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Canadian Plastics
Report calls for action to bolster auto industry
Continued prosperity of the huge Canadian automotive parts industry depends upon securing new vehicle assembly plan…
Wood composites not only for extruders (December 04, 2002)
The terms "wood-plastic composite" and "injection molding" don’t go together in yet in most peo…
Kyoto to cost jobs, investment, says Decoma’s Power
Ottawa’s decision to ratify Kyoto will mean less investment and fewer jobs in the Canadian auto parts manufacturing…
Plastics innovator Frank Maine honored by association (November 29, 2002)
For his commercialization of oriented plastics, Frank Maine has been awarded the 2002 Technology and Innovation Man…
CPI Plastics Group buys U.S. bagmaker (November 28, 2002)
In a move designed to increase the company’s film business, CPI Plastics Group Ltd. of Mississauga, ON, has purchas…
Royal rebounds
Royal Group Technologies Ltd. announced sales of $547 million for the fourth quarter ending Sept. 30. According to…
Komtech gets QS 9000
Custom injection molder Komtech Plastics recently celebrated obtaining its QS 9000 registration. Certification to t…
Injection molding business expands at moldmaker
Bernard Mould Ltd.(Oldcastle, ON) is seeing continued growth in the injection molding side of its business. Preside…
Crompton acquires Basell assets (November 19, 2002)
Effective immediately, Crompton Corporation has acquired Basell’s Interloy business assets and the nonexclusive wor…
Precimold expands
Prompted by continued growth in its business, Candiac, Quebec-based Precimold Inc. is expanding. The moldmaker and…
High-speed machining conference set to roll
A conference on high-speed machining will be held on November 19 and 20 in Windsor, ON. The conference, titled &quo…
D-M-E consolidates mold base manufacturing
Mold component and technology supplier, D-M-E Company has announced that it will close its Monterey Park, CA mold b…
Rohm and Haas buys Kureha’s additives business
Specialty chemical and polymer producer Rohm and Haas has purchased the global plastics additives business of Kureh…
Additives manufacturer launches new business strategy (November 04, 2002)
Saying he is “pulling aside the curtain” on his business, Marc Wade, president of specialty chemical and additives…
U.S ITC report fingers labor costs and global buying trends for moldmaker woes
The final report of the U.S. International Trade Commission on competitive conditions in the tool, die and mold sec…
Ryka purchased by machine OEM
SIG Plastics International, a manufacturer of blow molding machines and equipment, has purchased Ryka Blow Molds Lt…
Strong growth predicted for wood-plastics composites
Demand for plastic and wood-plastic composite materials in the U.S. is forecast to grow nearly 13% annually through…
Quebec embraces Expoplast
The mood was upbeat and the registration desk crowded when Expoplast opened its doors to the Quebec industry. "…
Hot runner, software companies to collaborate
Software developer, Moldflow Corporation, and Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc. and manufacturer of hot runner sys…
Quebec’s Lavergne Group adds compounding capacity
Plastics compounder and sheet manufacturer The Lavergne Group has installed additional twinscrew compounding capaci…
