The new plant in the Port of Rotterdam will have a planned capacity to process 80,000 tonnes a year of post-consumer plastic, ...

The Global Impact Coalition (GIC) study found that the primary obstacle to scaling automotive plastic recycling is not ...

I didn’t think [increases] would be this widespread this quickly,” one market source said. “It’s affecting all [resin] ...

North American prices for polypropylene, suspension PVC and polystyrene rose in March as supply constraints, higher feedstock ...

The new fund is expected to finance nearly 2 million tonnes of additional recycling capacity and, over a decade, help prevent ...

Under oxygen-free conditions, UV irradiation generates reactive species in the solvent that initiate the breakdown of the ...

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

The head of one of the plastics industry's main advocacy groups in Washington is holding out some cautious hope for more ...

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.

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

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 ...

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 ...