Robert Schad, the founder of Husky Technologies and a member of the Plastics Hall Of Fame, died July 11 in Toronto. He was 95. Schad's personal beliefs on responsibility guided how he ran Husky. Sustainable operations, orderly and clean shops and employee health were priorities.
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Plastics News is a weekly, 46,000-circulation trade newspaper delivering global news to a primarily North American market. Founded by Crain Communications Inc. in Akron, Ohio, in 1989, it covers the business of the global plastics industry. Plastics News focuses on commercial, financial, legislative and market-related developments worldwide that affect North American plastic product manufacturers and their suppliers and customers. The publication launched its PlasticsNews.com website in 1996, and today that audited site attracts more than 100,000 unique visitors per month. The company launched its bilingual Plastics News China newsletter in May 2005, along with a companion Plastics News China website. PN also organizes several events, including its annual Executive Forum, Caps and Closures, and various other conferences.
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https://lnkd.in/e9KvJQ7C A man shot and killed during the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania worked in the plastics industry for nearly 30 years. Corey Comperatore, 50, died while shielding his family from the gunman on July 13. He worked for automotive supplier JSP.
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https://lnkd.in/eNwcT7mW One of the last big retail distribution systems for DVDs and other media using polycarbonate discs is going away. Redbox Entertainment Inc.
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https://lnkd.in/ecCkgama JUST IN: Plastics and petrochemical plants in the Houston area are working to recover from Hurricane Beryl, which went through the region on July 8.
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An expanding California home builder is looking at Akron, Ohio, as a potential location for a new factory that would build homes and participate in the region’s federally funded polymer cluster.
Maker of 3D printed homes eyes Ohio for new plant
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A new industry coalition has formed in California to push back on legislation to ban plastic bags.
New industry group pushes back as California considers bigger bag ban
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A New York City-based 3D printing company that moved to Michigan in 2023 through an acquisition of Livonia, Mich.-based Linear AMS has filed for bankruptcy liquidation. Shapeways Holdings Inc. and a pair of affiliate companies filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy the first week of July in the District…
3D printing firm Shapeways to liquidate assets after bleeding cash for months
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