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 ...

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.

NatureWorks LLC has opened a new polylactic acid (PLA) plant in Thailand, adding 75,000 metric tons of annual capacity as the bioplastics maker expands production closer to fast-growing Asian markets.

In this interview, Charlie Tan, CEO of the Global Impact Coalition (GIC), presents the findings from the coalition’s pilot on ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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Weak housing and cautious consumers continue to pressure plastics demand, but a boom in AI-related investment is helping keep ...

In this week’s Material Insights, a clip from the latest Polymer Points Live explores why polyethylene prices could be headed ...

First Brands Group has identified a buyer for Jasper Rubber Products, asking a bankruptcy court to approve the $8.03 million sale of the Indiana rubber and thermoplastic elastomer manufacturer to ...