Kickstart
The consumer demand for injectable medications to control diabetes and aid weight loss isn't slowing down. And that's going to mean more demand for molders who make the injection pens used to administer those drugs.
A key research university for bioplastics and sustainable polymers in Europe is set to shut down.
The Society of Plastics Engineers Foundation says it has topped the halfway point in its quest to raise enough funds to provide 12 schools with 3D printers and a PlastiVan visit.
Novolex is the bigger playing in film and flexible packaging, but Pactiv Evergreen has a far larger thermoforming footprint.
Carlos Tavares' resignation from Stellantis wasn't completely unexpected. Tavares had ruffled feathers with car dealers while suing suppliers over price disputes.
It shouldn't be a surprise that representatives of plastics companies and chemical suppliers have been active in discussions about the global plastics treaty. But just how many people were there from the plastics industry? That's up for debate.
The next big green project for New York's Thanksgiving Day Parade is to upgrade the material for iconic character balloons to a bio-based, compostable film.
The overall U.S. economy finds itself near the end of 2024 in pretty decent shape, with lower Fed rates and a strong labor market, Plastics News Economics Editor Bill Wood says. But don't celebrate yet.
The big headlines on plastics and public policy will be coming out of South Korea this week. But the real action is happening far faster at the local and state level.
The seat back and frame for seating in the 2024 Toyota Motor Co. Tacoma won the Grand Award and top prize in the process/assembly/enabling technologies category at the 2024 Society of Plastics Engineers' Automotive Innovation Awards.
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