Plastics groups will be telling the Democrats who swept to power in midterm elections that their material can help address voters' affordability concerns, even as they expect more environmental focus ...

In this week’s Material Insights, Frank Esposito reports that polystyrene is joining PVC and several engineering thermoplastics all moving higher to start 2026. He links the increases to seasonal ...

A new survey of manufacturers by Wipfli points to growth ahead, but molders and parts makers face a lot of hurdles along the way.

Origin Materials Inc.'s shareholders have given their blessing to a plan to shutter operations. The company was never able to fully ramp up commercial production of its PET caps.

China may already have up to 1 million tonnes of capacity to produce food-grade recycled PET, but regulatory uncertainty continues to hold back the market, industry experts said at the Plastics ...

Marie-José Wolters, sales and marketing director at Veridis Technologies, explains the company has developed MADSCAN, an analytical tool that measures the polymer composition of plastic flakes. She ...