In this week’s Material Insights, consultant Esteban Sagel says the Middle East conflict is trapping millions of tons of polyolefins and feedstocks, tightening global supply and pushing prices higher ...

Facing labor shortages and rising quality risks, processors are turning to targeted AI projects that can pay off in as little as six weeks.

The closure of Genpak LLC's olystrene packaging plant in Utah is due to bans on the material in neighboring states.

First Brands is seeking court approval for a $25 million sale of its shuttered wipers business assets, signaling it failed to ...

MillerKnoll executives said the company will "react as we can" as prices increase for raw materials including plastics and ...

The war with Iran is affecting global trade patterns with demand increasing for U.S.-made resin in regions that previously ...

Economist Bill Wood told plastics industry leaders that amid rising economic uncertainty and persistent inflation, growth will remain flat, forcing companies to shift from a volume-driven model to one ...

Taking plastics companies from family-owned or led by founders to long-term growth sometimes requires new approaches, ...

Tech-Long is expanding production capacity in China while building out a full thermoforming equipment portfolio through new ...

The biggest change in the plastics industry isn’t any single disruption — it’s the realization that instability itself is ...

Stronger laws like EPR and rules for "safer chemistry" in plastics can help boost recycling, a sustainability executive with ...