Titan Plastics Group invests $3.3 million in Clyde, Ohio

From: Toledo Business Journal | Date: April 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Titan Plastics Group's Clyde, Ohio facility was recently the recipient of $3.3 million worth of machinery and equipment.

The bulk of the investment was in 18 plastic injection molding machines. All of the new equipment is currently operational and, as we go to press, all of the work that the machines will be used for will soon be-added.

The work that has moved into the Clyde plant and subsequently into Ohio is a result of consolidation from other facilities. The Clyde plant's volume will grow by about 10 to 12 percent. A Titan plant that closed in Kalamazoo, Michigan was the main source of the

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