Once known as “garbage island,” over the past three decades Taiwan has built one of the most successful plastics recycling ...

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 ...

Europe’s plastic packaging industry is raising the alarm over what it describes as “speculative and unjustified” price increases in the global resin market.

Innova Engineered Plastics is adding nine injection molding machines and 93,000 square feet in Mexicali, continuing a rapid ...

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 ...

Tennessee-based profile extrusion firm America Plastics LLC is paying the federal government $2.25 million to end a probe ...

North American Lighting is denying EEOC allegations that it failed to accommodate pregnant and nursing employees at four ...

Jessika Roswall addressed criticism in the negative assessment during a recent online event hosted by Vojtech Vosecky, ...

Companies are showing strong interest in increasing their use of bio-based plastics, but cost, performance concerns and the complexity of switching materials continue to hold back purchasing.

American Tool & Mold has been placed into receivership, with court documents pointing to financial difficulties and authorizing a court-appointed manager to oversee operations and market assets for ...

Growing concerns about global PET availability could complicate the U.S. debate over new trade protections, potentially leaving resin buyers facing both higher prices and tighter supplies.

Alpla says its new North Las Vegas plant will expand its Western U.S. blow molding capacity, while Nevada economic ...