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MUMBAI, INDIA — PVC door and window profile maker Encraft India Pvt. Ltd. is expanding its Dehradun, India, plant. The Delhi-headquartered company added a new extrusion line and two mixing lines in January. “As part of further expansion, we will commission two more extrusion lines in July this year,” said Maja Hoellrigl, president, marketing & […]

Plastics Group of America recently installed a new vertical silo mixer at its plant in Woonsocket, where it is based. The mixer can hold up to 28,000 pounds and will be used to homogenize large batches of resins and regrinds prior to pelletizing or compounding. The machine is Plastics Group’s third mixer, complementing in-house abilities

Hamburg, Germany-based compounder Albis Plastic GmbH has opened its first plant in China, in Changshu, with a capacity of 10,000 metric tons annually. The company said in a statement that held an inauguration ceremony Aug. 12 for the 10 million euro factory. It aims to supply its Altech and Alcom brands to automotive, electrical, consumer

BUENOS AIRES — Argentina’s only local producer of extrusion and co-extrusion lines, Roberto O. Rodofeli y Cia. srl, is further pursuing sales in the United States after breaking into the market in recent years, and is actively looking to move its plant to a new site with more than twice the space, the company’s director

On June 9th, our foreign trade manager and engineer go to Hangzhou to install and commissioning PE tube extrusion line. The customer’s factory is a overseas-funded enterprise. Serving a huge range of markets – from pharmaceutical and personal care to paints, solvents, oils and lubricants, Our customer’s Packaging Systems supplies both boutique manufacturers and the

Started in just 2011, Pipeline Plastics LLC will build a third plant — this one an estimated $10 million facility in Levelland, Texas — to meet demand for pressure pipe used for oil and gas applications. The Levelland Economic Development Corp. agreed May 15 to provide economic incentives worth $750,000 for the project, which is

LAS VEGAS — Koma Building Products is on a fast track to bring Kõmmerling windows and doors to the United States. Sliding vinyl patio doors as wide as 40 feet are turning heads at the International Builders Show but sales director Robert Thiroff is looking for more than orders. He wants to line up manufacturers

Researchers at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have developed a kitchen furniture framework material from plastic polymers reinforced with natural fibre. It is claimed that the new material, a possible alternative to chipboard, reduces raw material consumption by 25–30 per cent and the carbon footprint of production by 35–45 per cent. In a statement,

MEXICO CITY — Aging members of Mexico’s plastics industry face a double threat, according to a former leader of the sector: organized crime and a shortage of talent to keep their companies running when they retire. Sergio Sosa, former president of the of national plastics association Anipac told Plastics News that crime is sowing uncertainty

China’s largest plastic pipe maker, Lesso Group Holdings Ltd., said the quickening pace of urbanization in the country kept demand for its building materials solid and pushed sales up 20 percent last year, to 13.07 billion Chinese yuan ($2.15 billion). Lesso, based in Foshan, Guangdong province, said in a March 17 announcement that net profit