Archive for the ‘China’ Category
Q. What’s still made in America?
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
Manufacturing is alive and well in North America -- more on that later. But I always get a kick out of companies that serve odd or unusual niche markets. How about bowling balls, CDs and chopsticks, for example? Those great...
Banning bags kills jobs, won’t help the environment
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
After my post yesterday about the bag ban debate in California, Plastics News staff reporter Mike Verespej pointed out another column on the topic worth sharing with blog readers. Kevin Kelly, president of the California Film Extruders and Converters Association,...
China moves full speed toward EVs
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
After decades of R&D -- but little commercial progress -- the world seems to be on the cusp of a green car revolution. And the market that's moving the fastest just might be China. Yang Jian, managing editor of Automotive...
110-year streak over for US manufacturing?
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
Reports that China will overtake the United States as the largest manufacturing nation in the world are getting a lot of attention this week. And why not? The U.S. took the No. 1 spot from Great Britain in the 1890s,...
Plastics get ‘The Daily Show’ treatment
Friday, April 23rd, 2010
Is there comedy gold in plastics molding and extrusion, and "backshoring" plastics processing from China? Absolutely. Just check the clip below from Comedy Central's "The Daily Show." Jon Stewart's show does a great job creating tongue-in-cheek news reports that mimic...
Did Haitian turn down a deal?
Sunday, December 20th, 2009
Did Chinese plastics machinery major Haitian International Holdings Ltd. turn down an offer to buy a stake in an overseas competitor? That's the story from the Xinhua News Agency, which reported the item in a feature story about the tough...
New ad highlights ‘Made in China’ products
Monday, December 7th, 2009
A new ad campaign that highlights the quality of Chinese-made products is sure to irritate some North American manufacturers. The ads, featuring the tagline "Made in China. Made with the world," have recently starting airing on cable channel CNN. The...
Ad Age honors Lego marketing efforts
Monday, November 9th, 2009
Advertising Age, a sister publication to Plastics News, recently honored Danish building block maker Lego A/S by naming the firm one of five finalists for its 2009 Marketer of the Year award. Ad Age readers voted for the winner, carmaker...