Plastics Engineering articles from February 2005

Plastics Engineering archives from February 2005

Bag it, tag it, ship it.(From The Society Of Plastics Engineers)(plastic packaging)
February 1, 2005... Bag It Packaging continues to be a rapidly growing market segment of the plastics industry. Grocery store shelves are filled with various hard and soft plastic packaging where we once saw metal, paper, and cardboard. Our cover feature...

Boosting resin flow.(Materials)
February 1, 2005... MoldWiz INT-33LCA, a process-aid additive from Axel Plastics Research Laboratories, is reported to be especially suited to molding or compounding polyolefins, TPEs, and TPUs. According to the company, the additive improves resin flow, enhances...

Lead-free assembly of circuits.(Materials)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... For electronic components that can withstand the higher temperatures required for board assembly with lead-free solders, DuPont Engineering Polymers has introduced the LX Series of Zytel HTN high-performance polyamide. According to the company,...

Faster cycle times, reduced scrap.(Materials)(Performance Plus line of color and additive masterbatches )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... The Performance Plus line of color and additive masterbatches for injection molding, blow molding, and thermoforming was engineered to provide faster production rates, lower energy consumption, and reduced production costs. In some extrusion...

Odor control.(Materials)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Techmer PM reports it has refined its Techsperse PM12162E111, an odor-absorbing additive, to enhance odor-control functions in flexible packaging. The masterbatch can also be used in molding and sheet applications, the company says. When odors...

Heat-transfer tubing.(Materials)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Markel Corp. has developed a materials-enhancement process by which a fluoropolymer resin is blended with an inert inorganic filler to enhance the ability of the natural resin to transfer heat between two liquids. The extruded product, called...

Esters from renewable resources.(Materials)(CPH Innovations)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Hallgreen additives are plant-derived and biodegradable and perform as well as traditional additives that are derived from petroleum-based products, according to the manufacturer, CPH Innovations. The Hallgreen line of esters is intended for...

Green packaging.(Materials)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... BASF's Heliogen Green K 9360 pigment for plastic food packaging (Color Index number: Pigment Green 36) has been granted approval by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration under the Food Contact Notification program. A phthalocyanine pigment that...

Paint popping eliminated.(Materials)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Aresin for composites that is said to eliminate "paint popping" in OEM paint ovens has been developed by Ashland Composite Polymers. Arotran HMR resin can also be used in low-density formulations to reduce weight by up to 20%, reports the...

Two-part process becomes one.(Materials)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Because coatings based on Watersol PW-5000 from Reichhold Co. can be applied directly to propylene-based plastics with good adhesion, the need for a primer coat or surface pretreatment is eliminated. Thus, a traditional two-part process has...

Thermal protection for high-heat applications.(Materials)(Tech Line Coatings)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... A new coating is reported to provide thermal reflectivity when applied to the surfaces of parts made of Amodel polyphthalamide (PPA) from Solvay Advanced Polymers. Developed by Tech Line Coatings and designated IC-105, the product is based on...

UV stabilizer in granular form.(Materials)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... For the manufacture of agricultural films, Great Lakes Chemical Corp. has introduced Lowilite Q21, a nickel-based UV stabilizer system in dust-free granular form. The Lowilite Q21 Stabilizer System comprises a nondusting blend of two light...

Wet-grip elastomers.(Materials)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Additional grades have been added to RTP Co.'s 6000 Series of functional thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) compounds. Designated RTP 6011, they are the most recent addition to those designed specifically for improved wet-grip performance. The...

As RFID applications increase, suppliers look to lower its cost.(Radio frequency identification)
February 1, 2005... Radio frequency identification is poised to be a significant component of supply-chain management. The wireless technology records and transmits data on a range of product-tracking needs. Targeted primarily at retail and industrial end-users,...

Returnables carry more weight: higher resin prices haven't stalled the drive toward reusable packaging systems.
February 1, 2005... Higher resin prices generally accompany higher oil and gas prices, and one might think that this would influence the choice between expendable paper-based packaging and reusable plastic totes, pallets, and collapsible containers. But even large...

Plastics packaging: from self-heating tea containers to cases for self-destructing DVDs: Husky's new SlideChutes in-mold automation system provides an innovative solution for lid handling as an alternative to free-dropping the parts or adding costly robotics to remove them. Husky Injection Molding Systems.
February 1, 2005... Plastics continue making strides against paperboard, glass, and other traditional packaging materials. Even the venerable coffee can is being replaced by a plastic canister, improved materials, processing and converting machine advances,...

Water pouch offers convenience and easy disposal.(Products & Applications)
February 1, 2005... Sports Pouch Beverage Company (SPBV), Inc., announces the launch of its All American Sports Pouch, for spring water in an 8-oz size. The proprietary design of SPBV's flexible pouch features three-layer plastic and aluminum film laminated to a...

Lightweight soling for double-density footwear.(Products & Applications)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Huntsman Polyurethanes has announced a new generation of smartLite soling technology with enhanced lightweight properties for double-density soling applications. New smartLite midsoles are 50% lighter than rubber, the company says, enabling...

Down-to-earth labeling.(Products & Applications)
February 1, 2005... Clear labels made from corn-based NatureWorks PLA are now available from several major processors, including Green Bay Packaging of Green Bay, Wisconsin (see photo). Promising excellent aesthetic qualities and performance in a variety of...

COC for biomaterial delivery.(Products & Applications)(cyclic olefin copolymer)(Advanced Biomaterial Systems )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... For its clarity, chemical resistance, dimensional stability, and ability to withstand gamma sterilization, Topas cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) from Ticona was chosen for the mixing chamber and syringe of the Plexis Bone Void Filling System. The...

Have a blast! rocket-shaped ketchup bottle.(Products & Applications)
February 1, 2005... Sleever International has designed the decorative film that sheathes the complex shape of a polypropylene package marketed as Ketchup Kid's Rocket. The 220-g bottle becomes a toy when empty. The SI-OPS/TF-040 film's high shrink-rate...

Close shave: PC, MABS get together.(Products & Applications)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Philips has used a transparent plastic from BASF called Terlux in designing its eye-catching Philishave Coolskin electric shaver. The shaver's polycarbonate housing features a casing of Terlux, giving consumers a glimpse inside the electronic...

Can you top this?(Products & Applications)(Advercan Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Advercan, Inc., describes its new label for soda, power-drink, and beer cans as "the world's first can-top media campaign." The product, a five-layer, biodegradable polymer label, debuted in October 2004 at the Fort Lauderdale (Florida)...

Laminated glass adds style to automotive aftermarket.(Products & Applications)
February 1, 2005... Solutia Automotive has entered the growing automotive aftermarket industry with Vanceva laminated glass based on the company's polyvinyl butyral (PVB) interlayer technology. Products in the Vanceva portfolio feature advanced interlayers...

100% degradable plastic bags.(Products & Applications)(Omniplast Inc)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Quebec-based manufacturer of polyethylene bags Omniplast, Inc., reports that it has become the first Canadian company to offer environmentally plastic bags that biodegrade at controlled rates. Omniplast uses the Totally Degradable Plastic...

Composite panel lightens RV's load.(Products & Applications)
February 1, 2005... Owens Coming Fabwel has announced the all-composite CTEC panel, offering manufacturers of recreational vehicles (RVs) an exterior panel 20% lighter than traditional materials with excellent durability. The patent-pending panel comprises layers...

Hybrid welding technology.(Machinery & Processing)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... A hybrid polymer-welding process from Laserquipment is said to combine the cost-effectiveness of conventional light-welding systems with the efficiency of laser-welding technology. The twofold method simultaneously irradiates the weld seam with...

Resin-purification service.(Machinery & Processing)
February 1, 2005... Cleanliness and purity requirements for polymers used in critical applications, or in small-volume niche applications, can present a challenge to resin suppliers who must find economical ways to reduce the level of residues in virgin polymers...

Correction.(Machinery & Processing)(Correction Notice)
February 1, 2005... In the November 2004 issue of Plastics Engineering, p. 54, the name and contact information for the manufacturer of the molding machine referenced in the item titled "Textile Insertion and Handling" should have read as follows: Molding...

Color and resolution inspection.(Machinery & Processing)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Cognex Corp. has added the In-Sight 5400C color vision sensor and the In-Sight 5401 high-resolution model to its 5000 Series of industrial-grade vision sensors. The In-Sight 5400C is designed to perform a range of color-inspection tasks in a...

Small and medium batch production.(Machinery & Processing)
February 1, 2005... The UCP 600 Vario is a high-speed, five-axis system from Charmilles Mikron US designed to handle a variety of machining configurations, including automated production applications. Automated production equipment can be especially important for...

Spill cleanup.(Machinery & Processing)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... The cleanup process after an accidental liquid spill in the factory setting usually requires the use of an electric-powered vacuum cleaner to recover the spill, followed by the secondary operation of lifting the heavy container to dispose of...

Static mixers.(Machinery & Processing)
February 1, 2005... A line of Statomix Static Mixers from ConProTec, Inc., includes a variety of disposable plastic mixers that are used with meter "mix and dispense" equipment to provide a low-cost capability for two-component mixing. The mixer element, molded...

Desiccant drying with a "plus".(Machinery & Processing)
February 1, 2005... Conair has announced the addition of the Carousel Plus desiccant dryer to its product line. (The previously introduced Carousel desiccant dryer will continue to be available, says the company.) The new Carousel Plus is described as offering...

Extruder for high throughput.(Machinery & Processing)
February 1, 2005... Davis-Standard's 250-mm (10-inch), 30:1 extruder for high-throughput applications is designed to offer several advantages: eight temperature-control zones for heating/cooling; a high-torque gearbox with two input shafts for running two motors...

A revolution in plastics: the latest advances in technology. The largest peer-reviewed technical conference in plastics.(Calendar)
February 1, 2005... PLENARY SPEAKER Monday, May 2 11 a.m.-12 Noon Hynes Convention Center Combinatorial Chemistry Technology for Polymers W. HenryWeinberg, PhD. Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Symyx Technologies, Inc. ...

Granulators accept all rejects.(Machinery & Processing)
February 1, 2005... Ball & Jewell, a division of Sterling, has introduced the LP Series of portable and low-speed granulators that feature a feed chute, motor overload protection, and visual alarm signal. The LP Series, which handles all sprue and rejects for...

A group of granulators.(Machinery & Processing)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Colortronic, Inc., has introduced tour series of granulators designed for the plastics-processing industry. * The M65 Series can be used with robot, conveyor, or hand-feed operations. The Series has a low-speed, three-knife open rotor...

Fine Winding.(Machinery & Processing)
February 1, 2005... The tabletop Model S135 Winding System from Progressive Machine Co. is designed to handle optical fiber, fine wire, and microtubing. The machine operator can work from a standing or sitting position, where control of functions such as...

China looms largest in SE Asia's thermoplastics marketplace.(Industry News)(south east)
February 1, 2005... Examining trends within the thermoplastics market of Southeast Asia, a new report from Applied Market Information Ltd. (API) estimates growth of more than 6% in 2004, resulting in a total demand of nearly 50 million tonnes. Thus Southeast...

PUR spray-skin technology stretches into North America.(Industry News)(polyurethanes)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Linden Industries of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, has announced an alternative to the integral skin process for creating products with polyurethane (PUR) skin and a PUR foam core. The company is introducing the technology to U.S., Canadian, and...

OSHA web page addresses chemical reactivity hazards.(Industry New)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has debuted a web page, "Chemical Reactivity Hazards," for workers and employers involved in the manufacture, distribution, use, and storage of chemicals, accessible at www.osha.gov....

Study foresees growing demand in U.S. for construction chemicals.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... According to Construction Chemicals, a new study from Freedonia Group, Inc., the demand for construction chemicals used in on-site applications in the U.S. will increase by 5.0%/yr, reaching $7.5 billion in 2008, essentially in line with...

Teknor Apex Co.(Acquisitions)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Based in Pawtucket, R.I., Teknor Apex Co. has acquired the U.K. and U.S. engineering thermoplastics compounding businesses of Chem Polymer. The acquired company will operate under its existing management as a distinct entity within Teknor Apex,...

Bemis Co., Inc.(Acquisitions)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Bemis Co., Inc., of Minneapolis has acquired majority ownership of the South American packaging company Dixie Toga. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Dixie Toga reported net sales exceeding $300 million in 2004.

Alan Griffiths has been named the 2004 winner of the Personal Contribution to the Plastics Industry award.(Awards)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Alan Griffiths has been named the 2004 winner of the Personal Contribution to the Plastics Industry award, given in the U.K. by Plastics & Rubber Weekly. Mr. Griffiths was cited for his tireless work to develop and maintain the U.K.'s design...

Durakon Industries.(Awards)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Durakon Industries of Lapeer, Mich., has announced that its Duraliner bedliner has won Frost & Sullivan's award for best aftermarket brand of bedliners. The recognition stems from Frost & Sullivan's "Consumer Opinions & Perceptions in the...

Amcor Flexibles.(Awards)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Amcor Flexibles has been awarded a "Swiss Star" by judges from Switzerland's Packaging Institute for its new flow pack opening system. A PET/LDPE flow pack laminate supplied by Amcor Flexibles Schupbach of Switzerland for the Petit Flirt...

Based in Toledo, Ohio, Owens-Illinois reports that it has completed the sale of its blow-molded plastic container operations in North America, South America, and Europe.(Divestiture)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Based in Toledo, Ohio, Owens-Illinois reports that it has completed the sale of its blow-molded plastic container operations in North America, South America, and Europe to Graham Packaging Co., a portfolio company of the Blackstone Group.

BASF.(Expansions)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... BASF (Ludwigshafen, Germany) announces that it is expanding the capacity of its MDI (diphenyhnethane diisocyanate) in Antwerp, Belgium, from 360,000 to 450,000 MT/yr. The expansion is slated for completion in second-quarter 2005.

Dover Chemical Corp.(Expansions)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Dover Chemical Corp. has announced plans to increase the capacity of its liquid organo-phosphite plant in Dover, Ohio, to yield an additional 10,000 tons of HiPure capacity by year's end. Doverphos HiPure is the company's patented TNPP...

MonoSol LLC,.(ISO/QS Certification)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... The following has received ISO Certification: MonoSol LLC, Portage, Ind., ISO 9001:2000.

LG Chem, Ltd. of South Korea and RheTech, Inc., of Whitmore Lake, Mich., have formed strategic alliance for the manufacture of each other's proprietary product lines.(Joint Ventures)(RheTech Inc.)
February 1, 2005... LG Chem, Ltd., of South Korea and RheTech, Inc., of Whitmore Lake, Mich., have formed strategic alliance for the manufacture of each other's proprietary product lines. RheTech will produce LG Chem's Lupol line of polyolefinic compounds to be...

GE Advanced Materials (Pittsfield, Mass.) has announced a joint development agreement with China Railway Long Dragon New Composite Materials Co., Ltd.(Joint Ventures)(GE Advanced Materials )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... GE Advanced Materials (Pittsfield, Mass.) has announced a joint development agreement with China Railway Long Dragon New Composite Materials Co., Ltd., to co-develop high-strength, flame-retardant components for passenger train interiors based...

BASF's Cellasto microcellular polyurethanes (MPU) business and Navtech LLC of Farmington Hills, Mich., have formed an alliance for developing and marketing products for noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) applications in the automotive market.(Joint Ventures)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... BASF's Cellasto microcellular polyurethanes (MPU) business and Navtech LLC of Farmington Hills, Mich., have formed an alliance for developing and marketing products for noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) applications in the automotive...

Lyondell Chemical Co (Houston) has announced that its Equistar Chemicals business has entered into a licensing agreement.(License)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Lyondell Chemical Co. (Houston) has announced that its Equistar Chemicals business has entered into a licensing agreement to use Univation Technologies' (Houston) XCAT metallocene polyethylene (PE) technology for the production of certain PE...

Maguire of Aston, Pa., announces that the Fall 2004 issue of its online newsletter, "Maguire Solutions," is accessible at www.maguire.com.(Literature)
February 1, 2005... Maguire of Aston, Pa., announces that the Fall 2004 issue of its online newsletter, "Maguire Solutions," is accessible at www.maguire.com. The issue contains articles relevant to plastics processors, web converters, compounders, PET bottle...

Rohm and Haas Company (Philadelphia) has formed a new company in Gebze, Turkey.(New Company)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Rohm and Haas Company (Philadelphia) has formed a new company in Gebze, Turkey. Rohm and Haas Kimyasal Urunler Dagitim ve Ticaret A.S. will be a marketing and sales office serving the paint and coatings, textile, paper, and nonwovens industries...

Alcoa Closure Systems International (CSI) has opened a new plant outside Cairo, Egypt, to support beverage customers in North Africa.(New Facilities)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Alcoa Closure Systems International (CSI) has opened a new plant outside Cairo, Egypt, to support beverage customers in North Africa. Alcoa CSI produces plastic and aluminum bottle closures and packaging machinery for the beverage and food...

Keltic Petrochemicals, headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, has selected Univation's (Houston) Unipol PE Gas-Phase process for its Canadian grassroots petrochemical complex to be constructed at Goldboro, Nova Scotia.(New Facilities)(Keltic Petrochemicals inc)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Keltic Petrochemicals, headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, has selected Univation's (Houston) Unipol PE Gas-Phase process for its Canadian grassroots petrochemical complex to be constructed at Goldboro, Nova Scotia. The nearly US$3...

Becker Industrial Coatings.(New Facilities)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... As part of its UV Center of Excellence for plastic coatings, Becker Industrial Coatings of Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K., has commissioned a new pilot plant in its factory at Le Pont-de-Claix, France. The new facility can run tests for customers...

Clariant.(New Facilities)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland) has announced that its Pigments & Additives Division has opened its new Technical Service Center in the Caohejing High Tech Park in Shanghai, China. The center consists of several units: an Automotive Center, a...

ExperTune.(New Location)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... To meet demand for its PlantTriage plantwide monitoring system, ExperTune has relocated to larger quarters. The company's new contact information is: Lake Country Research Center, 1020 James Dr., Suite A, Hartland, WI 53029-8305; phone (262)...

At its 25th anniversary celebration in December 2004, Clairson Industries, LLC, a custom plastics injection molding company based in Ocala, Fla., announced a new name: Clairson Plastics.(New Name)(Clairson Plastics)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... At its 25th anniversary celebration in December 2004, Clairson Industries, LLC, a custom plastics injection molding company based in Ocala, Fla., announced a new name: Clairson Plastics. The new name better defines the company's focus as it...

Sonoco.(Plant Closing)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Global packaging company Sonoco of Hartsville, S.C., announced that it will close its flexible packaging plant in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, by the end of March, although some employees may work into April. The Richmond operations will...

BASF Corp.(Price Changes)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... New Jersey-based BASF Corp. has raised prices for Ultramid and Capron nylon resins for plastics extrusion applications by $0.06/lb, effective Jan. 1, 2005.

Peroxymeric Chemicals, a business unit of Epoxy Products and Intermediates of The Dow Chemical Company (Midland, Mich.).(Price Changes)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Peroxymeric Chemicals, a business unit of Epoxy Products and Intermediates of The Dow Chemical Company (Midland, Mich.), has increased the drum differential between truckload bulk and truckload drums to $0.15/lb on all Tone monomers and...

Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products.(Price Changes)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products of Reading, Pa., has increased the price of its plastic stock shapes by 3% to 9%, effective Jan. 24, 2005. Increases apply to the following products: most extruded and cast nylons, acetal,...

DuPont.(Reorganization)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... DuPont (Wilmington, Del.) has announced the integration of its Packaging & Industrial Polymers (P&IP) and Advanced Coatings Systems businesses. These protective coating systems serve the oil and gas pipeline industry.

BASF.(Reorganization)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... BASF reports that it is restructuring its superabsorbent polymer (SAP) production capabilities in North America by constructing a state-of-the-art SAP facility at its manufacturing site in Freeport, Texas. In tandem, the company will...

Tesco PLC of Hertfordshire announces the launch of Britain's first fully automated recycling machine, designed to encourage customers to recycle more household waste.(Other Briefs)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Tesco PLC of Hertfordshire announces the launch of Britain's first fully automated recycling machine, designed to encourage customers to recycle more household waste. The machine is said to improve recycling by automatically sorting the...

Sports Pouch Beverage Company, Inc. (SPBV), of Corona, Calif., reports that the U.S. Armed Forces Defense Supply Center in Philadelphia has requested modifications to a design for an emergency-rations drinking water pouch.(Other Briefs)(Sports Pouch Beverage Company Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Sports Pouch Beverage Company, Inc. (SPBV), of Corona, Calif., reports that the U.S. Armed Forces Defense Supply Center in Philadelphia has requested modifications to a design for an emergency-rations drinking water pouch. The new pouch would...

FSCT.(Personnel)(Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology)(Appointments)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology, Blue Bell, Pa., has announced that Dr. Frederick H. Walker, research associate for the Performance Materials Technology Division at Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, Pa., has been...

Cyclics.(Personnel)(Appointments)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Barry Aubrey has been hired as account manager, rotomolding, covering the sale of CBT resins in North and South America for Cyclics, Schenectady, N.Y.

Black Clawson.(Personnel)(Appointments)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Black Clawson Converting Machinery, Inc., Fulton, N.Y., has announced Keon Wild has assumed the position of vice president, product safety.

Clariant.(Personnel)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Clariant Masterbatches Division, Muttenz, Switzerland, has announced reorganization of the North American operation. Steve Snow has been named senior vice president with responsibility for all operations in North America; reporting to him are...

Eckart.(Personnel)(Promotions)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... John Kruzel has been promoted to the position of director of sales--coatings & plastics for Eckart America LP, Louisville, Ky.

Techmer PM.(Personnel)(Appointments)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Techmer PM, Rancho Dominguez, Calif., has named Kenneth E. Jacobson vice president and general manager of the Fibers Division; he will be based in Dalton, Ga.

Obituaries.(Obituary)
February 1, 2005... SPE mourns the death of Alan Kovacich of the Western Michigan Section. SPE notes with sorrow the death of George E. Pickering, President of the Society of Plastics Engineers in 1976-77, a member of the Eastern New England Section, and a...

SPI discusses regulatory reform with administration officials.(SPI News)(Society of the Plastics Industry )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... In December 2004, SPI senior director of public affairs Suzanne Charleston met with Dr. John Graham, administrator, U.S. Office of Information and Regulatory Aft:airs in the Office of Management and Budget, as part of the Regulatory Improvement...

SPI petitions OSHA on Hexavalent Chromium.(SPI News)(Society of the Plastics Industry )(Occupational Safety and Health Administration)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... In extensive comments submitted to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), SPI has asked the agency to consider including changes in its Proposed Rule on Occupational Exposure to Hexavalent Chromium (CrVI) to accommodate...

SPI visits Capitol Hill as 109th Congress opens.(SPI News)(Society of the Plastics Industry)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Pete Jones, president of Wexco Corp., Lynchburg, Va., and chair of SPI's Strategic Management Group for Public Policy, represented the plastics industry at a Speaker's Reception held January 4 at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. The event...

William R. Carteaux is named new president of SPI.(SPI News)(Society of the Plastics Industry )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... SPI's executive board has named William R. Carteaux president of the association. The appointment, which will take effect on March 1, follows the recent announcement by Donald K. Duncan that he will retire as SPI president in February, after...

SPI addresses energy issues.(SPI News)(Society of the Plastics Industry )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... SPI continues to work with its coalition partners to draft a natural gas--specific bill that will reach beyond the scope of the comprehensive bill passed in the House during the 108th Congress. This proposal, sponsored by Senators Lamar...