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- 10 Essential Reads in Plastics
- Trinseo Opens PMMA Recycling Plant in Italy
- All-composite Cab Design 20% Lighter, More Aerodynamic Than Conventional Models
- Resin Price Report: Run on PP Resin
- LyondellBasell Expands PP Compounding in China
- Medical Molder RenyMed to Double Manufacturing Footprint
- AI Is My Co-pilot in Advanced Manufacturing
- Sabic Displays Energy Storage Breakthroughs at Battery Show Europe
- Recycled TPE Grades Support EU End-of-Life Vehicles Directive
- Plastic Loses Amazon Pillow Fight
- Breaking News in Flexible Packaging June 2024
- Seaweed Drives Biopolymer Innovation
- PLASTICS Retools Fall Meeting to Serve ‘Larger Purpose’
- Coldplay Finds New Grooves in Plastic Waste
- Tupperware Says Adios to Its Last US Factory
- Covestro Introduces New Line of PC Copolymers
- Supersized ‘Power Pouch’ Goes Beyond the Pail
- Small Things Considered at Plastec South
- Paris Just Says ‘Non’ to Single-use Plastics at Summer Olympics
- Arburg Re-opens Tech Center in Germany
- PMMA Supplier Röhm Expands US Production Capacity
- Startup Gains Funding for Industrial Production of Medical-Grade Elastin
- World Oceans Day: Superhero, Scientists Battle the Plastic Plague
- Resin Price Report: Prime PE, PP Prices Move Higher
- Miniaturization Specialist Expands Services to Medtech OEMs
- Recycling Reusable Shopping Bags
- Netstal Names Husky Veteran Nadeem Amin President for the Americas Region
- Aerospace Application Boasts Bio-based and Recycled Content
- Renault Goes Big on Bio-composite to Lightweight 5 E-Tech
- Talent Talk: The Beginning of a Plastics Upturn
- Wacker Boosts Silicone Coatings, Skin Adhesives Expertise with Bio Med Sciences Buy
- China’s Big Play in the Biopolymers Market
- The Skinny on the Skin Packaging Market
- PTFE-free Internally Lubricated Formulations Slip into Gear
- Microplastics? We’re Just Going to Have to Learn to Live With Them
- Canada’s ‘Worst Boss’ Might Be Medtech OEM Owner, Says Trade Union
- Resin Price Report: Houston Storm a Prelude to Hyperactive Hurricane Season?
- DuPont Calls It Splits
- How to Get Your Share of the $20 Billion Federal R&D Tax Credit
- Smart Manufacturing Isn’t Just for the Big Guys
- 3D-printed Lens Implant Could Revolutionize Cataract Surgery
- Circular Plastics Challenge Targets rPET
- Companies Partner to Get the Lead Out of PVC Recyclate
- Premix Prepares to Launch US Plant for Electrically Conductive Polymers
- Resin Price Report: Lull in Resin Trading as NPE Holds Court
- US Tariffs on Made-in-China EVs Will Raise Prices, Slow Market Penetration
- Celanese Laser-focused on Sustainability
- GreenMantra Carves Path to Profitable, Efficient Sustainability
- ExxonMobil Sold on Sustainable Solutions at Chinaplas
- Hyundai, Toray Team Up to Shape New Era of Mobility through Material Innovation
- The Coolest Thing We Saw at NPE on Day Five: The Straw Man
- Breaking News in Flexible Packaging May 2024
- High Melt Strength PP Foam Reduces Vehicle Emissions, Increases Recyclability
- Formerra Begins Selling ISCC PLUS–certified Materials
- PET ‘Power Couple’ Pushes Recycling to the Max
- AI Powers Next-Gen Plastic-Film Recycling
- Engel Expands in Mexico
- Covestro Debuts Polycarbonate with 90% Recycled Content
- Auxiliary Equipment Suppliers Take a Bow at NPE
- Arburg Debuts Electric Injection Molding Machine for Asia
- New Dimensions in Medical Tubing and Cables
- Sky’s the Limit for KraussMaffei’s FiberForm Technology
- Firm Making Concrete Additive from Mixed Plastic Waste Opens First Plant in Australia
- MGS Heralds New Milestone in Becoming Best-in-Class Toolmaker for Medtech OEMs
- Automation for Plastics Processors Is on the Move at Muller Technology
- A Metal Replacement Star Is Born
- Coca-Cola Is Not the ‘World’s Biggest Known Plastic Polluter’
- Brightmark Plans to Build $1 Billion Plastics Circularity Center in Georgia
- Planet vs. Plastics: Not All Plastic Problems Are the Same
- Talent Talk: Lots of Layoffs, but Relatively Few in Plastics
- Encina Abandons Plans to Build $1.1 Billion Advanced Recycling Plant
- Resin Price Report: Soft Prices About to Get Softer
- What Earth Day 2024 Gets Wrong
- ASA Resin Generates Deep Black Effect for Automotive Exteriors
- Europe’s Oldest Adhesive Compounder Had to Worry About Sabre-tooth Tigers
- Reusable Drinkware Soars to New Heights
- Whatever Happened to Metallocene-catalyzed PP?
- How to Successfully Position Your Plastics Processing Business for a Buyout
- Trinseo Develops PFAS-free Flame-retardant PC, PC/ABS
- Sikora Presents Array of Advanced Plastic Tube and Pipe Measurement Systems
- Berry Global Adds F&S Tool to Portfolio
- Medical Injection Molder Schnipke Acquired by Atalys
- Workboat Hull Crafted from Renewable Plastics
- Talent Talk: Millions of New Manufacturing Jobs? Uh-oh!
- NPE’s Origin Story: Promoting and Defending Plastics
- System Efficiently, Cost-effectively Molds Complex Plastic Assemblies
- Arburg at Chinaplas: Automated Rotary-Table Press Molds Parts for Mobility Sector
- Birchmeier Brings Injection Molding Whiteboard Session to NPE
- Medical Plastic Waste Gets New Lease on Life Via Advanced Recycling
- Plastics Substitute Barks Up the Right Tree
- Plastic Problems: Cuts, Composting, and Chemours
- North Carolina Plastics Processor to Lay Off Almost Half of Workforce
- Covestro Inaugurates Polycarbonate Copolymers Plant in Europe
- Marelli Opens Interior Innovation Center in Japan
- Schott Pharma to Build Plastic Syringe Manufacturing Plant in North Carolina
- EV Partnership Delivers Glass-fiber-reinforced Battery Cases
- Paulson Training Acquired by Private Equity–Owned Certus
- 3D Printing Slashes Unilever Bottle Design Costs
- World First: Manufacturer Runs 128-Cavity Mold in 1.9-second Cycle Time
- Liquid Death May ‘Murder Your Thirst,’ but It Won’t Kill Plastic, No Matter What the Ads Say
- Recycling Glass-fiber-reinforced Plastic in a Flash
- Arburg Demos Medical In-mold Labeling Application at NPE
- Quality Issues Involving China-made Plastic Syringes ‘More Widespread’ Than FDA Thought
- Mr. President, the ACC Would Like to Have a Word
- Thermally Conductive Polymers Help Handle the Heat in Today’s Electronics
- Low-carbon, Eco-friendly Materials on Show at Chinaplas
- Biocomposites Revolutionize Carbon-fiber Replacement in Cycling Industry
- Nova Chemicals Launches Centre of Excellence for Plastics Circularity
- Former Medtech CEO Convicted of Healthcare Fraud
- Inteplast Pioneers Mass Balance Certified BOPP Film
- The US Composting Industry Has a Plastics Problem
- The Troubleshooter: How to Interpret Plastic Injection Molding Data
- Sustainable Flax Composites Enter Serial Automotive Production in Volvo EX30
- Now We Know Why Chemours’ Senior Execs Were Placed on Leave
- Interested in a Polystyrene Foam (EPS) Recycling Grant?
- MedAccred Expands Access to Small and Medium Sized Medtech OEMs
- Arburg Debuts New Allrounder Injection Molding Machine at NPE2024
- Syensqo Expands Bio-based Epoxy Prepreg Portfolio
- Bans, Buyers, and Berry: An Eclectic February in Plastics
- Foam Expo Explores Manufacturing Optimization
- Entek to Unveil New Twin-screw Technology at NPE2024
- Does This Patent Signal a Turning Point in Sustainable Plastics?
- BASF CEO to Present Keynote at NPE2024
- LyondellBasel JV Launches Advanced Recycling Facility in Germany
- Kraiburg Launches Portfolio of Sustainable TPE Materials
- Sumitomo (SHI) Demag CEO Steps Down
- Chemically Recyclable LDPE Puts Widely Used Plastic on Path to Sustainability
- Oak Ridge Scientists Develop Recyclable Supertough CFRP
- Freudenberg Medical Expands Manufacturing Footprint in Costa Rica
- Compostable Tray Nudges EPS From the Meat Case
- High-voltage EVs Take Charge — and Fast — at Chinaplas
- Annual Passenger Aircraft Deliveries to Exceed $100 Billion in 2024
- New Polyamide a Game Changer in Fuel-Cell Cooling-Circuit Performance
- French Firm Forms JV With Dallas Recycler to Service Automotive and Other Industries
- Trinseo’s Stock Tumbles to Record Low
- A New Dimension in Peelable Heat-Shrink Tubing for Catheter Manufacturers
- Leading Turkish Tire Cord Maker Enters Biocomposites Sector
- Shibaura Debuts Medical Molding Machine at Plastec West
- California Legislators Want to Ban Plastic Bags. Period.
- BASF Pulls Out of Chinese JVs Over Uyghur Abuse Claims
- The Unbreakable Carbon Bicycle Frame Is Coming
- Germany’s Machine Tool Sector Facing a Perfect Storm
- JEC Composites Innovation Awards: Finalists in Circularity & Recycling Category
- Silcotech Adds New Arburg Presses to Meet Sustained Demand
- Bio-based Lignin Plastics Target Auto Applications in UK-funded Project
- Plastics’ Cream of the Crop for January
- Electric Vehicles Take Charge at Chinaplas
- The Troubleshooter: Preventing Speed- and Time-Related Defects in Injection Molded Parts
- Amcor Expands Thermoforming Capabilities for Healthcare Market
- Innovation Makes National Drinking Straw Day Worth Celebrating
- Resin Price Report: PE Holds Steady, PP Pricing Softens
- New Milestone in Flexible PVC
- Krones Set to Acquire Netstal
- Airbus Opens Hydrogen Tech Center in Germany
- JEC Composites Innovation Awards: Finalists in Aerospace Process Category
- Doubling Down on Innovation with a Digital Twin
- Understanding Process Validation in the Production of Medical Plastic Parts
- DIC and Partners Develop Plateable PPS Grade
- Films Innovate Recycle-Ready PE Packaging for Confectionery
- JEC Composites Innovation Awards: Finalists in Aerospace Parts Category
- The Best — and Worst — Places to Pursue a STEM Career in the United States
- Almost 55 Million Tons of Plastic Will Be Mechanically Recycled Globally by 2030
- Novoloop Breaks Ground on Chemically Upcycled TPU Pilot Plant
- EV ‘Intelligentization’ Steps Out at Chinaplas
- SPE International Polyolefins Conference Returns to Galveston
- Management Shakeup at KraussMaffei
- Rotomolded Acetal Fuel Tanks Viable Alternatives to Fluorinated HDPE Tanks
- New CEO at Diversified Plastics
- Marelli Launches Lightweight, Sustainable Headlights at CES 2024
- Plastic Pellet Spill in Spain Galvanizes EU Parliament
- TenCate Eliminates PFAS From Its Artificial Turf
- LCAs Under Scrutiny: Fossil Fuel-Based Materials Vs. Renewables
- A Deep Dive into Reusable Packaging in the US
- NPE Plastics Show Returns from COVID-induced Hiatus with Newfound Spark
- Resin Price Report: Challenging Year Ends in Shopping Spree
- Chinaplas Returns to Shanghai After Six-year Hiatus
- Sirmax Develops PP Compound with Recycled Content for Auto Interiors
- Gerresheimer Has Georgia on Its Mind
- Sanner Strengthens Medtech CDMO Services with Springboard Acquisition
- A brief history of the drinking straw
- EV Insights: What to Expect in 2024
- DOD Awards $3.7 Million to Enhance Advanced Thermoplastics Production
- Recyclable Mono-Material Snickers Bar Packaging Debuts
- World’s Second SPS Plant Starts Up in Malaysia
- Bio-polyamide Market Set for Substantial Growth
- Happy Holidays
- Emissions, Plastic Packaging Top AI-Assisted Search Results
- Breaking News in Flexible Packaging December 2023
- EPA Begins Review of Polyvinyl Chloride and Four Other Chemicals
- SEC Charges Stimwave Ex-CEO with $41 Million Fraud
- Resin Price Report: PE, PP Resin Prices Projected to Rise in Q1 2024
- Updated: TekniPlex Bolsters Medtech Reach with Seisa Acquisition
- Medical Extruder Zeus to Join Swedish Private Equity Firm’s Portfolio
- PFAS-free Transparent Flame-Retardant Polycarbonate Debuts
- The Troubleshooter: Fundamentals of Injection Molding Press Startups
- A Helping of Plastics Extrusion Insights with a Side of Shakespeare
- IV Bag Recycling Pilot Demonstrates Proof of Concept
- 5 Automotive and Mobility Trends to Watch in 2024
- North Carolina Welcomes Lithium-Ion Battery Pouch Plant
- Senators Introduce Legislation for National EPS Ban
- New Recyclable Bag-in-Box Packaging Film
- CFR Thermoplastic Plate a Step Change in Running-Shoe Engineering
- Taking the Air Out of Tires Isn’t a Bad Thing
- Acrylic Depolymerization Plant Reimagines Plastics Value Chain
- Monthly Resin Report: Destocking Finally Runs Its Course
- Resin Price Report: Buyers Go Meh as End of Year Nears
- Nissha Goes Big on Medical Micromolding with Isometric Buy
- 5 Plastics Sustainability Trends to Track in 2024
- FDA Investigates Failure-Prone Plastic Syringes Made in China
- Resin Price Report: End-of-Year Discounts Begin to Appear
- Plastic Pipe Market Poised for 3% Annual Growth
- With an Eye on Net-zero, Chemical Industry Launches CEO-led Global Impact Coalition
- Toyota First Adopter of Stratasys F3300 3D Printer
- Outlook for Electric Mobility on Land, Sea, and Air Detailed in New Report
- Stratasys, Siemens Healthineers Partner to Advance Medical Imaging
- Recyclable PEF Bottled Fruit Juice Headed to Retail
- Fighter Jet Maker Saab Joins Composites Collaboration
- Toray Obtains ISCC Certification for European Carbon-Fiber Plants
- Happy Thanksgiving from the PlasticsToday Team
- Resin Price Report: Weak Demand, Lower Prices
- Acrylic Rear Lens Enters SPE Auto Hall of Fame
- MGS Rebrands to Emphasize Healthcare Manufacturing Focus
- ‘Robo-molded’ Fuel Tank Scores Product of the Year Award
- Plastics Extrusion Professionals Deserve Thanks, Too
- ‘Plastic Has Changed Sea Turtles Forever’
- ‘Plastic Has Changed Sea Turtles Forever,’ but Not in the Way You Think
- Plastics Treaty Contact Groups Tackle Myriad, Complex Issues
- Robotic Hand with Plastic Bones, Ligaments, and Tendons Printed in One Run
- Global Plastics Treaty: Opening Plenary Spills into Second Day
- End Plastic Pollution or Plastic Production? That Is the Question at INC-3
- Round Three of Global Plastics Treaty Talks Begins
- Phillips-Medisize Expands EU Footprint with Purpose-Built Plant in Poland
- EV Cooling Components Can Be Molded from Less Heat-resistant Plastics
- OSHA Fines 3M for 'Willful Safety Violations' that Led to Workplace Death
- Greatest Hits from the 2023 Japan Mobility Show
- Implant Translates Brain Activity into Speech
- Breaking News in Flexible Packaging November 2023
- 20/20 Custom Molded Plastics Lays Off Almost 100 Workers
- The Gold Standard in Thermoforming
- Henkel Develops Safe, Effective Adhesive for Medical Wearables
- Honda, Mitsubishi Chemical Develop Colored Acrylic Resin for Car Bodies
- Resin Price Report: Demand Remains Strong, Despite High Interest Rates
- EV Battery Fires: Facts & Figures
- Revolutionary Food-Grade Resin Made from Recycled Stretch Film
- Clariant Inaugurates Flame Retardants Plant in China
- Best in Automotive Innovation: Body Exterior Category
- Spartech’s Eric Lattanner Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from SPE Thermoforming Division
- How Packaging Has Transformed How Americans Eat
- Raumedic Expands Biopharma Tubing Line, Launches New Brand
- Dow Reports 26% YoY Decline in Packaging, Specialty Plastics Segment
- Electronic Vehicle Pavilion Debuts at ADM Toronto
- Honoring the Best in Automotive Innovation
- Kraiburg Adds Bio-based TPEs to Portfolio
- Translucent Plastics Reshaping Auto Design Landscape, Claims LyondellBasell
- New Name in Contract Medical Manufacturing Has 70+ Years of Experience
- Resin Price Report: Low-ball Bids Wane, as Processors Adjust to Market Up Cycle
- Sonoco to Shutter Indiana Plant
- The Basics of Plastic Injection Molding Troubleshooting
- Magical Thinking Won’t Help the Planet or Extruders
- Solvay Partners with Electric Aircraft Maker
- Portuguese Compounder Set to Open First North American Plant
- Pyrolysis-based Recycling Has Significant Environmental Benefits, Study Shows
- Must-See Injection Molding Innovations at Fakuma
- Coca-Cola India’s Doubleheader of rPET Innovations
- Monthly Resin Report: Strong Sales, Feedstock Costs Push Up Contract Prices
- Braskem Adopts Innovative Reinforcement in Polypropylene Auto Part Demonstrator
- Solvay’s High-Barrier PVDC Coating Boosts Blister Pack Sustainability
- Husky Wins Major Bioplastics Innovation Award
- 3 Dead, More than 100 Injured in Petrochemical Facility Explosion
- Absolute Haitian Showcases Plastic Injection Molding Machinery
- Breaking News in Flexible Packaging October 2023
- Legos, Microwaving, and CO2: Top Plastic News Recap
- Breaking News in Flexible Packaging September 2023
- Unpacking PFAS Food Packaging Regulations in the US
- Motan Highlights Medical-Grade Material Loaders at Fakuma
- New Injection Molding Sensors Mend Process Deviations
- PolyQuest Acquires Baker Transportation
- Genetically Modified Bacteria Breaks Down Plastic in Saltwater
- Lego Abandons Plan to Use rPET to Make Bricks
- Bakelite Synthetics to Acquire LRBG Chemicals
- Solvay Integrates Sustainability into ‘Supreme’ Performance
- Elix Polymers Presents E-Loop Sustainable Materials at Fakuma
- Complete Rewrite of ISO 10993-1 Creates Industry Buzz
- MGS Breaks Ground on Innovation Center
- ‘A chance to go chase more business’ for Pittsfield Plastics
- Tessy Plastics Picks Insider for New President
- Connecticut AG probes recycling claims on HDPE toothpaste tubes
- Plastics from Thin Air: The Carbon Dioxide-Based Polymers Market
- Today’s Lesson: The Key Principles of Extrusion
- Tennessee-based Compounder Expands Capabilities with 18-mm Extrusion Line
- All-electric ENGEL e-motion meets strictest requirements at Fresenius Medical Care
- Auto suppliers prepare for layoffs if UAW strikes continue
- PureCycle declares force majeure following production problems
- M. Holland Unveils Mfinity Line of Sustainable Resins
- Sanner Expands Production Capacity in China by 80%
- Transparency key to achieving plastics sustainability goals
- How to Upcycle Plastics into Liquids That Store Energy
- R&D Leverage Europe expanding to add injection blow mold tooling
- Klöckner Pentaplast Earns ISCC Plus Certification for Medical Device Films
- Worker fatality under investigation at Ontario recycler
- Fain steps down as CEO of Teknor Apex
- Fain Hands Over Reins After Leading Teknor Apex for More than 50 Years
- Covestro Reconsiders, Begins Talks with ADNOC on $12 Billion Takeover
- Medical supplier Marman invests $2M for operations, clean room
- Democrats want national park plastic bans to become law
- Berry Global Reviews 'Strategic Alternatives' for Health, Hygiene Business
- Pacur puts Eastman’s Eastar recycled material to work in sterile packaging
- US Plastics Industry Slowdown Has Hit Bottom, Says Pineda
- LyondellBasell to Shutter PP Production Plant in Italy
- Bain buys fabricator, distributor Harrington Process Solutions
- Thermoplastic processing of Polylactic Acid with CITROFOL
- Ross Eisenberg to Lead ACC’s Plastics Division
- Change from manufacturing to distribution at Berry site will cost 82 jobs
- Does Microwaving Plastics Make Microplastics? Maybe Not
- Kia Incorporates Ocean Plastics in Electric Vehicles
- Material Insights: Surprising jumps for PVC, PS
- Keynote at Advanced Manufacturing Minneapolis Addresses Transformative Medical Innovations
- iD Additives to feature purging products at IMD Expo
- Analysts provide insight on Covestro, DuPont
- Prosecutors want prison for owner of Dominican recycling plant
- Wittmann Battenfeld Flexes Its Expertise at Fakuma
- Some see ‘misguided’ chemical recycling limits in EPA plastics-to-fuels plan
- Resin Price Report: Producers Seek Five-Cent Hike in PE Contracts
- Plastic Omnium to Build Largest US Hydrogen Storage Production Plant
- Plastics market researcher pain-free thanks to PE medical application
- Kureha to Boost PVDF Production
- Nelson Miller Group purchases New Jersey molder Injection Works
- Kautex Maschinenbau Declares Insolvency
- Blow molding machinery maker Kautex declares insolvency
- Trinseo Eyes More Shutdowns to Balance Books
- UAW members at Detroit 3 authorize strike if talks break down
- Investments from Amcor, Mondelez will move construction of Australian chemical recycling plant forward
- OSHA cites Ohio subsidiary of South Korea-based vinyl tile supplier for repeated safety violations
- PET Packaging Ready for Prime Time
- PP Compound First to Receive UL Certification for Thermal Runaway Protection of EV Batteries
- Can 3D Printing Make Retreaded Tires Greener?
- Customizable 3D Barriers Prevent Thermal Runaway in EVs
- Cincinnati adding hard-to-recycle plastics collection program
- Resin Price Report: Spot Resin Trading Slows After Strong August Start
- Report: Sustainable materials company Archwey enters voluntary liquidation
- Claussen, Spence named to Rotational Molding Hall of Fame
- New Polyethylene for Knee-Implant System Cleared by FDA
- DuPont sells majority of Delrin acetal business to private equity
- Sabic Introduces Bio-based Versions of Popular Noryl Grades
- Study Shows Microplastics Unexpectedly Introduced During Cardiovascular Procedures
- Bradley Corp. closing Marion, Ohio, plant, cutting 65 jobs
- TPI Composites must cut jobs due to Proterra bankruptcy
- Exports to China account for billions of pounds of PE produced in US, Canada
- Trash Talk in the Los Angeles Times
- Chemical Recycling of Polycarbonate Reaches Major Milestone
- Mission Rubber buys action sports-focused Edge Plastics
- Intricon to Open Costa Rica Manufacturing Facility
- Resin Price Report: Bullish Market Gains Momentum
- Other Benpac dealings waiting to be resolved
- Striking Amcor Flexibles workers approve contract, returning to work
- Maranello Masterpieces: The Legacy of Enzo Ferrari
- NASA grant helps UMass student study polymer insulators, heat
- Talent Talk: The Fascinating, Frightening Potential of AI
- EPA: Vinyl chloride risk assessment possible in near future
- Kenya’s 'Groundbreaking' Plastic Bag Ban Has a Problem
- A Better Approach to Biodegradation of Polymer Waste
- Resin pricing analysts forecast rough conditions on the way
- Report: Berry considering sale of nonwovens business
- Thermoset Resins Set to Play Key Roles in Vehicle Lightweighting
- Multifunctional Plastics Additive Is Good for Humans and the Planet
- Plastek invests $8M in tooling, automation equipment
- Fraunhofer Evaluates Density Determination Methods of Additively Manufactured Parts
- Bracing for new PFAS regulations
- Servomold to Debut Servo Drive Controllers, Actuators at Fakuma
- Solvay materials headed to aerospace interior applications
- Plastek Makes Major Investment in Precision EDM Technology
- Material Insights: Compounding and recycling deals
- How the Auto Industry Is Embracing Plastic Recycling
- Resin Report: Price Erosion May Have Hit Bottom
- Vantage Plastics invests $31M to remodel Michigan facility
- Tupperware buys more time with debt restructuring
- Kraft Heinz seeks significant reduction in virgin plastic use
- Henkel Adapts Molding Technology to Expand Medical Wearables Portfolio
- Mitsui Chemicals Breaks Ground on Polyolefin Elastomer Plant in Singapore
- Westlake, DuPont and Huntsman report lower quarterly sales and profit
- 3D-Printed Device Brings Much-Needed Rehabilitative Care to Patients in Ghana
- Pioneering sustainability in mobility: ENGEL Mobility Days 2023
- Toray Advanced Composites Expands California Campus
- Kickstart: Clearly different rules for schools
- Italian toolmaker Self Group acquires US-based Avantech
- Talent Talk: What Could Derail the Coming US Manufacturing Boom
- Evantic makes fourth acquisition
- Sabic launches Noryl grades with post-consumer content
- Sabic Launches PCR-Based PPE Resin Portfolio
- Extrusion Workshops Focus on Life Science Applications, Plastics Compounding
- Toray builds advanced composites production with new plant
- LS Mtron Expands Line of Vertical Injection Molding Machines
- Why PFAS chemicals deserve high scrutiny
- Dutch Program Pumps €10M into Soft Robotic Heart Development
- Hanwha TotalEnergies Completes Construction of Polyolefin Elastomer Pilot Plant
- Everchem buys Specialty Products International in PU deal
- Platinum Equity buying planter molder HC Companies
- New Products for the Plastics Processor’s Toolbox
- Talent Talk: Welcome to the Titanium Economy
- Cutting Edge Machining & Automation buys Comco
- Improved Simulation of Damage Propagation Can Lead to Better, Cheaper CFRPs
- West Michigan Molding closing, laying off 134 permanently
- ADNOC shopping list: Covestro, Braskem, Borealis, Borouge
- Toray Expands Carbon Fiber Production in North America, Korea
- Magna spending $790M on new plants in Tennessee to supply Ford
- Legal Action Against Advanced Recycling Company Is Dismissed
- Resource Label Group makes 29th acquisition
- Robotic Rotational Molding Drives New Precision in Plastics Molding
- Another option for music fans, artists
- Self-Reinforced Composites Lighten Load for Urban Air Mobility
- Amcor, Ron Rubin Winery Launch 100% rPET Wine Bottle
- Mailbag: Public does not understand chemical recycling
- Riverside Natural Foods Takes on Plastic Pollution at Home and Abroad
- Ineos Enterprises moving North American headquarters to Ohio
- Republic teams with Coke in recycled PET supply deal
- New PP Compounds Target Complex EV Battery Pack Applications
- Kent Elastomer Products sees bright future in biopharma tubing
- 3M Begins Multimillion-Dollar Expansion of Healthcare Manufacturing Plant
- MRP helps ‘evolving’ customers with innovation center, headquarters
- Did Carbon-Fiber Submersibles Just Have Their Hindenburg Moment?
- What Kind of Plastic Packaging Superhero Would AI Create?
- Startup tackles ups, downs of toilet seats with touchless technology
- Plastics News Radio: Betsy Bowers | EPS Industry Alliance
- Resin Price Report: Demand Stirs After July 4 Lull
- Plastic ‘Muscle’ Pumps Up Soft Robotics
- Aluula composite sails go around the world in The Ocean Race
- Owner of Indiana recycled plastics firm blames city for massive fire in lawsuit
- Talent Talk: Eye-Popping Data You Probably Didn’t See
- 3D printing firm Shapeways moving to Michigan from New York
- Oliver Healthcare expands in Europe with EK-Pack acquisition
- Joby eVTOL Certification Marks Another Step Toward Passenger Flights in 2025
- New Zealand’s Ban on All Single-Use Produce Bags Is a World First
- Highlighting the craft of a ‘medieval’ HDPE armorer
- PET Recycling Goes Electric
- We can learn a lot when journalists track recyclables
- Monthly Resin Report: Bearish Economy Weighs on Plastics Demand
- Does chemical recycling need a Tesla-style success story?
- Nearshoring to Mexico: Benefits, Challenges
- Breaking News in Flexible Packaging July 2023
- Mergers & Acquisition Tracker
- Plastics M&A slumps in uncertain economy
- Falling virgin resin prices hurting North American recyclers
- Seiler adds to sheet operations with CSP acquisition
- Borealis Furthers Circularity Commitment with Rialti Buy
- Kickstart: Well, poop
- Not All Countries Are Equal at Global Plastics Treaty Talks
- Resin Price Report: Processors Push, in Vain, for More Spot Discounts
- Tipa Gives Compostable Packaging a Boost in the US
- ‘Little’ injection molders hold steady
- 3D Printing Still Ascendant, According to Hubs Report
- Kickstart: A good time to ‘make stuff’
- Weaker Polymer Bonds Produce Stronger Materials, Researchers Claim
- Kickstart: Seeing the EV revolution reflected in supplier rankings
- Restor3d Buys Conformis in Medical 3D Printing Deal
- Envision Plastics expands HDPE recycling
- A Solution to Homelessness Built by Plastics
- Diversified Plastics adds clean room micromolding
- Nova Chemicals Shuffles Senior Leadership in Sustainability Push
- Card maker PLI permanently lays off 51 workers
- Polycarbonate Powers Sailboat’s Attempt to Set World Speed Record
- Kickstart: NTSB hearings have started on Ohio train derailment
- Purpose-Built System Enhances Capacity and Flexibility for Recycler
- Solvay to Accelerate Composites Adoption on Tomorrow’s Aircraft
- Sweden’s Nefab buys custom packaging specialist PolyFlex
- Concentrated Product Puts the ‘Squeez’ on Mouthwash Packaging
- Reports say ADNOC offering $11B for Covestro
- Crystal Geyser Bottled Water Adds Second In-House rPET Plant
- 7 Medtech Trends That You Need to Know About
- Injection molder, mold maker Otto Engineering upgrades space, equipment
- Tekni-Plex enhances research and development center
- Even without resin caps, plastics treaty will lead to less virgin material
- Silver for sustainability at Techmer PM
- ‘ISRI Specifications Guide’ Goes Digital
- The Irrational Fear of Chemistry, Demonization of Plastics, and Some Thoughts on Extrusion
- Shell Seeks to Exit Petrochemicals in Singapore
- PN shows corrections for recycled resin prices
- Philips Recall Woes Continue
- Invibio Partners with Paragon Medical to Scale Up PEEK-based Trauma Devices
- Mega Polymers returns to compounding with Rainbow partnership
- Design Molded Plastics acquired by Big Shoulders Capital
- Breaking News in Flexible Packaging June 2023
- Georg Fischer Makes €2.1 Billion Bid to Buy Finnish Peer Uponor
- Duraco Specialty Materials buys Strata-Tac
- We Need to Talk About China, Again
- Plastics treaty talks get down to specifics
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