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EDC Hosts Plastics Cluster Meeting

Orders at Universal Plastics in Holyoke seem to reflect increase in business confidence reported statewide

Recycled plastic spheres replace concrete in sustainability tour de force

Polymer Corporation Opens New Injection Molding Facility In Palmer, Mass.

Greater Holyoke Chamber names Joseph Peters, president of Universal Plastics, 2012 business person of year

Spheres of Influence

Green loan goes to So. Deerfield company

New owners of Universal Plastics pledge to grow company in Holyoke, current president Joseph Peters says | masslive

Final EDC Growth Sector Series Event Scheduled

Articles in category: Plastics

1. EDC to Sponsor Medical Device Conference Explore From the EDC (Mar 29 2013) Medical Devices , Plastics The EDC is a Supporting Sponsor of the 2013 Plastics in Medical Devices Conference coming up in May in Waltham. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Michael Graney   Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts

2. The EDC on the Road Explore From the EDC (Mar 14 2013) Aerospace/Defense , Life Sciences , Medical Devices , Plastics EDC Senior VP Mike Graney will represent western Massachusetts at several conferences and trade shows during 2013. Please contact Mike at 413-755-1300 or m.graney@westernmassedc.com if you want to discuss our Shared Service Center initiative, international business development opportunities or any other interest in western Massachusetts. Of course, we are always pleased to host companies and consultants in Springfield, too. April 14-16                 Consultants Forum FDI               St. Louis April 22-25               BIO International Convention     Chicago May 13-15                  Plastics in Medical Devices        Boston (Waltham) June 17-21                 Paris Air Show September 23-26    Adva Med                                     Washington November 20-22     Medica                                          Düsseldorf December 2-4 ... (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Michael Graney   Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts

3. Polymer Corporation Opens New Injection Molding Facility In Palmer, Mass. Explore businesswire.com (Feb 27 2013) Manufacturing , Plastics “Polymer is rapidly growing and committed to manufacturing in the United States,” said Jim Ryan, the company’s Chief Operating Officer. “Our new Palmer plant provides needed additional capacity, supports our commitment to innovation through the use of state-of-the-art technology, and allows us to run highly efficient operations. Further, Palmer is convenient to our customers and our workforce.” (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Palmer

4. Final EDC Growth Sector Series Event Scheduled Explore From the EDC (Sep 5 2012) Plastics Please Save The Date – September 18, 2012 -- for the fourth and final installment of the EDC’s Growth Sector Series,Sustainable Manufacturing in the Plastics industry, presented by First Niagara Bank. The event will feature keynote speaker Jeff Lombard, Senior Vice President of Global Operations from Hasbro, discussing Hasbro’s approach to sustainability and how that enhances the East Longmeadow plant’s global competitiveness. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Michael Graney   Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts   Hasbro, Inc.

5. New owners of Universal Plastics pledge to grow company in Holyoke, current president Joseph Peters says | masslive Explore masslive.com (Jun 15 2012) Manufacturing , Plastics Universal Plastics, which employs 70 people at its Whiting Farms Road factory, has been sold by the Peters family. The new owners are a father-and-son team, Sunil and Jay Kumar, and the Kumars pledge to grow the business in Holyoke, said Joseph L. Peters, current president of Universal Plastics who plans to stay on with the company after the sale. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce   Chicopee   Holyoke

6. Paper or plastic? West Springfield's FiberMark develops new paper products to replace plastic | masslive Explore masslive.com (Jun 4 2012) Paper Manufacturing , Plastics FiberMark chief executive officer Anthony P.D. MacLaurin can strip down his company’s corporate strategy to one simple statement. “Replace plastic,” he says. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   West Springfield   Springfield   The Republican

7. UMass, Delaware researchers develop low-cost process to make plastic from plants Explore masslive.com (May 14 2012) Plastics In addition to Dauenhauer and Vlachos, the research team included UMass professor Wei Fan, and UMass doctoral students in chemical engineering, C. Luke Williams and Chun-Chih Chang. Also part of the team were University of Delaware professors Raul F. Lobo and Stavros Caratzoulas, as well as doctoral student Nima Nikbin, and postdoctoral fellow Phuong Do. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst

8. AIM-Member Manufacturer Uses ISO Certification to Win New Business Explore AIM Business Insider (Apr 11 2012) Manufacturing , Plastics For AIM member Universal Plastics, a family-run job shop with a 45-year history in Holyoke, the opportunity for growth came from a new aerospace customer. But when the customer notified Universal that it would require ISO certification from all its suppliers, the issue grabbed the attention of company president Joe Peters. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Associated Industries of Massachusetts   Holyoke

9. Greater Holyoke Chamber names Joseph Peters, president of Universal Plastics, 2012 business person of year Explore masslive.com (Apr 4 2012) Manufacturing , Plastics Joseph L. Peters, president of Universal Plastics Corp., has been named 2012 “Business Person of the Year” by the Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Holyoke Community College   Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce   Holyoke Medical Center

10. Spheres of Influence Explore BusinessWest (Mar 1 2012) Manufacturing , Plastics Through most of his career in the plastics business, Mel O’Leary has kept a low profile. Make that a very low profile. Indeed, over the course of the past 29 years, during which he’s shaped Meredith-Springfield into one of the nation’s more accomplished blow-molding specialists, O’Leary has let the company’s products — actually, other people’s products, ranging from maple-syrup containers to detergent bottles — do the talking for him. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Springfield

11. Green loan goes to So. Deerfield company Explore bizjournals (Jan 18 2012) Manufacturing , Plastics The state’s finance and development agency provided $758,460 to Pro Pel Plastech, a South Deerfield, Mass. manufacturer of recycled plastic pellets from industrial plastic waste and consumer materials. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   MassDevelopment

12. Plastics News - Diversity in its product lineup keeps Pittsfield Plastics growing Explore Plastics News (Jan 6 2012) Manufacturing , Plastics The company has 96 employees working in the 80,000-square-foot facility, which usually operates 24 hours a day, five days a week, and when needed, seven days a week. It has added 11 new and used presses in the past year, bringing it up to 37, with clamping forces of 100-750 tons. It also has three extrusion lines, with the newest being a Welex model. (Read Full Article)

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13. New blowmolded rain-spout extensions keep water flowing | PlasticsToday.com Explore PlasticsToday.com (Sep 19 2011) Plastics "Our company has perfected the blowmolding of very technical, long parts on its modified twin-sided shuttle blowmolders," said Meredith-Springfield's President and CEO Mel O'Leary. "Part length for continuous extrusion blowmolding is normally limited to around 20 inches, but with Meredith-Springfield's proprietary processes and equipment, par... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Springfield

14. Recycled plastic spheres replace concrete in sustainability tour de force Explore PlasticsToday.com (Apr 18 2011) Manufacturing , Plastics The U.S. partners have a concrete project in the works. Next month, thousands of Meredith-Springfield plastics spheres, made from plastics recyclate, will be set into steel wire cages at Barker Steel for subsequent shipping in tower crane-ready bundles for use in concrete slabs in new building construction. One of those buildings will be the brand-new Miami Art Museum (MAM). For the MAM project, the spheres are sized 225mm and 270 mm. The Cobiax productline calls for 13 different sizes of spheres, depending on the thickness of the concrete slabs. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Springfield

15. Orders at Universal Plastics in Holyoke seem to reflect increase in business confidence reported statewide Explore masslive.com (Nov 9 2010) Manufacturing , Plastics “Everything seems to be pepping up a bit and that is good to see,” says Joseph L. Peters, president of the manufacturing company which is celebrating 45 years of business. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Associated Industries of Massachusetts   Northampton   Holyoke

16. EDC Hosts Plastics Cluster Meeting Explore From the EDC (Jan 13 2010) Plastics The EDC continued our practice of hosting executives from key regional industry clusters by hosting compnaies from the plastics industry today. The EDC wishes to thank Joe Peters from Universal Plastics for coordinating the meeting and inviting his peers. We also wish to acknowledge Anne Struthers, (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Massachusetts Office of Business Development   Ann Burke   Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts

17. Dr. Kevin N. Sill: The Delivery of Innovation Explore R&D; Mag (Dec 21 2009) Plastics R & D MagazineDr. Kevin N. Sill: The Delivery of InnovationR & D MagazineThese issues, and others, were solved within the first four years after founding Intezyne, with the development of Sill's advanced micelle drug delivery ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Amherst

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