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Elkhart Plastics molds future
South Bend TribuneYou could say Elkhart Plastics doesn't fit the mold of most locally owned companies. Then again, in today's world, maybe the rotomolding company does. It's changed owners three times since 2006. And it eventually ended up back in the hands of local...Tags: Middlebury, Netherlands, Science and Technology, Consumers
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Plastics Solutions: A mold for success
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- Enjoying working with your co-workers can be a huge factor in becoming a successful company. That's what company CEO Bob Tennyson, President John Burgess and sales director Fred Fuller seem to be proving at Plastic Solutions Inc. In 1991,...Tags: Career and Workplace, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Employees
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Report: South Bend's Fortis Plastics closing
According to documents on the Indiana Department of Workforce website, a South Bend company is closing. The WARN notice from Fortis Plastics says it plans to close its corporate office and a facility, both on Voorde Drive, in December. The notice says... -
No employees injured in Elkhart's Thermal Ceramics plant fire
An oven caught fire just before 1 a.m. Monday at Thermal Ceramics, 2730 Industrial Parkway in Elkhart.
A company spokeswoman told WSBT-TV all employees were safely evacuated and no one was injured. An exact number of employees working at the time of the...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Career and Workplace, Building Material, Health, Employees
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EXCLUSIVE-Cinven in exclusive talks for $2 bln CeramTec deal -sources
ReutersNEW YORK/FRANKFURT, June 14 (Reuters) - Cinven Ltd is in exclusive talks to buy CeramTec, the industrial ceramics unit of U.S. chemicals maker Rockwood Holdings Inc, for close to 1.5 billion euros ($2 billion), three people familiar the matter said on...Tags: Rockwood Holdings Incorporated, Water Supply
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Renewable Accounts: Narrowing the scope of bioproducts
In my last column, I shared the standard definitions of biomass, bioproducts, bioenergy and biofuels. You may recall that the definition of bioproducts is extremely broad because it encompasses all products made with living material: food, feed, fiber,...Tags: North Dakota Legislature, Biofuels, Synthetics and Plastics, Chemical Industry, Science and Technology
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ANALYSIS-U.S. plastics from gas threaten European petchem industry
Reuters* Ethylene prices tumbled as U.S. uses shale gas to up output * Europe petchems cushioned from low ethylene price by propylene * U.S. players now widening use of shale gas to make propylene * Propylene prices set to fall in line with higher output...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Plant Openings, Natural Gas, Organic Chemical Industry, Economy, Business and Finance
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Analysis: U.S. plastics from gas threaten European petchem industry
ReutersFRANKFURT (Reuters) - The oil-dependent European petrochemicals industry could be in for a body blow as U.S. rivals seek to get a wider range of raw materials out of cheap shale gas to make more plastics, coatings and adhesives. U.S. players including...Tags: Plant Openings, Companies and Corporations, Natural Gas, Enterprise Products Partners LP, Organic Chemical Industry
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Nyloncraft buys company
South Bend TribuneThe purchase Monday of a Fort Wayne company by Nyloncraft could result in more jobs coming to its Mishawaka facility. That's what Jim Krzyzewski, president and CEO of Nyloncraft, said Tuesday. Nyloncraft, a major supplier of under-the-hood and...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Companies and Corporations, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Economy, Business and Finance, Manufacturing and Engineering
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California Assembly approves hike in state's minimum wage
SACRAMENTO — The Assembly passed a proposal Thursday to hike California's minimum wage from $8 to $9.25 an hour over the next three years and require future increases to keep pace with inflation. Higher wages would "allow our families to provide...Tags: AFSCME, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Ron Calderon, Politics
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New roof for community center
After years of using tarps and trash cans to shield the building from rain, the Community Center of La Caņada Flintridge is upgrading its 60-year-old roof. The center on Chevy Chase Drive offers nearly 150 classes a week, from ceramics to yoga. They...
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