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ASTM Approves Plastics Revision Standard Plastics Business ASTM International’s Committee on Plastics (D20), West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, recently approved the latest revisions to a standard used by the US Department of Agriculture’s biopreferred program and the Environmental Protection Agency to help improve the sustainability of plastics. The standard, … [Read more...] about ASTM Approves Plastics Revision Standard

Chase Plastic Services Forms Chase Plastics de Mexico Plastics Business Chase Plastic Services, Inc., Clarkston, Michigan, announced the formation of Chase Plastics de Mexico, a subsidiary in Queretaro, Mexico. The new company is dedicated to delivering customer service and a comprehensive product line of specialty, engineering and commodity thermoplastics to … [Read more...] about Chase Plastic Services Forms Chase Plastics de Mexico

Chem-Trend Announces European Headquarters Expansion Plastics Business Chem-Trend, Howell, Michigan, and its parent company, Freudenberg Chemical Specialities (FCS), announced the recent ground-breaking ceremony for the construction and expansion of its facilities in the Maisach Gernlinden area outside Munich, Germany. Chem-Trend’s European headquarters, … [Read more...] about Chem-Trend Announces European Headquarters Expansion

Currier Plastics Recognized for Supporting Education Plastics Business Currier Plastics, Auburn, New York, a strong supporter education in the Finger Lakes manufacturing community, recently was recognized as the driving force behind the development of the plastics degree program at Cayuga Community College (CCC). In June, Partners for Education and Business … [Read more...] about Currier Plastics Recognized for Supporting Education

Metro Plastics Expands Plastics Business Metro Plastics Technologies Inc., Noblesville, Indiana, is investing $6 million to build a new 72,000 sq. ft. headquarters factory in its hometown. As the company grows, officials can add another 40,000 sq. ft. at the site. Construction should cost $5 million and will begin this fall and be completed by next summer. … [Read more...] about Metro Plastics Expands