Avient plans to boost capital spending in 2026 to expand Dyneema fiber capacity after stronger-than-expected growth in its defense business.

Oregon's plastics EPR law could see more lawsuits after a federal court halted enforcement of part of the program. Some businesses are also lobbying the state Legislature for carveouts for specific ...

Recycled plastic lumber manufacturer Tangent Technologies LLC is investing $50 million to consolidate and expand its U.S. and Canadian manufacturing operations at a 1.5 million-square-foot facility in ...

Sanko Texas Corp. has broken ground on a nearly $40 million plastics manufacturing plant near San Antonio that will produce pallets and containers and mark the company’s first U.S. production facility ...

The Recycled Materials Attribution Act, introduced in Congress Feb. 12, is being seen as either an important bill supporting chemical recycling of plastics, or a license for companies to greenwash ...

Manar Inc. has purchased nearly 13 acres in Lafayette, Tenn., for a future injection molding expansion that could add equipment and jobs at its existing Tennessee operations.

A plastics industry group sees more laws and regulation around plastic pellet spills emerging, as Colorado state legislators debate a bill that would establish criminal penalties for resin leaks.

Alpek SAB de CV says the global PET oversupply that has battered margins for two years is showing few signs of meaningful relief in 2026, forcing the company to continue trimming costs and ...

India At first glance, India should be fertile ground for reuse. Steel tiffins crisscross cities every afternoon, bhar clay cups of tea are returned to the soil after use.

Intek Plastics, Radius Packaging and Texas Injection Molding are finalists for Plastics News’ 2025 Processor of the Year award, recognizing excellence in manufacturing, innovation and culture.

Daicel Corp. is delaying startup of a new cyclic olefin copolymer plant in Germany as slower-than-expected demand growth and higher costs cool expectations for Europe’s specialty resin market.