The recycling of postconsumer plastic film surged 116 million pounds, or 11%, in 2013 to reach a reported 1.14 billion pounds, according to a recent national report.

Shipments of plastics machinery posted a robust rise in the fourth quarter of 2014.

New environment-friendly LumiLid films offer versatile performance.

Toray Plastics announces that Matt Brown is now General Manager of the Lumirror Division

The Plastics Academy will honor this year’s inductees in a streamlined ceremony held at NPE2015, the largest and most important plastics tradeshow held in North America.

Shipments of primary plastics equipment (injection molding, extrusion and blow molding equipment) for reporting companies totaled $301.4 million in Q3.

There is rapidly increasing demand for packaging materials that give even greater protection to their contents. Functional additives are an important technology in meeting this demand for greater product protection in the plastic packaging market. A functional additive modifies the properties of packaging to impart desirable or beneficial functions.

Milliken’s Millad® NX™ 8000 enables ultra-clear pp with superior cost performance, high aesthetics for thermoformed plastic packaging

Tailgating at sports events is almost as big a draw as the game itself, with lots of food, lots of fun—and lots of waste.

The report also defines driving and restraining factors for the global biodegradable plastics market with the analysis of trends, opportunities, burning issues, winning imperatives, and challenges.