Silgan's $3.4 billion Trivium deal creates a path to eventually separate its metal packaging operations while giving the ...

The rapid expansion of AI data centers is creating new growth opportunities for plastics compounders, driving demand for materials that offer thermal, electrical and heat resistance.

Germany’s proposed €550 per tonne plastic packaging tax is facing opposition within the governing coalition, as a newly available draft reveals details about costs and potential tax relief for ...

Ireland-based Mergon Group marks 45 years with a new CEO and the acquisition of Inmo Tech, accelerating its push into ...

Some companies and a plastic recycling trade group are saying that California's EPR program needs stronger signals to shift ...

Niagara Bottling plans to test an enzymatic PET recycling process alongside mechanical recycling at its Vernon, Calif., plant ...

Lundell Plastics has acquired Georgia-based Poly Tech Industries, expanding its agricultural plastics business with additional UHMW wear and replacement products for farm equipment.

Midterm election results could have their biggest plastics policy impact in statehouses, where changes in party control could ...

The Justice Department is taking a closer look at Patrick Industries and LCI Industries’ planned merger, issuing both companies a second request for information as part of its antitrust review.

Sealed Air is adding polyethylene foam extrusion capacity at its Madera, Calif., plant and hiring workers as demand grows from data centers, electronics, defense and other markets.

North American resin markets have swung sharply back in buyers' favor—Polymer Points explains why prices are falling, what it means for virgin and recycled resins, and whether producers can make the ...

Plastipak has invested more than $28 million in a new PET Material Center in Italy that can produce 143,000 metric tons annually and incorporate up to 50 percent recycled content.