The Plastics Industry Association announced that exhibit space for NPE 2018: The Plastics Show - the association’s triennial, international plastics manufacturing exposition returning to Orlando, Florida, May 7-11, 2018 - has sold-out for the first time in show history during the recently concluded Space Draw event.
Cosmo Films Ltd. has announced plans to install a new production line for specialty polyester (biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate) films by the third quarter of 2018-19.
ProAmpac has announced its acquisition of Trinity Packaging Corporation, a flexible packaging company specializing in large format packaging for the lawn and garden, food and specialty industrial markets. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Over 700 buyers of converting products and processes, a 10 percent increase from the 2016 event, met with over 120 blue chip service provider companies on a sold-out expo floor during last month's 10th Converters Expo, held at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Toray Plastics (America) Inc. has promoted Christopher Roy to senior vice president and general manager of the Torayfan division. The company has also named John Eustis as vice president of engineering and procurement.
ProAmpac has released its PRO-DURA Premium format, a woven polypropylene bag with an innovative film-like exterior designed to run on existing multi-walled bag machinery.