task force to advance plastics.
Blakney, Dorrie Alderman // Plastics News; 06/16/97, Vol. 9 Issue 16, p47Looks at the plastics industry in Massachusetts. Formation of task force to support the growth of plastics manufacturing; Who will chair task force; Views on the industry by Jim Taylor, executive director of the North Central Massachusetts Regional Employment board; Issues to be identified by...
- Vietnam's resin capacity needs big boost.
Tham, James // Plastics News; 06/16/97, Vol. 9 Issue 16, p63Presents information on the plastics industry in Vietnam. Estimated amount which Vietnam needs to invest to develop domestic resin capacity for its plastics industry; Predictions of the government's Petrochemical Industry Masterplan for Vietnam's ethylene and propylene demand; Polyvinyl chloride...
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Tham, James // Plastics News; 06/16/97, Vol. 9 Issue 16, p73Presents information on companies which supply plastics products in the United States. Introduction of Specflex polyurethanes by Dow Polyurethanes; Warehouse opened by Curbell Plastics in Clearwater, Florida; DSM Engineering Plastics Incorporated names Chase Plastics Services Incorporated as a...
- DuPont plastics industry survey.
Tham, James // Plastics News; 07/14/97, Vol. 9 Issue 20, p3Presents a survey related to the plastics industry where 487 processors were surveyed. Finds of the survey.
- DuPont survey finds plastics' image better.
Couretas, John // Plastics News; 07/14/97, Vol. 9 Issue 20, p7Presents information on the issues addressed concerning the plastics industry at the NPE 1997, held at McCormic Place in Chicago, Illinois, on June 16-20, 1997. Comments made by Don Krakow, molding manager for WNA Cups Illustration Incorporated relating to environmentalists; How the plastics...
- June stock report.
Couretas, John // Plastics News; 07/14/97, Vol. 9 Issue 20, p9Presents a stock report on the plastics industry for the month of June, 1997.
- It's time to support expanded bottle bill.
Couretas, John // Plastics News; 07/14/97, Vol. 9 Issue 20, p10Opinion. Discusses issues concerning bottle deposit legislation in the plastics industry. Why bottle bills were adopted; Suggestions on the expansion of the deposit programs; States where legislative attempts to expand deposit programs have failed or were tabled; Reference to a request by...
- Software manufacturers duel for top spot.
Pryweller, Joseph // Plastics News; 07/14/97, Vol. 9 Issue 20, p20Reports that vying software manufacturers Moldflow Pty. Limited of Lexington, Massachusetts and C-Mold, a division of AC Technology North America Incorporated of Louisville, Kentucky attracted large crows to witness the dawn of a revolution in plastics simulation software for...
- NPE news, Web study online.
Pryweller, Joseph // Plastics News; 07/14/97, Vol. 9 Issue 20, p39Presents details on news and feature stories relating to NPE 1997 exhibition in Chicago, Illinois and how you can obtain this information. Information on a study of Internet usage trends within North America's plastic industry and who the project was conceived by.
- Plastics VIPs hang on to stock.
Toloken, Steve // Plastics News; 08/04/97, Vol. 9 Issue 23, p1Reports on an increase of plastics industry stocks which are being held by the highest-paid plastics industry executives. Speculations of analysts; Reference to a survey of the top 100 paid executives.
- Labor study targets wages of hourly plastics workers.
Toloken, Steve // Plastics News; 08/04/97, Vol. 9 Issue 23, p17Presents information on the wages for hourly workers in the plastics industry. Increase of wages in 1996; Reason for the increase; Changes in supervisors' wages; Effect of an increase in Southeast.
- Alphabetical index of companies in the ranking.
Toloken, Steve // Plastics News; 08/04/97, Vol. 9 Issue 23, p23Presents a list of the top-ranked executives' companies in the plastics industry in the United States.
- Datebook.
Toloken, Steve // Plastics News; 08/04/97, Vol. 9 Issue 23, p28Presents information on various events in the plastics industry and trade for 1997.
