The Aug. 6 fire, which started in an area where employees take smoke breaks, burned a vehicle, untold amounts of plastic, part of the building, multiple forklifts and other heavy equipment.
La Verne, Calif.-based medical supplier Marman Industries has invested about $2 million to expand its operations as it's seen "double digit annual growth for the last three years."
"[There are] super-low virgin resin prices and a lack of commitment on the customers out there on pricing structures, but it's really affected by virgin resin and slow demand," a film recycler from the southern U.S. told Plastics News.
Clinton, Mass.-based NyproMold Inc. has invested $5.2 million to expand its Gurnee, Ill., facility to meet demand for drug delivery devices and diagnostic products.