Wham-O's design change is an intersection of a cube and a sphere, a mold maker and machine company show off pail molding and the fight against ocean debris gets royal backers.

DowDuPont Inc. announces specialty materials expansion in Orange, Texas, Cal Dooley testifies in a House committee, and DCC and Lansco Colors merge.

Iowa State University students won top prize from the Flexible Packaging Association for their concept for packaged gelatin shots, a marine biologist is fighting straws in Australia and plastics jobs could be impacted by Chinese tariffs.

U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced the federal government plans to reverse course on Obama-era fuel and emission standards, a large driver into the growth of plastics into vehicles.

Proposed tariffs from the U.S. and China puts various plastics materials in the crosshairs. In addition, two firms make important personnel changes.

Army researchers think waste plastic might be key in being able to 3D print replacement parts in remote areas of the world, a robotic fish from MIT uses plastics to get around and a cannabis medical company buys a PET preform maker.

A private investment firm that also owns Ravago has purchased a major resin distributor. Plus there's a lot of movement in the resin pricing market and a biomaterials company from Mexico plans to push into the U.S.

For this year's Major League Baseball season, all ballparks are expected to have more safety netting in place. The nets, typically made with a specialized polyethylene film, will help protect fans while still letting them see the game.

Three partners are purchasing M&G Group's unfinished PET plant, ExxonMobil Chemical Co. is considering adding polypropylene capacity and Covestro decided to sell a business unit.

Covestro teams up with Carnegie Mellon University and the Pittsburgh Penguins to help hockey safety, a yacht maker is turning to 3D printing and the growing backyard game of KanJam gets a new owner.