NEWS
Machine deliveries in North America rise for fifth quarter in a row
Deliveries of primary plastics machinery in North America increased for the fifth quarter in succession to exceed US$335m in the second quarter of this year – with extrusion machinery sales showing particularly high growth. According to the Plastics Industry Association’s Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES), this was less than 2% up on the first quarter of the year, but nearly 6% higher than the corresponding period in 2017.
“Plastics machinery shipments seemed to have hit a speed bump in the second quarter, but there’s no indication that shipments for the remainder of the
year are trending down,” said Perc Pineda, chief economist at the associa- tion. “US economic funda- mentals remain strong. As the economy fast approach- es – if it hasn’t already attained – full capacity, businesses will have to cope with tighter resources, and output increases will not be as robust as in previous periods.” The delivery value of single-screw extruders increased by 23% from the corresponding quarter last year, while that of twin- screw extruders – including both co- and counter-rotat- ing machines – increased by 80%. In comparison, the value of injection moulding machinery rose by 4.5%.
“We can expect to see continued uneven quarterly data moving forward, but by and large the outlook for plastics machinery remains positive,” Pineda added. In the CES’ second
quarter survey of members, 11% of respondents reported that their custom- ers were having difficulty obtaining financing for new equipment. This was a 7.4% increase from the first quarter. However, the remaining 89% reported no such financing difficulties. CES says this suggests that financing rates were not cost prohibitive and financing for new plastics equipment remains largely accessible. �
www.plasticsindustry.org
Chelsea expands capacity
US-based window profile extruder Chelsea Building Products – which became part of Aluplast last year – is to open a second manufacturing facility. The new 126,000 sq ft facility – in Greenville, Texas – was previously used as an extrusion operation and could be further expanded in future. New extrusion equipment is expected to be delivered late this year, with production beginning in early 2019. “The addition of the
Greenville facility will significantly increase our overall capacity,” said Peter Dewil, president and CEO. At the same time, the company has added capacity to its main facility in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. �
www.chelseabuildingproducts.com �
www.aluplast.net
PPI issues warning on sub-standard pipe
Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI), the North American trade body, has issued a warning about sub-standard products. The move comes after HDPE pipe that does not comply
with the relevant product industry standards was found in oil and gas gathering operations of the Permian and Delaware basins in Texas and New Mexico. “We’re issuing this advisory because we are seeing HDPE
pipes that have significant quality issues,” said Tony Radosze- wski, president of PPI. “In some cases, neither the manufac- turer nor the origin of the pipe could be identified.” The pipelines are not marked in accordance with relevant
PPI’s warning comes after sub-standard pipe was found in the oil and gas sector
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product standard requirements, so may not comply with them, said PPI. “A properly marked pipe includes relevant standards on its printline, but this cannot be relied upon by itself,” he added. �
http://plasticpipe.org
www.pipeandprofile.com
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