BASF CEO Markus Kamieth says the company remains committed to acquiring Evonik despite its rejected $12.1 billion offer, as higher chemical prices helped lift third-quarter earnings 15 percent.
LCI Industries has received a competing $101-per-share cash buyout offer from Monomoy Capital Partners, but both LCI and Patrick Industries remain committed to their planned merger despite growing ...
Artificial intelligence allows the system to understand what it is looking at, distinguishing between standard temperature increases caused by operational equipment and hazardous heat sources.
A municipal recycling and waste conference pointed to higher costs from sorting different kinds of packaging and plastics as driving city governments to see EPR laws as critical to the survival of ...
Winpak’s third-quarter revenue climbed 10.4 percent to a record $312.5 million, driven by gains across several packaging businesses, even as higher raw material costs and economic uncertainty weighed ...
The plant will convert 20,000 tonnes per year of plastic waste into renewable aromatic chemicals using BioBTX’s Integrated Catalytic Cracking Process (ICCP) technology.
AIM Processing, backed by MCM Capital Partners, has acquired Wisconsin injection molder Retlaw Industries, adding $15 million in annual molding sales as it continues its expansion through acquisitions ...
What does Dow mean by “self-help,” and how does BASF's proposed acquisition of Evonik fit into a changing chemical industry? Plastics News Editor Don Loepp explores the strategies behind these moves ...
North American mold makers reported a slight sales decline in 2025, but the losses were concentrated among the five largest companies, while the rest of the industry posted a modest gain.
Dow and American Packaging have developed a new all-polyethylene flexible packaging technology designed to deliver cleaner, more consistent opening without sacrificing recyclability.
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the introduction of targets for bio-based plastics under the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). Stakeholders have until 13 ...
Niagara Bottling has opened its first Kentucky plant, a $141 million investment creating 60 jobs as the private-label bottled water producer continues expanding its U.S. manufacturing network.