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Articles in March, 2007 issue of Plastics News

• Buyout changes Farrel's business model; Management targeting mixer market in China.(News)
• Bitterroot to create ecofriendly deck board.(News)
• Sealed Air, Alcan target global markets.(Special Report)
• Private equity dominates packaging industry.(Special Report)
• Wood looks don't last forever.(Opinion)
  by Griswold, Matt
• Newsclips.(Briefs)
• PolyOne adds compounding site.
• Show Briefs.(Briefs)(Boise Valley Economic Partnership)
• Gardner buys publisher of composites magazines.(News)
• Equity group enters plastics with Matrixx deal.(News)
• Harvest Plastic doubles its production capacity.(Special Report)(Brief article)
  by Toloken, Steve
• Carrier boasts PU foam.(MarketPlace)
• Firm converts paint to polymer.(News)
• Norplex opens 2nd China site.(News)( Norplex-Micarta)(Brief article)
  by Toloken, Steve
• Wal-Mart score card already producing impact.(News)
• Newsclips.(Briefs)
• Experts discuss harnessing global forces.(News)
• Disputes continue over BPA danger/safety.(News)(bisphenol A)
  by Verespej, Mike
• Harnessing plastic to create solutions.(Motorwave Ltd. launches a new type of wind turbine)
  by Toloken, Steve
• Auxiliary equipment makers join forces.(News)
• Husqvarna purchases Gardena AG.(News)
• PVC pipe plant set for Tenn.(News)
• Mack adapts focus to win new business: Part 1 of 2; Tactic also helps manufacturer win Processor of Year.
• Doha using Strandex technology in Qatar.(News)(Doha Plastic)(Brief article)
  by Griswold, Matt
• U.S. firms' design agendas getting greener.(News)
• Outreach vital to education.(Opinion)
• Foamex out of Chap. 11.(News)
• Pursue innovation with a plan.(Opinion)
• Activist, officials urge plastics to go green.(News)
• Supplier News.(Briefs)(Mold-Masters Ltd. wins best company award)(Eastman Chemical Co. sells spanish plant to La Seda de Barcelona S.A.)(AIC Equipment & Controls Inc. changed the location)
• Investment dollars follow green thinking.(Eric Koester of Heller Ehrman LLP speaks at the Global Plastics Environmental Conference)
• Expanded bottle recycling bill likely in Oregon.(News)
• Canon adds capacity with $6M investment.(News)(Canon Virginia Inc.)($6 million)(Company overview)
  by Renstrom, Roger
• U.S. plastics surplus rises.(News)
• China's workforce still lacking skills.(Opinion)(outsourcing companies, low education standards)
  by Toloken, Steve
• B&R Specialties Inc. displays new products.(News)(ProMat 2007)(Brief article)
• Smart polymers have GM thinking; Automaker researching ways to apply materials to automobiles.(News)
• Decking's designed to imitate tropical hardwoods.(News)
  by Griswold, Matt
• Plastics network to be revived.(News)
• Innovative packaging becomes necessity.(Special Report)
• Atrium buys Canadian extruder.(News)
• Can U.S. auto suppliers make a comeback? Consultant Kim Korth points the way.(I.R.N. Inc.)
  by Sun, Nina Ying
• Filmquest tripling sales with acquisitions.(News)
• Alcoa closing plant.(News)
• Mich. molders join operations.(mergers and acquisitions)(Detroit Plastic Molding Co.)(Advanced Elastomers Corp)(Brief article)
• BMCI plans to recycle for own use.(News)
• Mack management is model for success.(Opinion)
• General Films invests in nine-layer system.(News)
  by Lauzon, Michael
• PetroChina rethinks plant after GE's pullout.(News)
• Firms recognized for environmental efforts.(News)
• Private equity firm adds Intek to portfolio.
• Report: Chinese automaker TPE use to grow.(News)
• Risdon's goals: Chinese plant, return to the European market.(Special Report)
• Rice reinforces new Chinese-made deck boards.(News)(Onyx Innovation Inc. markets rice-hull-reinforced PVC deck at DeckExpo)(W&E International LLC introduced fiber-reinforced cellular PVC deck board)(NewTech offers an array of deck boards)
  by Griswold, Matt
• Biomyths muddle up facts.(Steve Mojo of Biodegradable Products Institute speaks at the Global Plastics Environmental Conference in Orlando)
  by Verespej, Mike
• Toolmaker's founder K. Gearhart dies at 67.(News)(Obituary)
• PlayCore has new owners.(News)
• Conwed Plastics buys Mexican net converter.(News)
• Former Seaward president to get 30 months for scheme.(News)(Seaward International Inc.)(Robert Taylor)(Brief article)
• Senate committee examines trade regulations.(News)
  by Verespej, Mike
• Consultant predicting resin supply overhaul.(News)
• Newsclips.(Briefs)
• Rank Group raises offer for SIG.(News)
• People Watch.(People)
• Covalence, Berry merge.(Special Report)
• China learns change entails great resolve.(Opinion)
• Penda Corp. shuttering Ala. facility.
• Panel rejects plan that deters PVC use.
• Jain's claim: We're No. 2; Purchase of two plants boosts extruder's reach.(News)
• People Watch.(People)
• Coex tanks draw BMS to AcroTech acquisition.(Blow Molded Specialties Inc.)(AcroTech Midwest Inc. )
  by Lauzon, Michael
• Marketplace.
• Ex-Ford manager to buy plants; Remesch makes bid for C&A blow molding operations.
• PVC, PET, PS prices continue to decline.(News)
• Global competition creates local changes; Markets and customer demand cause 2 film makers to add lines.(Special Report)
• Plymouth execs offer succession-plan tips.(News)
• Newsclips.(Briefs)(Janco Composites Inc. have employed illegal aliens)(Myers Industries Inc. acquires Schoeller Arca Systems Inc.)(Crestview Partners LP acquires Key Safety Systems Inc.)
• Show Briefs.(Briefs)
• Saplastic eyes U.S. stock list.(United states)(Saigon Plastic Packaging Co. Ltd.)(Brief article)
• Resin identification code is under review.(News)

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