Articles

• Struktol: Unveiling New Additive Products at NPE
  


• Countdown to NPE 2009: Big year awaits U.S. plastics industry
  “Big year? For what---layoffs, plant closures? What big year?” Please, enjoy your gallows’ humor; most processors could use a laugh about now. But the headline is no misprint.


• Benchmark: Who’s winning, and why, in North American industry
  Growth isn’t the same as profits. Overhead remains the major difference between successful and struggling companies. Sales and marketing can save or sink you. These are among the conclusions drawn from the 2008 North American Plastics Industry Study.


• Got great design?
  Flaunt it in the International Plastics Design Competition (IPDC), which will co-locate with NPE2009. Organized by the SPI, the competition is open to designers, processors, moldmakers, and OEMs from any country or end market. Entries are due by April 1, 2009.


• Shows within a show offer extra value
  The NPE 2009 exhibition will offer its visitors a number of options for related events. One long-time event, the PET Strategies conference organized by Packaging Strategies (West Chester, PA), has been moved to be colocated with the Chicago event, with its name slightly altered to be PET Strategies +.


• The skinny on NPE 2009
  The what, when, where, and who of NPE2009.


• Resin Technology Inc.: It’s All Free at NPE
  


• Eastman Tritan™ copolyester: It’s shaping up to be a successful NPE2009
  


• Cost of airfare to Chicago
  If you’re even thinking about attending NPE, a good start is to get to Chicago. We’re keeping tabs on airfares for you. This list shows the cost (U.S. dollars) of a round-trip ticket from several major cities to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (don’t forget that you can fly into Midway Airport as well). Our source is travelocity.com. Dates include a Saturday night stay in the Windy City. Check back here each week and we’ll keep updating the numbers for you.