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.

The letter from 10 state attorneys general, led by Florida AG James Uthmeier, accuse companies such as Coca-Cola, Amcor and Eastman of being pressured to change their goods to please organizations ...

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 ...

U.S. motor vehicle production looks stable after years of disruption, Bill Wood writes, but that calm is being propped up by uneven consumer spending and fragile affordability.

The organisers of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2026 have announced the shortlist of finalists. The winners of the seven awards will be revealed on 6 May at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe, ...