Catherine Kavanaugh

Eagle Beverage lands a share of business to produce PHA knives, forks and spons for a fast-food company seeking sustainable alternatives.

Goal of voluntary initiative is to raise bar for industry through third-party certification of green products, processes and operations.

Sports footwear startup founded by former Division I runner who sees sizable category of athletes wanting style and performance.

KraussMaffei Co. Ltd. and its largest shareholder, Sinochem, are planning a major asset restructuring that will see a debt-to-equity spinoff of the machinery business.

After successful pilot program in Ohio, a trade group is building network of installers, recyclers and collection sites to reclaim 5 million pounds of post-consumer rigid vinyl in 2025.

Nolan Strall is moving on professionally. Brett Greenhalgh, KraussMaffei Corp. vice president of administration and finance, is moving up to the president's job.

The company's CFO has been promoted to CEO while the machinery maker creates a new chief sales officer post.

Auxiliary equipment supplier Piovan SpA is being purchased by a subsidiary of Italian investment firm Investindustrial.

Robert Schad, the founder of Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. and a member of the Plastics Hall of Fame, died July 10. He was 95.

Plastics processors are taking their first steps to store the knowledge of retiring engineers and technicians, bring new hires up to speed more quickly and access a secure global database related to machine operations.

The goal is to back recycling research, programs to keep PVC out of landfills and in productive use.

BestPlus Plastic Lumber and its parent company, Triumvirate Environmental Inc., collaborated with a landscaping company and pool sales business on the Make-A-Wish project.

Germany's VDMA is urging machine builders to target large markets for production sites.

San Antonio, Texas-based Nissei America Inc. is introducing new injection molding technology to reduce environmental loads while simplifying processes.

"We're signaling to the market that we're changing from made-in-Germany to made-by-Arburg," says Martin Baumann, president of Arburg Inc.