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March 16, 2021

Regulatory in the Time of COVID: Same as It...

In a recent conversation with one of our account managers, he asked, “So, what has the year ...

June 12, 2020

Webinar: Thermoplastics Selection for...

Choosing the right material for a medical device is a complex process with significant implica...

Thermoplastic Selection for Medical Devices

February 11, 2020

White Paper: Thermoplastic Selection for...

Choosing the optimal plastic resin for a medical device has significant implications for funct...

Slice Chocolate Cake Compounded Resin Regulatory Compliance

November 27, 2019

A Half-Baked Explanation on Regulatory...

The other day, I was in our “Town Center” – a room which serves as a kitchen and lunchro...

June 27, 2019

A “Grande” Day for Coffee Regarding...

I received word via my friend Bernie Henn from Verisk3E recently that OEHHA, the governing bod...

April 30, 2019

Everything You (Never) Wanted to Know About...

Recently, I received one of the more interesting inquiries from one of our customers regarding...

March 18, 2019

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the...

I received a call the other day from one of our customers. He was agitated, perturbed, incense...

M. Holland 3D Printing Additive Manufacturing Lab Team

November 30, 2018

Fireside Chat: The Capabilities And...

With the expiration of patents on some of the original closed platform printing equipment, ope...

3D Printing Plastic Resin Materials Equipment

November 15, 2018

The Mainstreaming Of Additive...

Additive manufacturing is being used in the production of end-use parts and is transforming tr...

September 25, 2018

Tariff Series Part II: Tariffs And...

In our last Tariff Series post, we covered the basics of the tariffs that are roiling markets ...

September 5, 2018

Tariff Series Part I: The...

A year ago, a trio of hurricanes left polymer markets in chaos. Today the markets are roiled b...

July 30, 2018

NAFTA Series Part IV: Pathways of...

This is the fourth and final article in M. Holland’s series about the North American Free Tr...

July 16, 2018

NAFTA Series Part III: Consequences of...

This is the third article in a series about the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA....

June 21, 2018

NAFTA Series Part II: The Current...

This is the second article in a series about the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) a...

June 18, 2018

“Shipper of Choice” Status, New TMS...

The current freight market is facing capacity shortages, and shippers are experiencing the rep...

June 6, 2018

NAFTA Series Part I: What Is It And Why...

It would take a heavy dictionary to assemble all the acronyms used by the plastics industry �...

Wire Cable Industry Installing Network Cables

May 30, 2018

Fireside Chat: Exploring the Growth and...

While often considered a mature market niche, wire and cable is a growing segment of the plast...

March 14, 2018

Bisphenol-A, Episode VIII: The Saga...

I recently read the PLASTICS NEWS story about the Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) pre...

February 20, 2018

Latest Additions To SVHC: Here We Go...

On September 5, 2017, ECHA – European Chemicals Agency, the governing body behind REACH – ...

December 21, 2017

What To Know About The Upcoming “RoHS 3”...

“RoHS 3 is coming! RoHS 3 is coming! What can you tell us about the impending regulatory apo...

November 9, 2017

Fireside Series: Medical Device...

TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS IN MEDICAL DEVICES CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PLASTICS INDUSTRY The m...

October 18, 2017

Fireside Series: The Future of Packaging is...

Flexible packaging, one of the pioneering applications for plastics, continues to lead the way...

September 14, 2017

Fireside Series: Digital...

NAVIGATING THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION: FIRESIDE CHAT SERIES, EPISODE FOUR To compete in the emergi...

August 15, 2017

Looking for Chemlon Look to M. Holland, Sole...

Earlier this year, Teknor Apex selected M. Holland as its sole national distributor for engine...

August 2, 2017

What Makes Graphene The “Super...

Although interest has exploded over the past ten years, graphene can trace its history back to...

July 25, 2017

Fireside Chat Series: A Closer Look at...

The plastics industry is experiencing more than a resurgence in market growth and mainstream m...

July 24, 2017

M. Holland in the Additive Manufacturing...

Plentiful polymer and thousands of businesses drive innovation across northeast Ohio and Penns...

June 30, 2017

WSJ Shale Boom...

The WALL STREET JOURNAL (June 26) recently published a must-read article on how the Shale Revo...

June 26, 2017

Is Additive Manufacturing Ready to Go...

M. Holland Market Manager Todd Waddle attended the RAPID + TCT conference and expo in Pittsbur...

June 7, 2017

FDA Conditions Of...

A few weeks ago, I received a documentation request from one of our customers. They wanted to ...

April 7, 2017

Plastic Resin’s Role In The Plastics...

Plastics are ingrained in just about every facet of modern life. From computers, to food stora...

January 26, 2017

Film Development Expert J. Rudy Bourgeois...

When M. Holland’s film and flexible packaging team goes to work every day, they’re looking...

January 2, 2017

The Impact of ‘The Plastic...

In many ways, modern times could be described as “The Plastic Age.” The developmen...

December 8, 2016

All I Want For Christmas:...

Over the weekend, I took my kids to the shopping mall by my house – and for some reason, I g...

November 3, 2016

Bisphenol-A and...

As I write this post, it is close to Halloween. So, in the spirit of things… There is a legi...

October 7, 2016

Plastic Resins: A Subtle but Fundamental...

Plastic resins are a crucial component of our modern society. From wastebaskets to IV lines us...

September 23, 2016

Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)...

Plastic resins (commonly referred to simply as plastics) are an indispensable part of modern l...

August 23, 2016

Polystyrene and Proposition 65: Much Ado...

Ever since the most recent update to California’s Proposition 65 legislation, I’ve been ge...

May 31, 2016

Print Advertising in The Plastic Resin...

On May 3rd, Sales and Marketing specialists as well as others, came together to attend the 201...

April 13, 2016

Common Regulatory Questions You Should...

It is nearly impossible to be completely prepared for one’s regulatory needs, simply because...

April 11, 2016

Plastic Resin Distributor M. Holland...

In September, M. Holland was proud to announce that it had reached a preliminary agreement to ...

March 29, 2016

Do Regulatory Documents Have a Freshness...

One of the most common questions I hear regarding regulatory documents is, “Don’t you have...

December 10, 2015

Black Specks in Plastic Parts and The Common...

by: Jeff Rondeau, Senior Technical Service Engineer, Northeast Region “Look at this… have ...

April 1, 2015

Measure Twice, Cut...

The old carpenter’s axiom is also true in the world of plastic tooling. A toolmaker always w...

November 21, 2014

Gold Standard Technical Service Reaches Into...

Technical Service at M. Holland Company has been an integral part of our Gold Standard approac...