Harvard University researchers molded straw robots after insects, a small molder in Connecticut bought robots to compete on a global scale and Stratasys has teamed up with a company planning supersonic flights.

Columbia City, Ind.-based Precision Plastics Inc. expects to invest in automation, but also personnel as it anticipates good years in 2018-2019.

Equipment problems has forced Sabic to shut down PC production in a plant in Alabama, Triseno buys API and Nova Chemicals develops a recyclable flexible film structure.

D&M Plastics President Chip Owen discusses its lean strategy and why he invests in retirement for his workers, Keurig pushes its timetable for recyclable cups up, and a plant is built on a former polluted waste site.

Aiming to completely replace polyethylene and polypropylene, the University of Bath researchers believe they have a replacement for microbeads, Dow Chemical completes construction of a PE unit and PolyOne buys Rutland.

Hamilton Casters has turned a pet project into a commercial project, bus makers buy suppliers in the U.S., and industry and groups pledge to raise $10 million to combat ocean plastics.

Composites One, IACMI and Michigan State University teamed up for an event to highlight composites in automotive applications.

This week, we chat with senior reporter Frank Esposito about all the recent resin pricing changes and what's driving them. Plus, Wind Point Partners acquires its second PVC compounder.

The Fritz Water Vest has been honored, the U.S. Army is getting a new helmet made of a plastic material and China's largest robot maker has turned to plastic to make its robots lighter.

The resin market has been active with changes, an investor wants to change the planned Dow DuPont merger and there's a change coming at the top for Covestro.