PureCycle Technologies and IPL Schoeller have developed polypropylene tubs and lids incorporating 25% post-consumer recycled content. Cleveland Kitchen, a fermented foods producer, will roll out the ...

PACK EXPO International 2026, produced by PMMI, the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, runs Oct. 18-21, 2026, at McCormick Place in Chicago. The trade show is one of North ...

Machine learning models narrow down solutions in synthesis, compounding, product design, and more.

PolyFlex, part of the Nefab Group, has opened its Wixom, Michigan, campus, a manufacturing and engineering hub for returnable plastic packaging and protective shipping materials serving the automotive ...

The conflict with Iran and resulting stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz at the time of this reporting have dramatically disrupted shipping routes and global resin trade flows, particularly for ...

Progressive Components (Wauconda, Illinois), an injection molding technology and component supplier, has transitioned to 100% employee ownership through the establishment of an Employee Stock ...

This is the most challenging resin pricing column I’ve had to assemble, starting with the U.S. Supreme Court’s February ruling that invalidated most of President Trump’s broad emergency-based import ...

When Refresco, the world’s largest independent beverage bottler with production on three continents, wanted to lightweight its 1.5-L PET bottle while maintaining consistent high quality, it had a ...

While prices of polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) all moved up in January, with potential for a bit more by the first quarter’s end, the volatility ...

Regulatory changes may have slowed electric vehicle adoption in the United States, but the global picture is quite different. EVs accounted for over 20% of new car sales in 2024, according to the ...

Supply/demand imbalances, generally lower feedstock costs, and scheduled and potential unscheduled plant maintenance during the early part of the first quarter are likely to keep most resin prices ...

When extruding tube and related products, the goal is always to convert process measurements into process adjustments that continually improve line stability and product quality. But always, the ...