Compounding
Entek Announces Staff Changes
Compounding machine builder reshuffles sales and marketing team.
Read MoreCompounder Finds Niche in Recycling
Combining compounding and recycling in one step is helping take Buckeye Polymers to the next level.
Read MoreDecember’s Index: 43.6
Mid-size plants expand for fourth month out of five. And compared with one year ago, capital spending plans are up 32%.
Read MoreChemChina to Buy KraussMaffei Group
German plastics machinery maker to remain in place after purchase by China's largest chemical group.
Read MoreForemost to Represent A-Ward Container Loaders
Meeting demand from compounders and resin producers for filling large container liners instead of many smaller bags.
Read MoreAre You Ready to Take on the World?
Plastics Technology鈥檚 exclusive benchmarking study reveals the tactics of processors who just might be in that class.
Read MoreTop of the Class: Meet 2015’s World-Class Processors
Plastics Technology鈥檚 inaugural group of World-Class Processors鈥攕elected through an exclusive benchmarking survey鈥攕pans geographies, markets, processes, and materials. Diverse in size and capabilities, these companies have one key trait in common: efficiency. How do you stack up in comparison?
Read MoreProcessors’ Equipment Investment Plans Remain Strong in 2016
Gardner鈥檚 exclusive research forecasts total spending on primary processing and auxiliary equipment at its highest level since 2008.
Read MoreNovember 2015—44.3
Processors plan to invest in capital equipment as smaller processors are doing better.
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