by Plastics.com Staff | Mar 20, 2019 | Daily News, Europe, Extrusion, Mergers & Acquisitions, Thermoforming
Swindon, UK — TransXL has announce the completion of a management buyout, which took place on 5th March 2019. Jon Smith takes over as the new MD with Tim Wrighton as the Operations Director. “It’s a very exciting time for TransXL. We are delighted to have...
by Plastics.com Staff | Mar 14, 2019 | Additive Mfg, Business, Daily News, Mergers & Acquisitions, North America
Barberton, OH — U.S. plastics company, Keene Village Plastics (KVP) has announced the acquisition of North Carolina-based 3D printing filament manufacturer, MakeShaper. ocated in Ohio, KVP is a precision manufacturer of thermoplastic welding rod and 3D printing...
by Plastics.com Staff | Mar 8, 2019 | Daily News, Extrusion, Mergers & Acquisitions, North America, Profile, Thermoforming
Portage, WI — New owners say they won’t change the family atmosphere of Portage Plastics. That means more Christmas turkeys. “Kevin cooks turkeys outside in the freezing cold for both shifts, every year,” Human Resources Manager Lisa Persack said of company partner...
by Plastics.com Staff | Mar 8, 2019 | Daily News, Mergers & Acquisitions, North America, Recycling
Washington, D.C. — Resource Recycling, Inc., which produces a number of recycling trade publications and conferences, has been acquired by the Association of Plastic Recyclers. APR, headquartered in Washington, D.C., closed on the sale of Resource Recycling on March...
by Plastics.com Staff | Mar 7, 2019 | Daily News, Mergers & Acquisitions, North America, Packaging
Businessbreakingnews.net — Packaging company DS Smith has sold its plastics division to US private equity firm Olympus Partners for $585m (£445m). The sale is part of the London-headquartered firm’s strategy to shift towards sustainable packaging, the company...
by Plastics.com Staff | Feb 21, 2019 | Daily News, Medical, Mergers & Acquisitions, North America
Boston, Ma — A Boston investment fund has overhauled its plastics manufacturing subsidiary following the addition of a Colorado medical device maker. New Heritage Capital partner Judson Samuels told the Colorado Springs Gazette that Eptam Plastics was rebranded as...
