Dow awarded $1B in damages against Nova
Nova plans to appeal the ruling, which focuses on the operation of an ethylene unit in Alberta.
US study urges stricter PFOA safety levels
The study, from a unit of the Centers for Disease Control, recommends safety standards for the non-stick chemicals that are up to 10 times lower than previously recommended by the Environmental Protection Agency, according to environmental groups ...
Let's not take sides: No one supports ocean pollution
Everyone seems to want what's best for the environment. So where's the debate, exactly?
Let's not take sides: No one supports ocean pollution
Everyone seems to want what's best for the environment. So where's the debate, exactly?
Fastener supplier EFC sees growth in Mexico
St. Louis-based EFC, which designs but does not manufacture plastic, metal and rubber caps, plugs and knobs, is enjoying an annual sales growth of at least 10 percent in the Mexican market, where it has 500-plus customers, according to Joyce...
LT Molding earns EPA certification
It may not be a Cozy Coupe, but LT Molding Solutions Inc., a division of Little Tikes, is poised to move forward with its production to rotationally mold and produce fuel tanks, snagging a key certification to boost its efforts.
US should have signed the plastics charter
There's a growing consensus around reducing plastics pollution and ocean litter, and in favor of more sustainable use of plastics, including among industry. Having the U.S. sit outside the agreement is short-sighted.
Mold makers: 'We're in uncharted territory' on tariffs
Mold makers at the Amerimold trade show said tariffs on steel and aluminum are raising prices for their key raw materials, and they will fuel higher prices for molds. But by how much depends on the size and complexity of the tool.
Bags, bottles being transformed into roadways
At least three projects around the world — in Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands — are putting down pavement made using recycled plastics in place of virgin asphalt.
New US tariffs on China include more resins
The U.S. government announced new tariffs on China June 15, and they included many grades of plastic resins. The U.S. announcement also said previously announced tariffs on machinery and molds, part of much larger package first unveiled in April, ...
Scientists see 'tipping point' on ocean plastics
Advocates at a government forum on the health of the oceans see worries about plastic waste driving public concern over the seas, with one prominent scientist noting a "tipping point" about attitudes over plastic ocean pollution.
Accelerating growth shows early benefits to manufacturing
When the improvement in lagging indicators is combined with the strong gains in the number of manufacturing jobs added in both April and May, the only logical conclusion is that business conditions in the U.S. manufacturing sector are healthy and ...
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