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.
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.
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.
In this week’s Material Insights, Frank Esposito reports sharp price increases across key resins, with polyethylene and ...
The PPWR mandates the use of compostable plastics for certain items—such as tea bags, coffee pods and fruit and vegetable ...
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 $144 million plastics research plan from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services aims to better understand ...
The new Beverage Container Return Scheme (BCRS) introduces a refundable deposit of SGD 0.10 on plastic and metal drink ...
India now mandates that food-grade rigid plastic packaging contain at least 40% recycled content, starting from 1 April 2026.
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 ...
Texas officials say Global Fiberglass Solutions has stockpiled wind turbine blades, nacelles and other parts in a small town ...