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March 10, 2025
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Danimer enters Chapter 11, to begin 'orderly ... wind-down'
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Recycling collection paused, some expansions probed as Trump halts Biden-era loans
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Brightmark's Indiana chemical recycling site enters Chapter 11
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LyondellBasell, Covestro close Netherlands POSM plant
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Fire destroys warehouse near Greiner site in Mexico; production unaffected
Materials
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Potential EU tariffs on US plastics put $1.6B trade surplus at risk
PureCycle CEO believes success still lies ahead
Ravago, Republic Services invest $180M in Indiana plastics recycling hub
Injection Molding
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Fictiv debuts GlobalFlex to give manufacturers more control over supply chains
Elevate Solutions grows strategically with new customer
Detroit Manufacturing Systems creating powerhouse auto supplier through acquisition
Medical
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Sur-Seal buys Kent Manufacturing to meet growing medical demand
Belgium's Plastiflex buys Smooth-Bor Plastics, signs agreement to buy TIK
Obituary: Tessy Plastics founder Henry Beck
Mergers and Acquisitions
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Sur-Seal buys Kent Manufacturing to meet growing medical demand
Pricing pressures may lead to resurging M&A market
Film & Sheet
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Balcan expands capacity with new printing press, tuber investments
Industry seeks ‘boots on the ground’ in California EPR battle
Flexible packaging, label maker Smyth on acquisition hunt with new owners
Machinery
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Arburg expanding machinery assembly in China
Primary machinery shipments fall; ‘slack' in plastics production cited
Kiefel marks anniversary, moves forward with innovation center
Plastics treaty
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Sustainable Plastics Live — February 2025: Recycling and global plastics treaty — what to expect in 2025
Geneva eyed for next plastics treaty talks
EU says ‘no deal preferable to bad deal' in plastics treaty
Recycling
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PureCycle CEO believes success still lies ahead
Ravago, Republic Services invest $180M in Indiana plastics recycling hub
Kickstart: Pellets washing ashore following cargo ship, tanker collision
Packaging
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Balcan expands capacity with new printing press, tuber investments
Kickstart: A day for recycling
EFP investing $30M in South Carolina expansion