Avient plans to boost capital spending in 2026 to expand Dyneema fiber capacity after stronger-than-expected growth in its defense business.

Oregon's plastics EPR law could see more lawsuits after a federal court halted enforcement of part of the program. Some businesses are also lobbying the state Legislature for carveouts for specific ...

Recycled plastic lumber manufacturer Tangent Technologies LLC is investing $50 million to consolidate and expand its U.S. and Canadian manufacturing operations at a 1.5 million-square-foot facility in ...

Alpek says the global PET glut is persisting into 2026 and is now providing new details on how it will shift recycling capacity and cut costs following the suspension of its Reading, Pa., plant.

Sanko Texas Corp. has broken ground on a nearly $40 million plastics manufacturing plant near San Antonio that will produce pallets and containers and mark the company’s first U.S. production facility ...

The Recycled Materials Attribution Act, introduced in Congress Feb. 12, is being seen as either an important bill supporting chemical recycling of plastics, or a license for companies to greenwash ...

Manar Inc. has purchased nearly 13 acres in Lafayette, Tenn., for a future injection molding expansion that could add equipment and jobs at its existing Tennessee operations.

DuPont is looking for bolt-on acquisitions focused on expanding its medical device and health care plastics platforms following the spin-off of its electronics unit and pending sale of its aramids ...

Intek Plastics, Radius Packaging and Texas Injection Molding are finalists for Plastics News’ 2025 Processor of the Year award, recognizing excellence in manufacturing, innovation and culture.

Daicel Corp. is delaying startup of a new cyclic olefin copolymer plant in Germany as slower-than-expected demand growth and higher costs cool expectations for Europe’s specialty resin market.

Shin-Etsu Chemical says the North American PVC market has likely bottomed out, with its Shintech unit pushing price increases after maintenance and weaker fourth-quarter results.

Georg Utz Inc. plans to invest $40 million to build a 90,000-square-foot rigid returnable packaging plant in Sumter, S.C., creating 50 jobs with operations expected to begin in 2028.