PE seal failure sparks court action
An Australian food manufacturer is suing a packaging supplier's New Zealand-based insurer, alleging its garlic pastes were contaminated because the supplier's polyethylene closures were faulty.
Foxconn US investment announcement expected soon
Wisconsin is expected to get the nod as the first U.S. manufacturing site of Taiwanese electronics conglomerate Foxconn Technology Group.
UK to ban microbeads in cosmetic products
The United Kingdom government is to introduce a ban on the sale and manufacture of microbeads in cosmetic and personal care products, including tooth pastes, later this year.
China plastic scrap ban reactions range from 'devastating' to an opportunity
China's July 18 announcement that it will ban imports of scrap plastics and other "foreign garbage" recyclables by the end of the year was met with quick criticism from global recycling groups, who described the move as "devastating" and...
Study looks at fate of all plastics ever made, finds most are in landfills or litter
Some 60 percent of all the plastics that have ever been manufactured have been landfilled or remain as litter in the environment, according to a new study. Less than 10 percent have been recycled.
Trump administration releases NAFTA negotiating plan
The Trump administration has released its blueprint for renegotiating NAFTA. The U.S. government said it wanted to focus on jobs, while a business group commended what it said was the "do no harm" approach to the proposal.
China to WTO: Scrap plastic imports banned by year-end
China told the World Trade Organization July 18 that it will ban imports of scrap plastics and other “foreign garbage” by the end of the year, officially taking a step that had been widely rumored in the industry.
Saudi Arabia looks to recruit global plastics processors
A delegation of Saudi Arabian economic development officials held a forum at the Chinaplas trade fair in May, aimed at recruitng plastics processing comapnies to the kingdom. They want to build on the country's large resin manufacturing industry, ...
EPA fines two California firms for resin pellet pollution
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached settlement agreements with two California plastics processors over improperly discharging pellets into local waterways. The two companies will pay a total of $67,900 in fines.
Australia moves closer to nationwide bag ban
Another Australian state is legislating to ban plastic shopping bags.
Chinese press maker Bole adds manufacturing in India
The Chinese manufacturer of Bole-brand injection molding machines has opened a manufacturing plant in Ahmedabad, India.
NAM urges Trump to drop his choice to head Ex-Im Bank
The National Association of Manufacturers wants President Trump to withdraw his nominee to head the Export-Import Bank of the United States. Trump's choice, former Congressman Scott Garrett, was a vocal opponent of the bank and voted to shut it down.
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