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 ...

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.

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

Austrian injection molding machine manufacturer Engel has acquired Trexel Inc., the Wilmington, Mass.-based developer of the MuCell microcellular foaming process. The announcement was made at the K ...

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

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.

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

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

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

National not-for-profit organization Circular Materials has announced that it will launch a unified material list for recycling – including new materials like black plastic containers – across the ...