08/2016

AMP Merges with Mold Rite, Inc. Plastics Business Accurate Molded Plastics (AMP), Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and Mold Rite, Inc., Woodinville, Washington, merged their operations effective June 1. AMP specializes in short-run, highly technical injection molding projects for the medical, aerospace, electronics and fitness industries, while Mold Rite serves the … [Read more...] about AMP Merges with Mold Rite, Inc.

APBA Submits Signatures to Qualify for Referendum Plastics Business Secretary of State of California Alex Padilla announced the qualification of the Environmental Protection Fee Act, a ballot measure to redirect state-mandated sales charges on carryout bags to an environmental fund. The qualification follows a signature check conducted by the California … [Read more...] about APBA Submits Signatures to Qualify for Referendum

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