canplastics.com - Poll Archive - 7/25/2008

Canadian Plastics Poll Archive

Environmental groups in Ontario are lobbying the province to ban the chemical compound Bisphenol A. Would you support a ban on Bisphenol A in plastic products?
Onex Corp., a Toronto-based private equity firm, recently made a $960 million bid to purchase Husky Injection Molding Ltd. The bid was the latest in a string of private equity investments in the plastics industry. Is Onex a good candidate for a Husky buyout?
The Canadian dollar hasn't been this strong in nearly 30 years, and some analysts are predicting parity with the U.S. by the end of the year. What impact has the strong dollar had on your business?
With summer now in full swing, how do you feel about wood plastics composite (WPC) decking at cottages?
GE has sold GE Plastics to SABIC, a Saudi Arabian petrochemical firm and the largest public company in the Middle East, for a selling price of US$11.6 billion. In your opinion, was this the right move for GE’s plastics unit?
Plast-Ex celebrated its 50th anniversary by getting leaner, with three show days instead of the traditional four. What do you think of this new shortened schedule?