by Plastics.com Staff | Apr 5, 2018 | Business, Daily News, Global, Injection Molding, Mergers & Acquisitions, North America, Tool & Die
Platinum Equity has closed its acquisition of Husky Injection Molding Systems from Berkshire Partners and OMERS Private Equity for $3.85 billion, a move that was first announced in December. Based in Bolton, Ontario, Husky supplies injection molding equipment for a...
by Plastics.com Staff | Mar 30, 2018 | Business, Consumer, Daily News, Injection Molding, Medical, Mergers & Acquisitions, North America, Tool & Die
El Cajon, California – March 23rd, 2018 – Westfall Technik has added a premier plastics processing business to its design, prototyping and toolmaking capabilities in the Southwest. AMS Plastics, Inc. has been acquired by Westfall Technik, Inc., a recently formed...
by Plastics.com Staff | Mar 22, 2018 | Automotive, Daily News, Global, Injection Molding
Trinseo’s Automotive team have successfully developed a unique, luxury interior plastic for the new Audi A6 and A7. Following two years of collaboration, the new A6 models were launched last week with interiors of soft-touch, cost-effective Trinseo VELVEXTM Reinforced...
by Plastics.com Staff | Mar 22, 2018 | All Design, Daily News, Engineering Plastics, Global, Injection Molding, Recycling
Last June, adidas stated their 2018 goal to release five millions pairs of shoes that utilized recycled plastics from the ocean. Working closely with Parley For The Oceans, adidas has managed to create highly coveted footwear that actually aids the organization’s...
by Plastics.com Staff | Mar 21, 2018 | All Materials, Asia/Pacifica, Automotive, Compounding, Daily News, Injection Molding, Recycling
TOKYO — Mitsubishi Chemical is getting into the business of recycling carbon fibers from rejected and spent plastics reinforced with the material. Carbon fibers are lighter and stronger than steel and easier to shape, but they have found only limited industrial...
by Plastics.com Staff | Mar 21, 2018 | Asia/Pacifica, Blow Molding, Daily News, Injection Molding, Packaging
Imphal, (Manipur): Keeping in mind Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Start Up India’ mission, an entrepreneur from Manipur made it big in the business of plastic. Manipur’s very own industrialist Kshetrimayum Ibochou Singh has also made a name for himself among the...
