Lauro Dominici has taken over the helm of SCM Group Canada as Vice President of sales for the wood division following the retirement of woodworking industry veteran Richard Bluteau on Nov. 1. Dominici joined SCM in Canada earlier this year following two years with SCM in Portland, Oregon and Atlanta, Georgia.  Dominici brings some 14 years of industry experience to the job. Born and…

Italy's TRIA SpA has just finalized setting up a new branch here in the US. The US company’s name will be TRIA AMERICA LLC, with offices based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The new company is to grow TRIA's market share in the US and to expand its market activity into sectors such as packaging, building, automotive, etc. The US branch is the third for the company that has already…

Custom Polymers PET, LLC announced that it has expanded its PET operations in Athens, AL, adding 70 million pounds of clean post-consumer PET flake to their product line. The Company has made a substantial investment in new processing equipment (much provided by Italy's Amut SpA) and a new 50,000 square foot building. In total, Custom Polymers PET, LLC now occupies 250,000 square feet with…