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Canadian Plastics
Netstal employee killed on hijacked flight
by Canadian PlasticsNetstal Machinery, Inc. has announced that one of its employees, Robert J. Hayes, 37, of Amesbury, MA, was killed i…
Canadian TPE compounding venture launched
by Canadian PlasticsDuPont Canada has announced a new venture to produce ethylene elastomer compounds in Canada. According to Cindy Gru…
Eastman adds specialty copolyester capacity
by Canadian PlasticsEastman Chemical Company announced the completion of a project converting capacity at its Kingsport, TN facility fr…
Composites award deadline nears
by Canadian PlasticsThe Composites Manufacturing Association of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (CMA/SME) is seeking nominations…
SPE/IMI staging wide-ranging technical conference
by Canadian PlasticsAdvances in materials and processes will be highlighted in an upcoming conference organized by the Society of Plast…
Moldmakers getting grief over QS TE-supplement requirement
by Canadian PlasticsMoldmakers that have met the North American automakers’ demands for registration to the QS-9000 quality management…
New Alliance to Market PET Foam
by Canadian PlasticsSentinel Products and BC Foam, Srl. have created a joint marketing alliance in the field of providing equipment for…
Boy Machine to challenge Milacron patent infringement charge
by Canadian PlasticsInjection molding machine importer, Boy Machine Inc., will challenge a patent infringement charge brought by Milacr…
IMI to open virtual processing lab (July 17, 2001)
by Canadian PlasticsThe Industrial Materials Institute of the National Research Council of Canada will host an event entitled "Too…
Moldmakers conference expands its scope
by Canadian PlasticsA pre-conference tour and a golf tournament have been added to the usual technical and social agenda of the annual…
Plastics internship program established
by Canadian PlasticsThe Canadian Plastics Sector Council, in partnership with the Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA), have l…
Fuel cell development gets a boost
by Canadian PlasticsBallard Power Systems has signed an agreement with Victrex USA Inc. to develop and manufacture two proprietary prot…
AT Plastics sells power cable insulation business
by Canadian PlasticsAT Plastics Inc. (Brampton, ON) has completed the sale of its PowerGuard medium-voltage power cable materials busin…
Strohmaier moves into blow molding
by Canadian PlasticsFranz Strohmaier has joined Bekum America Corp. as director of engineering, responsible for product and process dev…
Low melt flow rate PP reaches commercial production
by Canadian PlasticsAtofina Petrochemicals Inc. has performed commercial-scale production of its Finacene polypropylene, an ethylene-pr…
Decoma’s Power grabs Industry Leader Award
by Canadian PlasticsThe Canadian Plastics Industry Association has named Al Power Industry Leader for 2001. Power is the president and…
Gilles Decelles earns CPIA Canplast Award
by Canadian PlasticsThe president of MAC Closures Inc. (Waterloo, QC) has received a Canplast Award from the Canadian Plastics Industry…
Jarvela receives Canplast Award for Vinyl Council work
by Canadian PlasticsAnother Canplast Award was presented to Janet Jarvela for her valuable contributions to CPIA’s Vinyl Council of Can…
Horn Plastics to build new facility
by Canadian PlasticsCustom molder and toolmaker Horn Plastics recently broke ground for the construction of a new 86,000 sq. ft. facili…
Packaging machinery purchases predicted flat for 2001
by Canadian PlasticsSpending on packaging machinery by U.S. domestic companies is expected to level during 2001 to approximately US$4.9…