The EPA is saying no to immediate monitoring of microplastics in drinking water, but left the door open for doing so in the future. Seven governors had asked the agency to add the tiny plastic ...

Plastisud SAS has acquired Swiss mold maker Kebo AG to expand its precision medical tooling business and strengthen its position in the growing drug-delivery market.

Patrick Industries and LCI Industries have agreed to merge in an all-stock deal that would create an $8.1 billion supplier of plastics, composites and other components for the RV, marine, housing and ...

In this interview, Charlie Tan, CEO of the Global Impact Coalition (GIC), presents the findings from the coalition’s pilot on ...

Techmer PM will permanently close the former Colors for Plastics plant in Elk Grove Village, Ill., less than two years after acquiring the color concentrates and additives manufacturer.

Nerea is the name of a new effort to standardize creation of pyrolysis plants that recapture used plastics.

Turkish composites manufacturer Fibrosan plans to invest $16.8 million to build a Michigan plant producing glass-reinforced plastic laminates, expanding its North American presence to better serve the ...

Countries in the UN's Basel Convention are debating tougher rules on global trade in plastic waste and recyclables, reopening a landmark 2019 decision from the organization. (Photo by IISD/ENB, ...

In this week’s Material Insights, Steve Toloken discusses the growing legal fight over California’s extended producer responsibility law for packaging.

More than 130,000 were recycled in 2025 Oregon, US – In the first full year of the Bye Bye Mattress programme in Oregon, the Mattress Recycling Council has reported that more than 130,000 end-of-life ...