The rapid expansion of AI data centers is creating new growth opportunities for plastics compounders, driving demand for materials that offer thermal, electrical and heat resistance.

Germany’s proposed €550 per tonne plastic packaging tax is facing opposition within the governing coalition, as a newly available draft reveals details about costs and potential tax relief for ...

Niagara Bottling plans to test an enzymatic PET recycling process alongside mechanical recycling at its Vernon, Calif., plant ...

Loop Industries is reducing the planned capacity of its first India PET recycling plant by 36 percent as it works to lower ...

Sealed Air is adding polyethylene foam extrusion capacity at its Madera, Calif., plant and hiring workers as demand grows ...

Midterm election results could have their biggest plastics policy impact in statehouses, where changes in party control could ...

Lundell Plastics has acquired Georgia-based Poly Tech Industries, expanding its agricultural plastics business with additional UHMW wear and replacement products for farm equipment.

The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a case challenging the government's designation of plastic items as "toxic" ...

The Justice Department is taking a closer look at Patrick Industries and LCI Industries’ planned merger, issuing both companies a second request for information as part of its antitrust review.

Signs of recovering demand are being driven by growing interest in energy-efficient granulation and smart monitoring ...

Plastipak has invested more than $28 million in a new PET Material Center in Italy that can produce 143,000 metric tons annually and incorporate up to 50 percent recycled content.

Falcon Plastics is saving $255,000 a year with an automated molding and assembly cell, one of several processor-developed ...