A new report from the American Chemistry Council says plastics use in cars grew 20 percent in the last decade, but it called ...

Global plastics treaty negotiations are showing new signs of life as the industry also awaits key decisions on tariffs, ...

It’s a historic day for Europe’s plastics recycling industry as the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) begins to apply. In this video interview, Valentijn de Neve of Chemical Recycling ...

The Glick family will retain a minority stake in Alro Steel and says the infusion of money from Lindsay Goldberg will support its growth.

Toray Advanced Composites is working with IGCS International and Lacks Carbon Fiber LLC on the U.S. Army’s Drone Dominance Program, a U.S. Army initiative focused on strengthening domestic high-rate ...

Economics Editor Bill Wood examines 18 months of trade and manufacturing data and concludes that broad tariffs have yet to produce the manufacturing revival many supporters expected.

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 ...

HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants to require companies to publicly disclose more information about chemicals they use in food and ...

Scientists have developed a process that transforms waste PVC into premium lubricant base oils, potentially creating a higher ...

Mitsui Chemicals has invested in Canadian startup Materia Bioworks to use artificial intelligence to accelerate ...

Brightmark Plastics has suspended plastics-to-fuel processing at its Indiana recycling plant while it reevaluates the ...

Two recent earnings calls offer a reminder that value — not price — is often the plastics industry's strongest competitive ...