The Trump administration said the Eastman project and 23 other clean energy industrial facilities were not economically viable. Their federal funding had been approved by the Biden administration.
As medical devices become more connected, complex and compact, suppliers are looking to meet more of their customers’ needs while navigating an evolving global supply chain.
The White House has already appealed a federal court ruling that found most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs illegal. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Salt Lake City-based Genova Pipe and four other small businesses, has become a factor in global trade negotiations and could reach the U.S. Supreme Court.
Environmental organizations in California are urging the state agency CalRecycle to more aggressively enforce a ban on expanded polystyrene (EPS) foodservice products such as takeout containers and coffee cups.
In the May edition of Numbers That Matter Live, Plastics News Economics Editor Bill Wood offered a frank, wide-ranging look at the economic headwinds — and potential turning points — facing the U.S. plastics industry.
Plastics machinery could be “collateral damage” in a trade war between the United States and the European Union under new tariffs proposed to start June 1.
At a White House event May 22, President Donald Trump praised a report from his Make America Healthy Again Commission that said chemicals in plastics could be a contributing factor in chronic disease epidemics.
Innovia Films Ltd. has inaugurated a new film coating line at its long-standing Zacapu facility in Michoacan, Mexico, aiming to boost production capacity by 9,000 tons.
Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Cascade Engineering Inc. and a business network service provider jointly pledged $100,000 to create a down payment assistance program and will receive a matching grant from the state’s Employer-Assisted Housing Fund.
The company softens some environmental goals related to plastics use while giving itself more more time to achieve them.