Frigel Firenze Acquires Green Box Plastics Business Frigel Firenze S.p.A., based in Scandicci, Italy, has reached an important goal by taking over Green Box S.r.l. from Padua, Italy, with the aim of creating an increasingly important reference point in the market of industrial refrigeration worldwide. This operation concerned 100 percent of Green Box … [Read more...] about Frigel Firenze Acquires Green Box
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Industry Leader Gerald Cox to Retire After 41 Years
Industry Leader Gerald Cox to Retire After 41 Years Plastics Business SUBMITTEDGerald Cox, vice president of sales and engineering at Viking Plastics, will retire effective Sept. 11, 2018. Gerald Cox, former president of Kentucky Manufacturing and Technology and current vice president of sales and engineering at Viking Plastics, Corry, Pennsylvania, … [Read more...] about Industry Leader Gerald Cox to Retire After 41 Years
Report: Looming Production Shutdowns Challenge Global Methyl Methacrylate Market
Plastics Business The global market for methyl methacrylate (MMA) – a chemical critical to the production of plastics, paints, coatings and adhesives for a host of consumer markets – is increasing significantly, while supply continues to be constrained because of production shutdowns and operational issues at aging production facilities, according to new chemical research from … [Read more...] about Report: Looming Production Shutdowns Challenge Global Methyl Methacrylate Market
Meese Opens Florida Plant, Its Fifth in US
Meese Opens Florida Plant, Its Fifth in US Plastics Business SUBMITTED SUBMITTED Click Thumbnails to View In June, Meese (formerly MODRoto) opened a new plant in Jacksonville, Florida. This 50,000-square-foot plant is the fifth US plant for Meese and is located conveniently and strategically between I-95 and I-10. The addition of the … [Read more...] about Meese Opens Florida Plant, Its Fifth in US
RJG Receives Consignment Machine from Krauss-Maffei Corporation
RJG Receives Consignment Machine from Krauss-Maffei Corporation Plastics Business SUBMITTED RJG has received a new consignment from Krauss-Maffei Corporation for its Gibsonville, North Carolina, training facility. The KraussMaffei PX series all-electric injection molding machine is a 50-metric-ton press with 29,370 psi of injection pressure and 0.84oz … [Read more...] about RJG Receives Consignment Machine from Krauss-Maffei Corporation