The latest on plastics and politics
January 16th, 2012
Political news junkies in the plastics industry got more than their share of interesting headlines this weekend. The big new is that Jon Huntsman Jr. decided to drop out of the race for the Republican presidential campaign. Huntsman, son of...
Apple reveals list of its suppliers
January 16th, 2012
Are you curious about who supplies the molded parts, packaging or tooling for products like the iPhone an iPad? Now the names are public: Apple Inc. last week released a list of its suppliers (PDF). Apple released the list as...
Private equity ownership isn’t all bad
January 13th, 2012
Back when Fortis Plastics LLC ran into trouble a few months ago and start closing plants, we heard from other injection molders who put the blame on the company's private equity ownership. But private equity isn't all bad. We can...
What will the ADM-Metabolix divorce mean to bioplastics?
January 13th, 2012
The future of bioplastics is a little fuzzier today, following Archer Daniels Midland Co.'s decision to drop out of its alliance polyhydroxyalkanoate resin company Metabolix Inc. I included some insight into the news in the story posted on PlasticsNews.com last...
Friendly Plastic TV presents "Have a heart" Mixed Media ATC with Friendly Plastic – New Video
January 12th, 2012
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Despite what you’ve heard, US plants still make plastic
January 12th, 2012
I don't tend to spend a lot of time trying to correct news reports in other media, but I'll make an exception today. Earlier today, National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" did a report on Shell Oil Co.'s plan to build...
Promoting a reshoring strategy
January 11th, 2012
We've been seeing more evidence that North American manufacturers are benefiting from a reshoring trend. What's driving reshoring? The biggest factor is that the cost premium of making things in North America is disappearing -- or at least shrinking significantly....
Fun – and dogs – at the Detroit Auto Show
January 9th, 2012
Rhoda Miel, our Detroit-based staff reporter, shared these fun snippets of news today from the 2012 North American International Auto Show: The Detroit show boasts that it hosts 5,000 members of the media for its press preview. And while that...
Some myths about green packaging
January 9th, 2012
What makes a package sustainable -- and can plastics packages qualify? Our friend JoAnn Hines -- the Packaging Diva -- answers those questions and more in a blog post today by Jim Tierney on MultichannelMerchant.com. Here are a few highlights...
Author describes challenges of living in a plasticized world
January 4th, 2012
Journalist and author Harold Johnson has posted a column on the perils of plastics pollution that's worth a look, even for readers who are unapologetically pro-plastics. You may remember Johnson -- he's the writer who researched and debunked the oft-cited...