Today is the day that manufacturers across the U.S. take on a seemingly impossible task: trying to impress a teenager.

Troy, Ala. — Troy University chemistry professor Shaoyang Liu has received a $534,194 grant from the National Science Foundation for research on the safety of recycled plastics. The project, funded ...

Germany's Messe Düsseldorf is investing heavily in its infrastructure as it prepares for future global trade shows, including K 2025 and K 2028, with a new headquarters building and a modernized Hall ...

A PET stabilizer made by Holland Colours has been recognized for recyclability by the Association of Plastic Recyclers.

The Society of Plastics Engineers is merging into the Plastics Industry Association as a new division, combining advocacy and technical expertise to form a stronger unified voice for the plastics ...

Private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital has purchased Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Charter Industries, a supplier of PVC and ABS edgebanding and related products for the cabinetry and furniture markets.

Minco Tool & Mold Inc. officials enthusiastically opened their doors for MFG Day 2025 after three recent high school visitors joined the 71-year-old Dayton, Ohio-based company. The students worked ...

Materials maker Avient Corp. and safety products supplier FSJ Tactical LLC have developed ballistic-resistant wall panels. Avient of Avon Lake, Ohio, and Peoria, Ariz.-based FSJ will jointly present ...

ACS Group has purchased Mexico City–based Pagani, adding granulators and plastics washing systems to strengthen its recycling and size-reduction product line.

Imports of virgin and recycled PET into the U.S. from several Asian countries have been subject to full U.S. tariffs since Sept. 8. That move surprised many in the market, since those regions and ...

Market conditions are leading ExxonMobil Chemical to delay a proposed polyethylene resin expansion, according to an industry report.

Canadian blow molder Lefko Plastic Products Inc. will build its first U.S. manufacturing facility in New Braunfels, Texas, creating 149 jobs and expanding production of large blow molded parts.