Polymer Conversions News Today

Ben Harp and Tom Rybicki, longtime executives at medical molder Polymer Conversions Inc. in upstate New York, have bought a small plastics firm near Buffalo. They said they see opportunities in fragile global supply chains.

Despite its snowy reputation, the region sees itself as a climate refuge due to cooler temperatures, reliable infrastructure and Lake Erie freshwater.

Medbio to merge AIM Plastics, Polymer Conversions under one brand Print Grand Rapids, Mich.-based medical injection molder Medbio Inc. will merge Clinton, Mich.-based AIM Plastics and Orchard Park, NY.-based Polymer Conversions under its brand. "The combined strengths of all our companies allows Medbio to offer you a vast array of solutions including design support, tooling, molding, assembly and packaging," Medbio said in a letter to customers March 4. "We are thrilled to have their capabiliti...