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By Jason Taylor IOWA - A sister company to MidAmerican Energy is being sued for price gouging. Texas bases J&M Plastics says MidAmerican Energy Services illegally jacked up charges by $54,000 after the February deep freeze. J&M says the utility broke its fixed-price plan agreement. MidAmerican Services has not commented on the accusations It serves customers in unregulated areas, including some in Texas. MidAmerican Energy Services is owned by Warren Buffett and is based in Des Moines. In its court filing, it's proposing a class action lawsuit and is expecting other companies to join in. The...

Dive Brief: Biodegradable candy wrappers are the goal of a new two-year partnership between Mars Wrigley and Danimer Scientific, the companies announced. Mars plans to start creating biodegradable wrappers for Skittles. The company expects the new wrappers will be on shelves in late 2021 or early 2022. Danimer Scientific has created a biodegradable packaging called Nodax polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), which is produced through natural fermentation processes using plant oils including soy and canola. The companies will work together to turn this material into a flexible package that meets the ne...

To support 900 lbs of batteries and electronics, To sustain a 20G shock load, To be watertight, To prevent a road hazard from penetrating into the batteries, To be a Class 1 fire retardant, To be very lightweight ( To meet an aggressive cost target. The design that met all of the requirements was provided by Performance Composites. According to the company website, one of the main challenges was meeting the enclosure's load specification while securing the batteries and components inside the structure. To meet these requirements meant that the enclosure had to be comprised of a hybrid sandwi...

By January 12, 2021 Sustainability seems simple, doesn’t it? Just get people to recycle more stuff, and we’ll be on our way to reducing pollution, greenhouse gas generation, and trash going to landfills. Unfortunately, the reality is a bit different. Recycling has a significant role to play in our environmental efforts, but it isn’t always the best way to prevent or alleviate major environmental concerns. A Brief History of Recycling Recycling as we know it initially came into existence as a lower cost alternative to using materials made from natural resources that were expensive to pur...

Memories, history of HPM By Anthony Conchel - aconchel@aimmediamidwest.com An aerial photo of the HPM plant in 1960. Courtesy Photos | Donna Carver Collection Crew and the hydraulic press; circa 1920. Courtesy Photos | Donna Carver Collection This photo shows the size of one part of the press; circa 1941. Courtesy Photos | Donna Carver Collection MOUNT GILEAD — The last remnants of a once-proud local manufacturer and major employer began crumbling to the snowy ground courtesy of a bulldozer. Demolition of the historic HPM plant began Dec. 22, 2020. The HPM plastics and die-casting equ...