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Slowing demand and margin pressure are among challenges being faced by the global caps and closures market in 2025.

Canada-based plastics packaging producer E. Hofmann Plastics Inc. plans to open its first U.S. plant in Madisonville, Ky., to support increased customer demand.

ValorFlex Packaging of Kentucky Inc. plans to open a new film converting facility in Bowling Green, Ky., a $23.4 million investment that will create 82 jobs.

Brussels-based Syensqo has launched a new grade of its Amodel-brand polyphthalamide (PPA) that’s colored orange to improve visibility on connectors and other components used in electric vehicles.

Package recycling can be as automatic as stopping at a red light, the audience at the Packaging Recycling Summit in Dallas learns.

PureCycle Technologies Inc. will supply recycled polypropylene to Procter & Gamble Co., initially for certain spouts and dosing caps.

Plastics industry economist Bill Wood doesn’t foresee a recession, but he warns that slowing growth, weak performance in key sectors and an unprecedented confluence of global and domestic factors make this one of the most difficult economic environments to interpret in decades. Recording below. “This is the fulcrum of the moment,” Wood said in the June Numbers That Matter editorial livestream. “There’s nothing to suggest there’s been a lot of change…

A regional bottler of Coca-Cola products said the move away from green PET made recovery easier.

Join us for a special PN Live session as we look ahead to K 2025, the world’s leading plastics and rubber trade show. Whether you’re a first-time attendee or a seasoned K veteran, this livestream will cover everything you need to know. We’ll explore what makes K unique, what’s new in 2025, and why this global event continues to be a must-attend for industry professionals.

Amcor plc will evaluate the potential financial risks tied to its use of mass balance accounting — a method for tracking recycled content in plastics packaging. The move follows increased scrutiny of sustainability claims in the packaging industry.