One of the most iconic symbols of McDonald's — its plastic straws — is being eliminated in parts of Europe as the company looks for alternatives throughout the world.
Mechanical completion of the new line, with almost 1 billion pounds of annual production capacity, is set for the first quarter of 2020 in La Porte, Texas. PP made on the new line initially will be sold into the domestic market.
APR, at its recent meeting in Houston, recognized four new companies through the effort: Avangard Innovative, EcoProducts. Unilever and UPM Raflatac.
R&D/Leverage, which makes tooling for packaging and offers design and brand development services, is partnering with two mold makers in Brazil to expand into South America.
In recent years, the push for lightweight solutions and the new forms of mobility that have emerged — powertrain electrification, alternative fuels, autonomous driving — have changed and are still changing the material requirements of ...
The Houston-based plastics giant had a new PP family and a new PE grade at NPE2018.
The deal expands the product offering for Orangeburg, S.C.-based Zeus, which is in the midst of a $92 million expansion at two facilities, while opening new markets for the technologies of Chattanooga, Tenn.-based MWC, which received ISO...
Auto supplier Varroc Lighting Systems Inc. has opened a sales office in Tokyo, expanding its reach to support Japanese automakers and manufacturers in the two- and four-wheeled vehicle market.
Swedish home furniture giant Ikea has pledged to improve its sustainability, including removing all single-use plastic products from its stores globally, and from customer and employee restaurants in stores by 2020. It will also begin using bio-...
Australia's eight state, territory and federal environment ministers have signed a joint agreement that sets a target to achieve 100 percent recyclable, reusable or compostable packaging across the nation by 2025.
American Chemistry Council President and CEO Cal Dooley is delaying his planned retirement by one year to help the trade association develop a coordinated strategy around plastics waste.
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