July 27, 2023Comar Expands Injection Molding Capacity With 6 Wittmann Work CellsAll-electric presses with high-cavity molds boost medical, packaging output. Read more
July 24, 2023Huge, Little-Known U.S. Injection Molder Adding Several PlantsUS Merchants Leveraging Its Relationship With Machine Maker LSMtron to spur growth Read more
July 21, 2023Lightning Fast rPET Process Molds Thinwall Food ContainersEngel technology rapidly converts up to 100 percent recycled PET into ‘green’ food packaging. Read more
July 20, 2023Regulators Eye Extended Producer Responsibility Rules for PackagingEPR is controversial as environmental policy but may have some redeeming qualities. Read more
July 20, 2023Thinwall Packaging Conference Cites Problems in Recycling InfrastructureLow collection rates of some polymers and looming regulations could upend materials use. Read more
July 18, 2023Q2 Plastics Economy Is Holding Its Own in Difficult TimesSecond-quarter results show mixed signs for the U.S. industry’s key sector. Read more
July 17, 2023Penn Color Adds Standard and Custom Color Line, Opens Sites in Asia-PacificColor line combines performance, compatibility, new sites speed product development and supply. Read more
July 14, 2023Flexible Packaging Made from Recycled Ocean PlasticsScientex, a major producer of stretch film and flexible packaging based in Malaysia, worked with resin producer SABIC to develop material for what the partners say is the world’s first flexible food packaging based on advanced recycled ocean-based plastics (OBP), using SABIC’s certified circular polypropylene (PP). Read more
July 7, 2023Sustainability Is Driving Much Plastics InnovationRecycling trends and biobased materials exert broad effects on pricing and products In reviewing notes taken at conferences this year, one point is clear: the plastics industry is navigating a wave of innovation based on sustainability practices. At a gathering… Read more
July 7, 2023Recyclers Focus on Sustainability and Regulatory Challenges of Low U.S. Recycling RatesSpeakers at the Association of Plastics Recyclers convention discuss low U.S. recycling rates and other challenges at annual confab. Read more
July 5, 2023Sorting Through RecyclingMultiple factors affect ability of suppliers to provide high-quality streams of recycled material. Read more
July 4, 2023Avient Launches Digital Color Prediction Service for Recycled ResinsNovel new color prediction tool for recycled resins can help shorten product development time. Read more