The U.S. Plastics Pact has released a consensus-built policy framework to guide state-level extended producer responsibility laws for plastic packaging, emphasizing harmonized goals, recycled content ...

Phoenix Technologies permanently closed its Bowling Green, Ohio, recycled PET facility on Nov. 20, laying off seven employees and ending operations at a site that opened in 2015 to support expanded ...

The PET plastic bottle recycling rate slipped in 2024, an industry report says, amid a "really tough time for domestic reclaimers." ...

Entrepreneur Shawn Johal has acquired Montreal-based Unicor Industries, a custom injection molder serving industrial and specialty markets across North America.

The EU 2022/1616 Regulation establishes strict requirements for recycled plastics intended for food contact, covering the entire value chain from collection to final product ...

In the December Plastics in Politics Live livestream, Steve Toloken recapped a turbulent year in plastics policy marked by new EPR laws, growing political pushback, rising concerns over chemical ...

Ampacet Corp. says the new color options provide a luxury aesthetic that separates them from other pigments.

The plant in Baytown, Texas, will turn waste plastics into new chemical feedstocks.

Conventus Polymers and Formerra have each expanded their portfolios, with Conventus adding Victrex and Invibio PEEK products and Formerra partnering with Techmer PM to offer new color concentrates, ...

Plastikos Medical is expanding its ISO Class 7 clean room capacity with the addition of three Arburg injection molding machines to support growing demand from medical device OEMs.

The Schwarz Group, the world’s fourth largest retail group, has set a goal to recycle, reuse, compost or ferment 95% of its internal waste by 2030. The Germany-based company, with owns retail brands ...

DeKalb Molded Plastics has named Doug Bonecutter as president, following a recent ownership transition with Rick Walters, who will continue as chairman to help guide the company’s long-term growth.