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Two Japanese Firms Are Launching a Vietnamese Factory

Nov 9, 2012

Two Japanese firms are launching a Vietnamese factory to make wood-plastic composite building products and plastic pallets, hoping to use it as a low-cost export base for Japan and Southeast Asia. The two companies, Koei Vietnam Co. Ltd. ...

Tags: Market View, Wood-Plastic Profiles Production Line

The Sale of KraussMaffei Group Could Be Coming Soon by Madison Capital Partners

Sep 27, 2012

News reports, backed up by several industry sources, say that the sale of KraussMaffei Group -- the world’s largest manufacturer of plastics equipment -- could be coming soon by Madison Capital Partners. Reuters and the German ...

Tags: market view, plastics machine

The Extension of KraussMaffei Group's Production Plant Is Proceeding Faster Than Planned

Aug 1, 2012

The extension of KraussMaffei Group’s production plant in Slovakia is proceeding faster than planned, and production in the second assembly hall will therefore commence at the end of 2012. The company, which is rumored to be for sale, ...

Tags: market view, injection molding

The Introduction of 2009 Plastics and Rubber Machines

Jul 23, 2012

BS EN 201: 2009 Plastics and rubber machines. Injection moulding machines. Safety requirements BS EN ISO 28941-1:2008 Poly(phenylene ether) (PPE) moulding and extrusion materials. Designation system and basis for specifications BS EN ...

Tags: Policy&Standard, Plastics Equipment, Moulders

Madison Capital Partners Is Exploring The Sale of KraussMaffei Group

Jun 28, 2012

Bloomberg is reporting that Madison Capital Partners is exploring the sale of KraussMaffei Group, the world’s largest manufacturer of plastics equipment. Bloomberg reported the story on June 19, citing people familiar with the matter, ...

Tags: market view, plastics equipment

Major Taiwanese Injection and OEM s Plan to Broaden The Appeal of Their Brands

May 9, 2012

Major Taiwanese injection and blow molding and extrusion machinery OEM s plan to broaden the appeal of their brands by providing higher-end technology solutions at prices competitive with European or Japanese machines. That message emerged ...

Tags: market view

The Transaction Is Expected to Close in The Second Quarter of 2012

Apr 18, 2012

Milacron, the only US-based broad-line manufacturer of primary plastics equipment, will get a new private-equity owner, in news announced just before NPE2012 which runs April 1-5 in Orlando, Florida. Avenue Capital Group will sell the ...

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Here's a Message From People Who Sell Injection Molding Machines

Dec 15, 2011

Here’s a message from people who sell injection molding machines: The joy is back. Sales have increased for two years in a row, after a steady 10-year decline. That should continue in 2012. The U. S. Injection press market is nearing ...

Tags: Market View

The Ohio Tax Credit Authority Awarded Milacron LLC a State Tax Credit

Dec 12, 2011

The Ohio Tax Credit Authority has awarded Milacron LLC a state tax credit for the plastics machinery maker’s recent $1.5 million capital equipment investment expansion at its machining plant in Mount Orab, Ohio. Milacron is buying ...

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Machinery Executives Say U.S. Sales of Blow Molding Machinery Have Held up in 2011

Dec 9, 2011

Machinery executives say U.S. sales of blow molding machinery have held up in 2011, following a 2010 that was marked by a strong bounce-back from the Great Recession. Makers of packaging — PET blow molders and extrusion blow molders ...

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Japan's Machinery Industry Faces an Uncertain Time

Oct 27, 2011

As Japan’s largest plastics show kicked off Oct. 25, the country’s machinery industry faces an uncertain time, with its global production up but companies under pressure to move manufacturing to low-cost spots. Japanese ...

Tags: plastics

There Are Signs of Big Changes

Jun 15, 2011

Beneath the eye-catching growth in China’s plastics machinery market, there are signs of big changes, with domestic-made equipment taking significant market share from imported machinery in what has become one of the world’s ...

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