Resin prices shifted in the last month of 2019, Formosa Plastics Group wins permits for a massive complex in Louisiana and the owner of Nova Chemicals says the company is not for sale.

Italian bioplastics company Bio-On declares bankruptcy, Exolon Group, former Covestro polycarbonate sheet business, launches as an independent company under Serafin Group and the top Plastics News' materials story of 2019. 

China removes tariffs on U.S. exports of some resins, PolyOne acquires Clariant's Masterbatch unit and Arkema 3D prints a soccer star. 

Brightmark Energy is teaming up with a workforce training program for former inmates, Barbie gets more inclusive and Dow Chemical is turning hard-to-recycle plastics into schools.