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Auto industry faces 'profound transformation'

The electric vehicle is coming, automakers and industry watchers say. That means a new emphasis on lightweight parts, plastics-intensive battery components and shift away from "normal."

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Cooper Standard looking beyond automotive, diversifying with acquisitions

Ineos investing $3.4B in major European cracker project in Belgium

Marbach opening first Mexican office

Hennecke buys Polyurethane Process Industries

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Global Italian machinery and mold exports

Nestlé Waters to help with parks cleanup during federal shutdown

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Injection Molding

Global brands, costs push Chinese toy molder to Indonesia

Pushed by global toy brands looking to diversify their supply chains, Chinese injection molder...Read More ›

Automotive

Lexus wins first auto lighting design award

The LC convertible concept from Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus luxury brand won the inaugural Eyes...Read More ›

Mergers & Acquisitions

Marion Process Solutions gets private equity owner

Marion Process Solutions Inc., a manufacturer of industrial mixers, blenders and microwave...Read More ›

Materials

BASF announces major R&D projects to cut carbon emissions

BASF has announced a number of R&D projects to reduce carbon emissions as part of its new...Read More ›

Material Insights: Ascend declares force majeure on nylon 6/6 feedstock

The force majeure declaration on hexamethylene diamine feedstock could impact the already tight nylon 6/6 market, CertainTeed is closing its PVC resin plant and RTP Corp. is moving forward with its controversial plant in Ireland.

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Plastics News Now: Students design machine to collect microplastics from beaches

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Material Insights: Chevron Phillips closes PET feedstock plant in Mississippi

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Blow Molding

Fuel shortage in Mexico begins to hit processors

Fischer grows in Mexico, tapping into auto industry

Plastic Omnium sells environment division to private equity groups

Graham closing Kentucky blow molding plant

Film & Sheet

Trex touts sustainability of its decking, manufacturing

Guardian newspaper switches to starch-based biodegradeable wrap

TricorBraun creates flexible packaging unit with acquisition

Flexible packaging firm improves air quality with oxidizer

Packaging

Industry group pledges $1B to end plastic waste

Pritzker to move wealth into blind trust before becoming Illinois governor

RPC extends deadline for Apollo's buyout offer

Berry picks new health, hygiene division leader

Recycling

DAK Americas buying Indiana PET recycling assets

Loop, Thyssenkrupp join forces for recycling

EPS ban begins in NYC

Indorama adds PET recycling in US with acquisition

Medical

Plastics News announces Processor of the Year finalists

Eptam owners buy Relius Medical

Diversified Plastics buys Pacific Plastics, adding West Coast location

MTD Micro Molding invests in equipment, personnel

Machinery

Universal marks a decade of cobots

UK composites center paves the way toward mass production

Experts needed for plastics standards working groups

Kiefel introduces Tailored Blank Laminating for auto industry

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