A group of consumer product makers and retailers are starting a trial in California to test the case for recycling small plastic packaging like cosmetic containers, ahead of potentially onerous ...

The American Chemistry Council forecasts U.S. resin production to grow 0.7 percent in 2026, slightly outpacing overall chemical output despite weak manufacturing demand, economic uncertainty and ...

A circular economy for bio-based materials can unlock new revenue streams, drive innovation and strengthen supply chain resilience.

Amcor sees its current core portfolio with sales of approximately $20 billion. That includes about 60 percent of the business in nutrition, 15 percent in specialty markets, and 25 percent in health, ...

Assorimap says mechanical recyclers produced more material but earned less in 2025, as low virgin-plastic prices, high energy costs and weaker incentives squeezed margins.

During Plastics News' latest Plastics in Politics livestream, Steve Toloken discussed how California's SB 343 labeling law is ...

Yesterday’s orientation debate in the European Commission on the future of the EU  Emissions Trading System (ETS) quietly opened the door to one of the most consequential  climate and circular economy ...

The FDA said it's considering regulating several phthalates used in plastic packaging as a group, a step that environmental ...

The initiative comes as BCML prepares to enter commercial PLA production with a 80,000 tonnes/year plant in India.

The chemical associations in Canada, Mexico and the United States met in Washington to push for the USMCA trade deal, while President Donald Trump said ahead of a July 1 deadline he was not inclined ...

The Swiss PET chemical recycler said the funds will support development of its planned industrial-scale PET depolymerisation ...

The plastics industry is pushing the EPA to drop microplastics from a list of potential drinking water contaminants, but health and environmental groups want the agency to go further.