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Whistleblower case against JM Eagle ends in mistrial

The 12-year-old whistleblower case against plastic pipe manufacturer JM Eagle ended in a mistrial after a jury deadlocked about awarding monetary damages.

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Plastics apprentice program debuts in Erie, Pa.

Acquisition adds rubber manufacturing to New York-based injection molder Jrlon Inc.

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Buyers: Direct, honest communication best during acquisition process

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JCI to sell auto battery business for $13.2B

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Ineos in $1 billion deal to buy Ashland composites business

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Blow Molding

Alterra owner buys TPG's Illinois plant

Blow molded system designed for e-commerce packaging

E-commerce continues to impact consumer packaging

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Film & Sheet

Flexible packaging firm ePac adding Texas site

Bolhous made her own way to top of Charter NEX

PPC acquires Plaskolite in major plastics sheet deal

Charter NEX taking new steps in South Carolina

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Packaging

Despite China's National Sword, US PET recycling rate improves in 2017

Plastipak's Plotzke wins CFO of the Year

Indorama adds to Africa operations with stake in Egypt's Medco

German packaging firms expect growth, but new rules await

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Recycling

Plastics Pioneers name five new members

Brightmark Energy buys majority stake in plastics-to-fuel company RES Polyflow

Americas Styrenics to launch PS recycling JV with Agilyx

rPlanet Earth gets new funding, begins production

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Medical

Carbon offers technology at a fast 'Clip'

Tekni-Plex buys Belgian clean-room extruder

Sunlite lays off 58 workers in Wisconsin

Placon growing in Indiana

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Barnes Group gives more details on purchase of end-of-arm tooling maker Gimatic srl

PU machinery firm Cannon shows off $4M expansion

Farrel Pomini joins American Manufacturing Hall of Fame

Cabka adds MiR autnomous mobile robot

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