The Justice Department says its criminal investigation into alleged PVC pipe price fixing remains active and is asking a federal judge to continue protecting the probe from civil discovery.

The U.K. has launched an anti-dumping investigation into U.S. linear low density polyethylene imports, opening the door to ...

A bankruptcy judge has approved the $8.03 million sale of Jasper Rubber to a Press-Seal Corp.-backed buyer, clearing the way for the Indiana manufacturer to resume operations under new ownership.

California regulators are moving ahead on a plan to look at microplastics exposure from consumer goods like packaging and ...

The EPA is saying no to immediate monitoring of microplastics in drinking water, but left the door open for doing so in the future. Seven governors had asked the agency to add the tiny plastic ...

Plastisud SAS has acquired Swiss mold maker Kebo AG to expand its precision medical tooling business and strengthen its position in the growing drug-delivery market.

Patrick Industries and LCI Industries have agreed to merge in an all-stock deal that would create an $8.1 billion supplier of plastics, composites and other components for the RV, marine, housing and ...

Techmer PM will permanently close the former Colors for Plastics plant in Elk Grove Village, Ill., less than two years after acquiring the color concentrates and additives manufacturer.

Marian Inc. has completed a 60,000-square-foot expansion of its Indiana medical converting plant, the latest in a series of investments to expand its clean room manufacturing capacity for medical ...

HolyPoly does not want to be another recycler or sustainability consultancy. This team of young entrepreneurs promises a breath of fresh air for a tired industry. CEO Fridolin Pflüger explains how the ...

In this week’s Material Insights, Steve Toloken discusses the growing legal fight over California’s extended producer responsibility law for packaging.

Turkish composites manufacturer Fibrosan plans to invest $16.8 million to build a Michigan plant producing glass-reinforced plastic laminates, expanding its North American presence to better serve the ...