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Last chance to register for Basics of Plastics
It's close to the close-off point for registration to the Basics of Plastics seminar. This one-day event, co-presented by Plastics in Canada magazine and The Plastics Touchpoint Group (Thornhill, Ont.), is your chance to ask all those questions about plastics manufacturing that you could never get answers to before.
The one-day seminar, offered at the low price of $195 per person, covers all the main processes used in the industry, the basic elements of polymer chemistry, and current environmental issues.
Full details of the program are available at www.exporeg.com/plastics2008.
Plast-Ex Summit draws more speakers
The lineup of speakers for the Plast-Ex Summit continues to expand. This event, slated for the Rogers Center in Toronto on May 22, will examine at the critical issues facing the plastics industry at the present time, and possible solutions to them.
New on the roster is Edmonton MP James Rajotte, who is chairman of the House of Commons standing committee on industry, science & technology. He will address the challenges facing implementation of new technologies.
The master of ceremonies for the day is TV journalist Dale Goldhawk, who will moderate two panel discussions that will examine macromanufacturing issues, and the factors specifically affecting plastics.
Other speakers include David Birkby, president of PET blow moulder Westbridge Containers in Calgary; Paul Clark, president of VisionGain Consulting Ltd., and former vice-president, research & technology, NOVA Chemicals Corp.; Gerry Fedchun, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association; Jayson Myers president of Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters, Canada's largest industry and trade association; Brian Read, president of structural foam moulder Horizon Plastics, Cobourg, Ont.; and Dr. Gord Surgeoner, president, Ontario Agri-Food Technologies.
The day's program includes lunch, dinner, a networking session and a Blue Jays baseball game, seen from the Rogers private box.
www.plastexsummit.ca
James Rajotte
CAMM booth makes the rounds.
A diversification study commissioned last year by the Essex-Windsor Development Commission found something interesting: outside of Canada, nobody seems to know Windsor is a mouldmaking centre. One outcome of this has been that the Canadian Association of Mold Makers, which is based in Windsor, has a new trade-show booth that has been making the rounds, and getting the attention Windsor needs.
"When we asked people in Europe where Canada makes moulds, they were able to name Toronto, Montreal, and even Calgary," says Diane Deslippe, administrator with CAMM in Windsor, Ont. "They didn't know about Windsor at all, even though it has such a high concentration of toolmaking firms."
The booth, she says, has helped resolve that. Enquiries at recent US trade shows, in Charlotte, NC, or the Plastec West show in California, saw double the normal amount of traffic. It will appear this month at Mold Expo in Novi, Mich., and also at Mexico City's Plastimagen show.
www.camm.ca
The CAMM booth at a trade show
Expoplast anchors Quebec plastics celebration
The recent space-draw for Expoplast 2008 produce bookings virtually equalling those for the 2005 show. More than 70 per cent of those booking had been at the previous show, according to show manager Tom Sockett.
"The Expoplast 2008 space draw was an extremely strong result that bodes well for the industry and the event," he says. "Companies from across Canada, North America and internationally will be exhibiting in this important industry event, bringing advanced products, industry knowledge and expertise."
Expoplast 2008, held on October 20 and 21 at Montreal's Palais des Congres, will be the centrepiece of a five day industry celebration, starting on October 18th with the ACIP Gala and awards dinner, and finishing on the 22nd with the last day of the APAC international business development program.
The show will feature a Pavilion for Composites, a technical conference organised by the Society of Plastics Engineers' Quebec section, a showcase of Quebec Excellence and Achievement and other features.
"Knowledge will be king at Expoplast," Sockett says. "Right from the start our event advisory committee realised that what our attendees and the industry really need is knowledge, information they can utilise going forward and inform their overall business decisions."
As one reflection of this, Expoplast 2008 will include the Knowledge Network, a program linking all information resources at the event. This will make it easy for attendees to organise their visit and access everything available, whether it's the SPE conference, the Consultants' Corner, or exhibitor booths.
www.expoplast.org
MIR name survives through purchase
MIR SpA (Brescia, Italy) one of Italy's oldest builders of injection moulding presses, has been sold for 9.6 million euros ($15-million) by HT Italy SpA. The buyer, which acquired MIR at auction, is associated with Ningbo Haitian Group Ltd., of China.
MIR became insolvent in December 2006. HT Italy was the sole bidder for the name and assets. A dispute over payments to former employees was one reason cited for the lack of interest among other firms. A scant dozen employees will be retained by HT Italy, which is moving its own operations into MIR's 300,000 sq ft plant in Brescia.
Low-cost toggle machines, rubber moulding presses, and large tonnage machines will continue to be offered under the MIR brand-name.
www.mirpresse.it
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Changes
Rotational moulder RTS Plastics Inc. (Waterloo, Ont.) is buying NEO Plastics Inc. (Austinburg, Ohio), which went into receivership in November. The Austinburg operation has been renamed RTS Companies USA Inc. Terms were not disclosed.
www.rtsplastics.com
Techmer PM (Clinton, Tenn.) is buying Accel Corp. in a merger transaction that will make Accel a wholly owned subsidiary of Techmer. Founded in 1998 in Naperville, Ill., Accel makes broad line of custom colour and additive systems, and has proprietary products, including colour concentrates, dry colour blends, liquid colour, super concentrates, and a proprietary waxed-based delivery system.
www.techmerpm.com
Dynisco (Franklin, Mass.) is realigning itself into divisions serving specific market segments. These new segments include Plastics, Rubber and Industrial. The new plastics segment will focus on product development and customer service in one of Dynisco's most important markets, which makes up a substantial portion of the company's sensor and analytical test equipment businesses.
The new structure also incorporates dedicated product managers for each segment in an effort to grow the business more quickly. Mike Kelly is appointed senior vice president, business unit manager – plastics; Matt Carrara is now executive director of global sales & marketing – plastics; and Mike Davis is the new product manager – plastics.
www.dynisco.com
Mike Kelly
Invista (Wichita, Kan.) has filed a lawsuit in federal court in New York seeking damages from DuPont Co. arising from alleged safety and environmental noncompliance issues during the period DuPont owned certain Invista sites. Invista is seeking $800-million in compensatory damages plus additional punitive damages. Koch Industries Inc., Invista´s parent, purchased the polymers and fibres business from DuPont for US$4.2-billion in 2004. Invista states it is facing capital expenditures in the range of $300-million to $450-million to meet a nearly final agreement between itself and US federal and state authorities. DuPont, in its response, states Invista's allegations "lack merit and cannot be supported by evidence or the law."
www.invista.com
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Coming Events
2008
April 6-9: The International Card Manufacturers Association (ICMA) Annual Expo will be held at the Loews Royal Pacific Resort in Orlando, Fla. (Contact: Stacy Flint at 609-799-4900, ext. 62, or SFlint@icma.com).
April 8-11: Plastimagen 2008, Mexico's premier plastics show, at Centro Banamex, Mexico City (Contact: Guadalupe Olvera Arellano at 52-55-1087-1650 or golvera@ejkrause.com).
April 10: Basics of Plastics, an introduction to the elements of the plastics industry. At the Rogers campus in Brampton, Ont. (Contact: Edward Mason at 416-764-1514 or edward.mason@plastics.rogers.com)
April 17: One-day seminar on Implementing Scientific Moulding, with Bill Tobin, a joint activity of WJT Associates and SPE Ontario. At the Delta Toronto Airport West Hotel, Mississauga, Ont. (Contact: Paul Waller at 905-738-9742 or paul@plasticstouchpointgroup.com)
April 23-24: Mold Expo 2008 and Conference at Rock Financial Showplace, Novi, Mich. (Contact: 513-527-8800 or info@moldmakingexpo.com)
May 4-7: UV&EB Technology Expo & Conference 2008, at McCormick Place, Chicago. (Contact: Mickey Fortune at 240-497-1243 or mickey@radtech.org).
May 12-13: Tenth International Conference on Progress in Biofibre Plastic Composites. At the Toronto Airport Renaissance Hotel. (Contact: Guida Williamson at 519-249-0545 or www.biocomposites-toronto.com)
May 22: The Plast-Ex Summit 2008 is a look at the urgent issues facing the plastics industry in Canada. Co-sponsored by Plastics in Canada magazine and the Canadian Plastics Industry Association. At the Rogers Center, Toronto. (Contact: Nick Passingham at 416-764-1527 or nick.passingham@plastics.rogers.com).
May 22: Plastic Film Manufacturers Association of Canada, 27th annual golf tournament. At Richmond Hill Gold Club. (Contact: Marilyne Berman, 905-678-7748 or mberman@cpia.ca).
May 26 - 29: Aseanplas 2008 incorporating Aseanrubber 2008, Southeast Asia's main international trade fair for plastics and rubber. At Singapore Expo. (Contact: Messe Düsseldorf North America at 312-781-5180 or info@mdna.com).
June 16: Windsor Chapter of CAMM dinner meeting. (Contact: Diane Deslippe at 519 255-7863 or info@camm.ca).
June 5: Canadian Plastics Pioneers 12th annual reunion and citation awards dinner. At the Donalda Club, Don Mills, Ont. (Contact: Tom Thomas at 416-498-4016 or tom.thomas@rogers.com)
September 30-October 2: Interplas 2008, Britain's national plastics show, at the Birmingham NEC, UK. (Contact: Graham Earl at 020 8910 7890 or graham.earl@reedexpo.co.uk). October 22-23: Rotoplas '08, the international rotational moulding event, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, Ill. (Contact: Maria at 630-578-3266 x225, or mariap@cmservnet.com)
October 20-21: Expoplast 2008, Quebec's triennial plastics show, at the Palais de Congres in Montreal. (Contact: Tom Sockett at 905-678-7748 or tsockett@cpia.ca)
October 22-23: Rotoplas '08, the international rotational moulding event, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, Ill. (Contact: Maria at 630-578-3266 x225, or mariap@cmservnet.com) TOP
Coming Soon From Plastics In Canada Magazine - June issue
Precision Parts - Moulding to Tight Specifications
Extrusion Report - Innovations in Blown Film
Spotlight on Granulators and Shredders
Product Review of Printing & Decorating
Product Review of Welding Systems
Raw Materials Report
Processor Profile
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