SUGARCREEK, OHIO (March 12, 2:40 p.m. ET) — Located at the edge of Ohio’s Amish country, management at Superb Industries Inc. thinks it’s found the keys to progressive manufacturing in small-town values and global vision. Check out a video of Superb's operations. (more)

AKRON, OHIO (March 12, 10:55 a.m. ET) -- Raw material issues are limiting supplies of polyethylene and ABS in North America. Dow Chemical Co. has gone to “demand management” on some grades of high density PE, while Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC has declared force majeure on all of its PE grades. In ABS, shortages have impacted BASF Corp. and Ineos ABS USA Corp. (more)

LONDON (March 12, 2:10 p.m. ET) — United Kingdom consumers risk being confused by claims that oxo-degradable plastics are better for the environment, according to a report released by the government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. But one oxo-degradable additive manufacturer said it was “concerned to find that that two of the three assessors of the report are themselves engaged in bio-based plastics.” (more)