The “Next is Now” theme emphasizes adoption over aspiration, positioning the plastics industry as forward-thinking and actively shaping its future.

Film and sheet manufacturer Polykar Industries Inc., based in Saint-Laurent, Que., has announced a $20 million expansion of its Edmonton region facility. Supported by $770,000 through the Alberta ...

Advances in machinery, resins, and tooling are enabling the use of thermoforming in new applications. But some challenges remain to this well-established process.

The company's new resin stabilization technology prevents the thermal and oxidative degradation of polyolefins during ...

The U.S. plastics industry turned from a trade surplus in 2023 to a deficit of $2.1 billion in 2024, according to the new report from the Plastics Industry Association.

The Society of Plastics Engineers will become a division of the plastics association, and SPE members will retain their ...

The Quebec-based packaging supplier is divesting its Ontario facility to Texas-based Five Star Holding for $31 million.

The investment in the new Ottawa office furthers AEM’s attempts at supporting North American equipment manufacturers ...

The Start-up Zone, which successfully debuted at the last edition of K, will be continued in 2025 and extended to provide a ...

Davis-Standard LLC, a Chicago-based maker of extrusion, converting and thermoforming equipment, is buying FB Balzanelli S.p.A., a manufacturer of automatic and semi-automatic coilers serving the ...

The investment will allow Langley, B.C.–based Cascadia to expand its manufacturing capacity and accelerate adoption of its fiberglass technologies.

OxyChem manufactures standardized chemicals that are applied in water treatment, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and commercial and residential developments.