PVC sales trends have been unpredictable, a PVC market source says. "Some days [PVC buyers] have good days, and some days sales are really slow. … I'm not sure what the future holds." ...

Hexpol Group has acquired an 80 percent stake in nylon compounder Piedmont Resin Supply LLC in a deal valued at $86 million.

Polyethylene prices were unchanged in September — the second straight month of flat prices after climbing 5 cents in July. Supply concerns from Hurricane Beryl had played a role in the July price hike ...

Prices for recycled high density polyethylene resin pellets have continued to rise slightly in the last quarter of the year.

Here we are in the penultimate month of 2024. We're nearing the final round of global plastics treaty talks with the United Nations and the 2024 presidential election. We've got a packed issue for you ...

Plastics automotive parts suppliers will need to be on top of their games in the years ahead to deal with the uncertainties ...

An Ohio compression molder is spending $4 million to not only dramatically expand production but also automate a portion of the company's pallet making business. Composite Technologies Co., which goes ...

Polystyrene and PVC prices are both seeing price declines because of reduced feedstock costs and waning seasonal demands in the construction market. Senior reporter Frank Esposito talks about the ...

Profits have been hard to come by for plastics recyclers and reprocessors in 2024, with Europe’s dismal landscape a ...

Report indicates programs to recover polystyrene from secondary packaging have yielded results in North America.

The Udon Helmet was developed by Kawasaki Kako KK, a manufacturer of plastic products based in Kanonji, Kagawa Prefecture, which used its plastic processing technologies and playful sensibilities when ...

Some environmentalists in the Erie area contend a plastics recycling plant will lose money. IRG, Department of Energy bank on plant's success.