Charles Sears, president and founder of Dri-Air Industries, Dies Plastics Business SUBMITTEDCharles Sears, the president and founder of Dri-Air Industries, Inc. in East Windsor, Connecticut, passed away Aug. 5 after a battle with cancer. Charles Sears, the president and founder of Dri-Air Industries, Inc. in East Windsor, Connecticut, passed away Aug. … [Read more...] about Charles Sears, president and founder of Dri-Air Industries, Dies
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Federated Challenge® Raises Millions for Big Brothers Big Sisters
Federated Challenge® Raises Millions for Big Brothers Big Sisters Plastics Business SUBMITTED More than 50 prominent businesses and several hundred private citizens gathered at The Saint Paul RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minnesota, on July 29 for the 14th annual Federated Challenge® supporting Big Brothers Big Sisters. Overwhelming generosity on the part … [Read more...] about Federated Challenge® Raises Millions for Big Brothers Big Sisters
Frigel Firenze Acquires Green Box
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
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


