In 2025, Sweden’s deposit system delivered 24,835 metric tons of PET and 27,826 metric tons of aluminium to material buyers.

New Tech Plastics LLC is moving into pouch making at a new facility in Piqua, Ohio.

First Brands shut down its wipers business after losing key OEM programs and is now seeking court approval to sell its ...

A would-be engineer turned finance leader, Steven Bender helped transform Westlake through disciplined growth and strategic deals — and now caps his career as Plastics News’ 2026 CFO of the Year.

North American prices for polypropylene, suspension PVC and polystyrene rose in March as supply constraints, higher feedstock costs and export demand tightened domestic markets.

The GBP 20 million (€22.9 million) investment is aimed at strengthening domestic recycling capacity with a focus on ...

Environmental groups flooded an April 6 EPA hearing to oppose a change the plastics industry is seeking in how chemical ...

Intek Plastics LLC is being recognized as one of the industry’s top processors — even as the company is still in the middle of reinventing itself.

A historically stable U.S. labor market is helping ease inflation pressures, but growing investment in artificial intelligence could disrupt plastics industry jobs and reshape workforce needs.

Recycling isn’t shrinking, it’s just becoming harder to measure as more material is processed internally and reporting lags persist.

New Tech Plastics is expanding to another site in Piqua, Ohio, not far from the company's current headquarters in Covington.

The PPWR mandates the use of compostable plastics for certain items—such as tea bags, coffee pods and fruit and vegetable ...