Catherine Kavanaugh

Harbor Springs

Staff Reporter at Plastics News

Reporter for Rubber & Plastics News

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Articles

Pipe maker ADS to close Iowa recycling plant, shift capacity to Georgia

1 week ago | plasticsnews.com | Catherine Kavanaugh

Hilliard, Ohio-based Advanced Drainage Systems Inc. (ADS) is closing a recycling plant in Waterloo, Iowa, and laying off 71employees effective Aug. 17 as it moves ahead with a plan to expand capacity at its recycling facility in Cordele, Ga.State officials received notice of the pending closure June 18, according to the Iowa Workforce Development website.
Canada creating post-consumer vinyl window recycling program

1 week ago | plasticsnews.com | Catherine Kavanaugh

The Vinyl Institute of Canada (VIC) launched a national pilot program to recycle post-consumer PVC windows in partnership with Formosa Plastics Corp. USA., the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and Vision Extrusions Group. The partners are establishing a circular recycling system for vinyl windows in the greater Toronto area called Project Win-Finity to serve as a model for the rest of Canada and North America.
Plastics machinery orders drop as tariff concerns cloud 2025 outlook

2 weeks ago | plasticsnews.com | Catherine Kavanaugh

North American plastics processors put a pause on overall machinery investments in early 2025, particularly for injection molding presses, as tariff and trade uncertainties mounted. The total value of plastics machinery shipments for the first quarter was estimated at $252.1 million, which is down 4.6 percent compared with last year and 17.5 percent lower vs. the fourth quarter of 2024. The figures were released June 12 by the Plastics Industry Association's Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES).
North American plastics processors pull back on equipment spending

2 weeks ago | sustainableplastics.com | Catherine Kavanaugh

North American plastics processors put a pause on overall machinery investments in early 2025, particularly for injection moulding presses, as tariff and trade uncertainties mounted. The total value of plastics machinery shipments for the first quarter was estimated at $252.1 million, which is down 4.6% compared with last year and 17.5% lower vs. the fourth quarter of 2024. The figures were released June 12 by the Plastics Industry Association's Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES).
North American plastics processors pull back on equipment spending

2 weeks ago | plasticsnews.com | Catherine Kavanaugh

North American plastics processors put a pause on overall machinery investments in early 2025, particularly for injection molding presses, as tariff and trade uncertainties mounted. The total value of plastics machinery shipments for the first quarter was estimated at $252.1 million, which is down 4.6 percent compared with last year and 17.5 percent lower vs. the fourth quarter of 2024. The figures were released June 12 by the Plastics Industry Association's Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES).
White House urges court to spare tariffs, businesses point to higher costs

2 weeks ago | rubbernews.com | Catherine Kavanaugh

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) says tariffs are vital for national security and economic stability and should be kept in place while a lawsuit filed by small business owners is appealed. The lawsuit filed by Salt Lake City-based Genova Pipe and four other businesses alleges that Liberation Day tariffs put in place by President Donald Trump have cost them critical suppliers and customers.
White House urges court to spare tariffs, businesses point to higher costs

2 weeks ago | plasticsnews.com | Catherine Kavanaugh

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) says tariffs are vital for national security and economic stability and should be kept in place while a lawsuit filed by small business owners is appealed. The lawsuit filed by Salt Lake City-based Genova Pipe and four other businesses alleges that Liberation Day tariffs put in place by President Donald Trump have not only cost them critical suppliers and customers but also pose a direct threat to their survival.
PVC pipe buyers settle price-fixing lawsuit with OPIS for $6M

2 weeks ago | plasticsnews.com | Catherine Kavanaugh

Commercial and municipal buyers of PVC pipe won a $6 million settlement with one party in a federal lawsuit accusing some of North America's largest extruders of conspiring to fix prices and overcharge customers via an industry newsletter.
BC Partners to invest in mold maker IGS GeboJagema

3 weeks ago | plasticsnews.com | Catherine Kavanaugh

Dutch mold maker IGS GeboJagema and its partner Smile Invest are joining forces with the London-based investment firm BC Partners, which acquired a majority stake in the tooling company serving the optical, health care and packaging markets.
Canada's Briadco Tool to auction machines from closed Tennessee plant

3 weeks ago | plasticsnews.com | Catherine Kavanaugh

Oldcastle, Ontario-based Briadco Tool and Mould Inc. is auctioning the equipment housed at its site in Covington, Tenn., which closed several years ago. The live webcast auction of CNC machinery, boring mills, surface grinders and more is set for 10 a.m. June 10. Founded in 1997, Briadco serves the automotive, heavy truck, health care, toy, lawn and other end markets from the headquarters site and Briadco Fixture & Guage, also in Oldcastle.