TORONTO— In a lead-up to a provincial fall election, Ontario’s opposition parties are blasting the province for what they say are big problems with its green energy plan. The Tories and the NDP pointed to last week’s announcement of 60 layoffs at Siliken Canada’s Windsor solar panel plant .

NOTTINGHAM, U.K.— Plastic film manufacturers can breathe at least a small sigh of relief, according to a new industry outlook from PCI Films Consulting. The U.K.-based consulting firm looked at factors such as pricing and demand for the global polyester film industry. It says the film shortage has eased.

NOTTINGHAM, U.K.— Plastic film manufacturers can breathe at least a small sigh of relief, according to a new industry outlook from PCI Films Consulting. The U.K.-based consulting firm looked at factors such as pricing and demand for the global polyester film industry.

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has recently inaugurated the Mitsubishi Electric Automation Solution Center in Shanghai.The Mitsubishi Electric Automation Solution Center is a one-stop center for sales and service established to strengthen the company’s factory automation (FA) solutions business in China.

At the upcoming EMO Hannover 2011, Yeong Chin Machinery Industries Co Ltd (YCM) from Taiwan will exhibit a total of six machines, including the TCV3000A-5AF and NT-2000SY.The TCV3000A-5AF is YCM’s all-new high-performance traveling column multi-face vertical machining center specially engineered for long workpieces. Built with roller type guideways for flawless cutting rigidity and damping capacity, the machining center also features ∮110low backlash swivel milling head (B-axis), integrated rotary table (c-axis) with a large diameter of 800mm

Labels, Labeling Systems & Marking Tools Now Promoted By IndustrialMRO IndustrialMRO to help manufacturers mark, label, hot stamp and imprint products for indentification and other applications Warren, Michigan – Tags, ribbons, labels, rubber stamps, seals, RFID and other marking and branding products have been added to the international Labeling Equipment & Machines Directory published jointly by IndustrialMRO and IndustrialCOOP. According to IndustrialMRO.com, the publication offers both labels and the equipments to product such products such as state-of-the-art flexographic presses, labeling systems, marking tools, hot stamping foil, stamping die, rubber stamps, plastic, metal and vinyl label, aluminum identification tags, precision stamping machinery, metal marking machine, shipping, pouch & packaging labels, barcode equipment, RFID, label applicators, blank & shell, digital, flexographic and other labeling machines, systems and supplies.

TORONTO— Three industry associations are teaming up to boost plastic’s role in North America. The Plastics Division of the American Chemistry Council, the Canadian Plastics Industry Association and SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association have formed the North American Plastics Alliance (NAPA)

QUEBEC: Green Marine has received the 2011 Sustainable Shipping Award for Green Shipping Initiative of the Year in London, England. The award recognizes work that helps the marine industry improve environmental efficiency. Other nominees in this category included Rightship, DNV, Royal Caribbean and the Carbon War Room

QUEBEC CITY— The Quebec-based cleantech company H20 Innovation is ramping up production at its manufacturing plants to meet the requirements of new U.S. and Canadian contracts totaling $8 million. H2O Innovation designs and manufactures water treatment systems .

QUEBEC CITY: Discovery Air Technical Services (DATS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Discovery Air Inc, has signed an agreement for fleet maintenance of Piedmont Airlines’ Dash 8 aircrafts.