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New Hampshire plastic extrusion company, PBS Plastics, announces ongoing initiative to continually enhance plastic extrusion capabilities and processes. Barrington, NH (PRWEB) January 11, 2013 PBS Plastics Incorporated, a Barrington, NH based provider of plastic extrusion and plastic fabrication has recently announced continuing initiatives to constantly improve upon the company’s ability to provide plastic extrusion for businesses and institutions in a number of industries. Established...

BROOMFIELD, Colo., Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Corporation (NYSE:BLL) today completed its acquisition of Envases del Plata S.A. de C.V., a leading producer of aluminum aerosol packaging with a manufacturing plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The San Luis Potosi plant produces extruded aluminum aerosol cans for personal care and household products to customers in North, Central and South America. It employs approximately 150 people. The plant is part of Ball's metal...

BROOMFIELD, Colo., Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Corporation (NYSE:BLL) announced today that it has entered into agreements to acquire Envases del Plata S.A. de C.V., a leading extruded aluminum aerosol packaging producer with a manufacturing facility in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, and to form a new joint venture in Argentina that will combine Ball's and Envases del Plata Group's aerosol packaging operations in Argentina and in Brazil. The acquisition is expected to close...

LINTHICUM, Md., Aug. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hydro is making adjustments to the structure of its aluminum extrusion network in the United States. The company has today announced it will bring new fabrication activities to its plant in Arizona. Hydro announced in January that it had expanded its aluminum fabrication services in the U.S. with new operations, technical competence and increased customer support. At its plant in Phoenix, the company has added 60,000 square feet of...

WAUCONDA, Ill., July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC), the leading association dedicated to advancing aluminum extrusion applications, design and processes, has unveiled the latest resources available to designers, engineers, academics and others. In June, the Council unveiled a newly redesigned website and the 2012 edition of the Council's popular publication, the AEC Buyers' Guide. The Council's website at www.AEC.org is dedicated to providing...

SINGAPORE, June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The boom in the construction sector is rippling into the aluminium extrudes market for various applications, giving a huge boost to the aluminium billet market. The growing automotive and industrial sectors in Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam have expanded the market for aluminium profiles and this superior demand has, in turn, enhanced the production capacities of existing extrusion companies. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan...

CHANNAHON, Ill., March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Styrolution, the leading global styrenics supplier, will unveil an addition to its Luran® S acrylonitrile styrene acrylate (ASA) family of weatherable polymers, Luran® S BX11012, at the International Plastics Showcase in Orlando, which runs from April 2-5. BX11012 is a specially formulated ASA resin intended for use in low-gloss extrusion applications that require melt flows higher than typical extrusion grade ASA resins. It has...

LINTHICUM, Md., March 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hydro has expanded its aluminum fabrication services with more regional technical competence and a new dedicated website. "Customers should benefit from cost savings by obtaining their extrusions and fabrication in one place," said Matthew Dionne, president of Hydro's North American aluminum extrusion business. The company has added technical specialists to further enhance the deep competence in engineering, fabrication, and process...

Isotech Inc., a supplier of precision linear motion products, has introduced the X2 Technology line of expanding aluminum columns used for highly stable support systems, ergonomically sound adjustable height workstations, or to provide smooth, steady linear movement in multiple directions. Hatfield, PA (PRWEB) March 19, 2012 Isotech Inc., a supplier of precision linear motion products, has introduced the X2 Technology line of expanding aluminum columns used for lifting/guidance systems in...

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis., March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Extrusion Dies Industries (EDI), a leading designer and manufacturer of extrusion dies, coating heads and related products for producers of cast film, sheet, coatings and laminates has acquired Premier Dies Corporation (Premier). Based in Chippewa Falls, WI, Premier is a leading designer and manufacturer of slot coating and flat polymer extrusion dies. EDI is a portfolio company of Bertram Capital, a private equity firm...