Microban International has earned a silver Edison Award in materials science for its Ascera antimicrobial technology.
A prominent microplastics researcher and policy advocate has been named to Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people of 2025, joining luminaries like rapper Snoop Dogg, astronomer Wendy Freedman, President Donald Trump and Claudia Sheinbaum, the president of Mexico.
"They were saying that for Easter, could you use plastic eggs, and I said we don't want to do that," President Donald Trump said April 2 about the Easter Egg Roll, at the same event where he declared new tariffs on nearly all imported goods.
During Plastics News' annual Rising Stars profiles, we hope to find and honor not just the people with an impressive title, but those who will be the backbone of the industry during the 21st century.
Laitrim LLC and its plastic modular conveying business, Intralox, came in at No. 10 among USA Today's Best Places to Work.
The band OK Go may be best known for its quirky videos featuring long takes and complex choreography. It also may be the band mostly likely to integrate plastics into its videos.
Plastics News' annual ranking of Best Places to Work highlights the plastics industry companies that are tackling these issues head-on and, as a result, have the happiest and most satisfied employees.
There's no big secret to becoming a preferred workplace. Or rather, the secret may be the very simple golden rule of treating your workers the way you'd like to be treated, and doing that consistently.
Ampacet says its new the Kaleidoscope colors "are designed to be layered, unlocking an endless array of custom hues."
Tariffs may ruin your next game night. That's right, there's no escaping trade war news even when you shut down your computer and silence your phone. I'm as sorry about that as you are.
Toray Industries Inc. sees an opportunity to grow with pickleball, becoming the first materials company and first Asia-based platinum-level sponsor of Major League Pickleball.
Plastics News has released its latest North American Recyclers & Brokers ranking, listing 186 companies, with 158 reporting reprocessing volumes.
Some hospitals monitoring tariffs from President Donald Trump are raising concerns about supply shortages and higher costs for medical devices, personal protective equipment, surgical tools and testing equipment.
The Ring Pop, a hard candy mounted on a plastic ring, has returned to production in Pennsylvania.
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