Bridget Janis Staff Writer [email protected] 517 898-7903 See All Staff Page Recent Stories Hoenig named Plastics Pioneers Association president Wendy Hoenig has been a member of PPA for 10 years and she previously had served as secretary and vice president. PVS Plastics expanding in Tennessee, Ohio Germany's PVS-Kunststofftechnik GmbH & Co. KG is setting up a new factory in Johnson City, Tenn., and expanding its existing injection molding plant in Huber Heights, Ohio. Tekni-Plex starts $8.5M medical expansion in Costa Rica Tekni-Plex is spending about $8.5 million and doubling capacity at the Costa Rica plant, adding six extrusion lines plus downstream equipment. D6 adding drop-off recycling sites in Texas, Arkansas After experiencing success with a pilot recycling project in El Paso, Texas, thermoformer D6 Inc. has decided to take it further. Ambienta buys stake in recycling equipment maker Previero Ambienta SGR SpA, a large asset manager in Europe that focuses on environmental sustainability, has acquired a majority stake in plastics recycling machinery specialist Previero N srl. EPA denies laundry pod petition The Environmental Protection Agency has denied a petition that could have limited use of polyvinyl alcohol film in laundry and dishwashing pods. Recycler St. Joseph Plastics gets FDA approval for post-consumer polypropylene The FDA has cleared a path for Missouri-based recycler St. Joseph Plastics to offer post-consumer polypropylene pellets for some food-contact applications. Pizza Hut honors plastics supplier that rose to the occasion Kentucky's Pioneer Plastics picks up two supplier awards for its work designing and molding new pizza dough bins for Pizza Hut. Retailers launching pilot projects to encourage reusable bags More retailers are launching pilot programs to phase out single-use plastic bags and replace them with reusable bags. Zeus builds on its catheter platform with new plant in Minnesota Precision medical extrusion and catheter firm Zeus Co. Inc. is expanding geographically, opening a catheter manufacturing plant in Minnesota. Composites institute gets $6M DOE funding boost The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation said it's getting its funding renewed by the federal government. Nursery Supplies to continue growth with new owner Mill Point Capital LLC, a middle-market private equity firm, has purchased Nursery Supplies Inc., a recycler and manufacturer of horticulture containers and trays. Time Bicycles to open its first US carbon-fiber bike factory Cardinal Cycling Group is collaborating with machinery company KraussMaffei on the project. Child care benefits aid parents, company workforce recruiting A few plastics firms are expanding their child care benefits, including some offering on-site day care, seeing it as both a recruitment tool and a way to support employees. Closed Loop releases playbook to reduce single-use retail plastic bags Closed Loop Partners has released a new playbook for retailers to reduce their use of single-use plastic bags. Load More