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Rhoda Miel

News Editor

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(313) 446-1693

Miel joined Plastics News in January 2000, assuming the automotive and office-furniture beats. In 2014 she was promoted to news editor. The 1984 graduate of Central Michigan University worked for 15 years as a daily newspaper reporter in Michigan, including the past 11 at the Saginaw News.

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Recent Stories
Grupo Antolin ready for more growth

Spanish auto supplier Grupo Antolin is considering the potential for future acquisitions to strengthen its electronics expertise, even as it also invests in more — and more efficient — manufacturing.
ZF uses acrylic to make its product line perfectly clear

Germany's ZF Friedrichshafen wants to make it crystal clear just what it supplies to the auto industry.
Ford Lego sets get full auto show treatment

Most of the time, automakers want their vehicle unveilings to be the biggest thing going at the North American International Auto Show.
Ellen Kullman leaving DuPont

Ellen Kullman is stepping down as chief executive and chairman of DuPont on 16 October, while the Wilmington, Delaware, US-based chemical giant has decreased its earnings outlook for the year.
Delphi and ElectriPlast working on lightweight replacement for copper wiring

ElectriPlast and Delphi Automotive have agreed to jointly develop a lightweight wire and cable system for the auto industry, which could replace existing standard copper wiring.
So.F.Ter Group to build first US plant

Italian compounder So.F.Ter Group is investing $11.5m (€8.8m) to build its first US plant while also making long-term plans for expansion in Asia that will lead it to becoming a global player. The company expects to build a plant in India in 2014 and in China in 2016.
Faurecia looks to build exteriors

It took Faurecia SA about 10 years to go from a niche player to a major force in North American auto interiors
Automotive plastics market could top €35bn

A new report on automotive plastics estimates the global market demand could top $46bn (€35bn) by 2018.
Hexagon Composites doubling US capacity for natural gas containers

The booming North American natural gas market is prompting Norway's Hexagon Composites to invest NOK 150m (€20m) to expand production of its natural gas container business in the US.
AptarGroup investing $50m in Wisconsin plant

Caps and closures maker AptarGroup is investing $50m (€38.1m) to upgrade its plant in Mukwonago, Wisconsin, the US, as part of a multi-year process which will include upgrading production lines
Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks buys Simpoe

Software simulation specialist Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks has acquired fellow software maker Simpoe in a move which will provide more options for planning injection moulds
Husky restructures

Husky Injection Molding Systems is restructuring its global leadership team to put new emphasis on its hot-runner and beverage packaging businesses
US-based CSP adds moulding plant in France

US-based Continental Structural Plastics is expanding its footprint in Europe with the acquisition of a facility and equipment for both thermoplastic and thermoset moulding that will give it its first manufacturing there
Auto supplier IAC opens plant in China

International Automotive Components has opened its first wholly-owned manufacturing site in China, with production of multiple interior parts in Chongqing
US-based Rev-A-Shelf buys Austria's Widmer

Jones Plastic & Engineering's Rev-A-Shelf housewares business, based in the US, is expanding in Europe with the acquisition of Widmer of Altach, Austria