At the core of Greyparrot’s technology is the Analyzer, a unit that sits above conveyor belts in MRFs and uses cameras to ...

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Plastic pipe maker Aquatherm said it was following bankers' advice when it applied for a second COVID-19 loan to pay salaries ...

Westlake Corp. is closing four U.S. chemical production units and cutting 295 jobs by year-end as it retreats from underperforming chlorovinyl and styrene operations amid a global PVC market downturn.

Uniloy says the future of blow molding will combine AI-driven process optimization with new machinery and expanded support for its global installed base of more than 6,000 machines.

Ring Container Technologies plans to lease a 400,000-square-foot warehouse in Whitestown, Ind., and invest $77 million in new injection stretch blow molding and automation equipment as part of a major ...

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Westlake Corp. is seeing a shift in global plastics markets, with prices for PVC and polyethylene moving higher as supply disruptions tied to the Middle East conflict ripple through the industry.

U.S. private equity firm Lone Star Funds will shutter the Coperion srl facility in Ferrara, Italy, and lay off 80 employees.

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Plastic imports could be hit with new 10 or 12.5 percent tariffs from a U.S. investigation of forced labor practices. More ...