WASHINGTON — A new report from the American Chemistry Council anticipates that almost 100 announced plastics and chemicals expansions could create more than 500,000 permanent jobs.
HONG KONG -- Following its inaugural conference on plastic waste issues on the sidelines of the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Brazil last year, the Plasticity conference is coming to Hong Kong in early June.
WASHINGTON — U.S. methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) and polymeric MDI users have an expanded free resource to help them calculate their emissions from the Center for the Polyurethanes Industry.
AKRON, OHIO — North American polypropylene resin process tumbled yet again in April, sliding down an average of 10 cents per pound.
AKRON, OHIO — As expected by resin buyers, the 4-cent price hike that hit non-film grades of North American polyethylene in February was seen by film grades in March.
WASHINGTON -- California's environmental agency has added bisphenol A, the controversial polycarbonate component, to its official list of toxic chemicals.
WASHINGTON — As a California panel prepares to consider adding bisphenol A to a list of toxic chemicals, a group of 22 scientists is appealing to the state to set a low ceiling for acceptable exposure levels in addition to listing BPA as harmful under Proposition 65.
WASHINGTON — New York City's proposed ban on polystyrene foam packaging could cost nearly $100 million annually and hurt businesses across the state, according to a new study.
HOUSTON — North America's ongoing shale gas revolution can lead even an experienced executive like Stephen Pryor to speak in extremes. “The world is on the cusp of a new age of unconventional energy,” said Pryor, president of...
Recyclers can be playing a bigger role in letting a skeptical public know about plastics' environmental advantages. That's part of the message delivered March 19 to a major meeting of plastics recyclers in New Orleans.
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