An acquisition and a split for Keurig Dr Pepper Dr Pepper sodas are about to be split from K-Cups as Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. prepares to buy global coffee supplier JDE Peet’s for $18 billion in the first step of a corporate maneuver that will see it ultimately create two different standalone businesses — one focused on coffee and the other dedicated to all other soft drinks. The move may…
The giant plastic skeletons, skeleton pets and other Halloween decorations are eye-catching for consumers while setting record sales numbers for Home Depot.
SRI CV Plastics, owned by India-based VEVA Holdings, secured $314,400 in tax breaks for a $3.04 million facility in Lockport, N.Y., to produce single-use plastic containers, utensils and agricultural packaging.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. opened a new manufacturing facility in Mebane, N.C., in an expansion for pipette production first announced in 2021.
A study from the American Cancer Society notes two-thirds of the U.S. medical supply chain is located in counties with higher levels of natural disaster events. That includes packaging and component molders.
In a move to help cultivate the next generation of plastics professionals, Wittmann USA has loaned a complete Industry 4.0 injection molding work cell to Penn State Behrend’s Plastics Engineering Technology program.
Despite bold trade and tax policies aimed at reviving U.S. manufacturing, Economics Editor Bill Wood argues that sustained investment in industrial equipment is the only path to long-term economic growth — and the data isn’t yet showing enough momentum.
The Plastic Kills … Again short horror film competition offers a $3,000 prize for films shorter than five minutes that show the dangers of plastic pollution.
Quick view of the Plastics News Rankings for processors, recyclers and mold makers.
The collapse of the Geneva talks shows that while the U.S. and many allies support a strong global plastics treaty, rigid demands on production limits and chemical restrictions may never gain universal agreement — and it’s time to consider more pragmatic paths forward.