Business groups are making a constitutional challenge to California's landmark recycling labeling law, SB 343, arguing that it restricts their free speech. Advocates for the law predict the court will ...

Resin prices are rising sharply and could remain elevated through midyear after Iran-related supply disruptions triggered widespread increase attempts across major polymers, according to Plastics News ...

Fraunhofer CCPE researchers say the main barrier to broader adoption is not technical capability but the lack of ...

The Trump administration has been vocal about looking for new tariffs, after losing in the Supreme Court. But manufacturing ...

While there has been no direct impact from the Middle East conflict on Europe recycled polymer prices to date, the secondary impacts from price movements in related markets and underlying costs could ...

Some countries that favor a more ambitious plastics treaty are saying it could be hard to reach a deal that they say will be good enough.

The federal allocation will be used to purchase equipment at the site at the University of Akron.

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 ...

Türkiye’s draft regulation targets disposable items such as plastic cutlery, plates, straws and plastic cotton buds. It is ...

Plastics News has named four finalists for its annual Chief Financial Officer of the Year award: Steve Bender of Westlake Corp., Eric Brenner of Nova Chemicals, Rob Houseman of Primex Plastics Corp.

Aluminum prices are up because of tariffs. Oldcastle hopes that provides a market opening for its composite fences that mimic to look of metal.