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Katy, based in Englewood, Colo., also said it had a third-quarter loss of $2.55 million, or 30 cents a share, because of increased plastic resin costs, poor performance from its mop and broom operations and lower sales, a trend it said would continue next quarter.
Fibers and many fillers can increase properties in very specific, desired ways; yet the most common inexpensive fillers, such as calcium carbonate, are mostly used to displace the resin needed in a product to keep resin costs low (literally "filling out" or extending the volume of a product).
Resin costs $149 per liter and is available in only clear right now.
In January Pactiv said it had to raise prices and slash 200 jobs to offset higher resin costs.
"We faced manufacturing inefficiencies, increased resin costs and increased costs of certain products sourced from China," said Paul D. Meringolo Paul D. Meringolo, chief executive officer of Medical Action.
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Fluid-assisted injection molding technology, including gas-assisted molding and water-assisted molding, has been widely used to manufacture plastic parts in recent years, due to its light weight, relatively low resin cost per part and faster cycle time.
The prints, resin cost, and machine cost add up to a perfect storm of printing perfection.
For instance, he says, PaperStone™ countertops made with recycled paper and water-based resins cost roughly the same as petroleum-based Corian®.
The plastic resin mixture costs between $1 and $10 per pound and glass fiber prices start around $1 per pound.
Without the cleaning and refining division, it would be difficult to source sufficient RPET flake resin at costs that would allow the Company to be competitive.
Meanwhile, resin price increases will likely be the push package manufacturer Sealed Air needed to move away from subsidizing raw material costs for customers, Panjabi said.
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