Machine learning models narrow down solutions in synthesis, compounding, product design, and more.

Forks, spoons, lids, plates and straws will look a little different at FIFA World Cup matches later this year. That’s because SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles will be using food service ware made by ...

Within the flexible packaging space, caps and spouts play a small but critical role in both environmental performance and the overall consumer experience. They must support recyclability and material ...

The conflict with Iran and resulting stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz at the time of this reporting have dramatically disrupted shipping routes and global resin trade flows, particularly for ...

Sulayr Recycling, based in Granada, Spain, has integrated advanced sorting systems made by Tomra to enable reprocessing of thermoformed PET trays into new food-grade trays. Recycling PET trays at ...

This is the most challenging resin pricing column I’ve had to assemble, starting with the U.S. Supreme Court’s February ruling that invalidated most of President Trump’s broad emergency-based import ...

Regulatory changes may have slowed electric vehicle adoption in the United States, but the global picture is quite different. EVs accounted for over 20% of new car sales in 2024, according to the ...

Custom processor GaMra Composites has developed new profile extrusion technology for producing siding, window lineals, fencing and other products for the construction market. The new patent-pending ...

Scheduled and unscheduled plant shutdowns during the first quarter, along with strategic moves to improve supply/demand imbalances, and potential for firmer if not higher feedstock costs, were key ...

Supply/demand imbalances, generally lower feedstock costs, and scheduled and potential unscheduled plant maintenance during the early part of the first quarter are likely to keep most resin prices ...

Processors around the world are finding it increasingly difficult to find, train and keep operators. And during October’s K 2025 show in Düsseldorf, Germany, suppliers of blown film technology ...

Moving to the end of fourth quarter, prices for polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) appeared to be bottoming out. While prices for polyethylene ...