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ASTM International, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, and Mexico’s national standards body, Dirrección General de Normas (DGN), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on October 29. DGN, part of Mexico’s Ministry of Economy, coordinates the development of standards and regulations and promotes standardization use in Mexico. Kathie Morgan, president, ASTM International, … [Read more...] about ASTM International Signs Memorandum of Understanding

Injequaly Industria LTDA, a Brazil-based injection molding company in São Paulo and partner of Viking Plastics in Pennsylvania, has expanded, adding a plant in Joinville, Brazil. The new 2,000-square-meter plant is the second location for Injequaly. The plant will produce plastic refrigerator for Whirlpool, a multinational appliance company. The company’s last expansion came … [Read more...] about Injequaly Opens Injection Molding Plant in Brazil

Conair Group, Abbotsford, Canada, recently announced Jason Ganim as its new president. Ganim has almost 30 years of experience in sales, management and executive leadership. Before being hired as president, Ganim was most recently the senior executive for Transtar Industries, Cleveland, Ohio. For more information, visit www.conairgroup.com. … [Read more...] about Conair Group Names President

Thermoforming machinery manufacturer OMV Machinery S.R.L., Verona, Italy, was acquired by Florida-based MalStra LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. However, the new company name will be OMV Technologies LLC and will be headquartered in Florida. OMV’s manufacturing operations will continue to operate out of Verona, and all current personnel will be … [Read more...] about MalStra LLC Acquires OMV

Plastics Solutions, Inc., Miami, Florida, recently changed its name to Globeius after expanding to reflect its new identity. The company now has new products and new personnel, as well as an expanded geographical coverage to include all of North and South America. Globeius also has added products for the agricultural and other industrial markets. An important part of the … [Read more...] about Globeius, Inc. Launches As New Company