Intertech named 2019 Processor of the Year

The Denver molder was named 2019 Plastics News Processor of the Year at our annual Executive Forum.

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Plastiflex buys pool, vacuum, RV hose lines from Smooth-Bor

Tubing maker Plastiflex Group has purchased Smooth-Bor Plastics' VacPro and Armor brands of industrial vacuum, swimming pool and RV hoses. Smooth-Bor will retain its medical tubing, which is the bulk of its business.

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Arkema vows to reduce CO2 in line with Paris Agreement

Materials producer Arkema SA has announced a new climate plan, aligned with the Paris Agreement, to reduce its carbon footprint.

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Ocean plastics ‘a $150B problem'

The head of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation told a Washington forum Feb. 26 that it will cost $150 billion worldwide to upgrade infrastructure to tackle marine plastic pollution, much more than the $1.5 billion pledged by the industry-funded Alliance to End Plastic Waste.

Asaclean-Sun Plastech nabs 2020 Best Places to Work top spot

Asaclean-Sun Plastech Inc. has ranked on the annual list since 2015.

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The Association of Rotational Molders will postpone its Italian tour of rotomolders, originally scheduled for March 29-April 3

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