Page 4 - Plastics

Mueller Industries buys two Canadian firms PexCor and HeatLink Companies

Deal to help Mueller to grow its flow control product offerings in the area of pressure plastics

Ashland completes acquisition of Reichhold's composites facility in France

Facility makes unsaturated polyester resins used in sectors such as transportation & construction

Mold-tek Packaging to target food & FMCG sectors for IML containers

In-mold labelling (IML) containers are better suitable for food & FMCG products as they are hygienic

Uponor opens facility in China to tap construction market

It will produce sustainable plumbing solutions and energy-efficient heating & cooling systems

Viking Plastics acquires Kentucky Manufacturing & Technology

Acquisition enables Viking Plastics to expand into Southeast US and into new markets

Kohlberg buys Pexco, merges with PPC Industries to form Spectrum Plastics

Increases breadth & depth of plastic & material solutions primarily for the medical device market

Medical technology firm BD to invest $60 mn in US facility

It will upgrade its Nebraska facility into a plastic moulding manufacturing center by 2021

Hitachi Chemical acquires German thermal insulation maker Isolite GmbH

The move is aimed at strengthen Hitachi Chemical's automotive products business

Cosmo Films launches low noise tape film

The BOPP-based tape film enables easy release and generates low noise on unwinding

Lanxess to invest € 25 mn in plastics production chain expansion in Belgium

Investment to strengthen its integrated production complex for polyamide & precursors for plastics

Sustainability & lightweighting to drive growth in PET packaging market

Global market to reach 21.2 mn tonnes by 2021 from 16.7 mn tonnes in 2015, says Smithers Pira report

Global bioplastics for packaging market to reach $7.2 bn by 2022

Most of the new production facilities are being implemented in Thailand, India & China, says a study

Adient to collaborate with Boeing to improve aircraft seating & interiors

The aircraft interiors market is estimated to reach $ 21.7 bn by 2025, as per Counterpoint Market

Skipper Ltd commissions second plant in Guwahati

The plant has capacity to produce 30000 MTPA of engineering products & 7000 MTPA of plastic pipes

A Schulman to increase colour masterbatches capacity in Europe

The company will add three additional extruders in its facilities in Hungary, Italy and Poland

Raven Industries' engineered films division expands capacity in Texas

It will meet the demand for its geomembrane containment liners, used during the drilling process

Jasch Industries arm Indev buys US-based Automation and Control Technology

Indev offers advanced in-line web-based measurement & control solutions to various industries

Barnes Group buys Gammaflux to better serve plastics moulding industry

Gammaflux supplies hot runner temperature & sequential valve gate control systems to plastics sector

Chemplast Sanmar forms JV with France-based Kem One for chlorinated PVC

JV will invest Rs 325 crore to set up a chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) plant in Puducherry

Dell uses recycled ocean plastics to make packaging tray for laptop

The firm has reached its 2020 goal of using 50 million pounds of recycled materials in its products