Lubrizol Corp.'s Building Global Bonds day has been in place for about 20 years, with a goal of donating 80,000 volunteer hours by its 100th anniversary in 2028.
States across the U.S. considered plastics bills and a group has created one spot to find information on all of them. Plus, the results of the most recent beach cleanup survey and the Plastics Hall of Fame makes a trivia appearance.
Playmobil maker Brandstätter Group has set a target to be climate neutral by 2027, with a completely closed loop for its materials by 2030.
Bill Wood: "I'm very hopeful that people who are considering reshoring or who are in the supply chain … start to be more aware of the externalized costs. All of the costs that got pushed to the side, pushed down the road, pushed to someone else by buying from low cost countries."
While some plastic items in the health care industry can be recycled, medical systems overwhelmed by the pandemic and facing staff shortages simply lack the time or ability to embrace circular economy efforts.
Four plastics-related firms have been named among Northeast Ohio's top workplaces for 2022 by the newspaper.
Ohio's Pilot Plastics posted flyers in both Hindi and Nepali at stores and comunity sites in its search for more workers. Now 85 percent of its night shift workers come from the Nepali immigrant community.
The true comparison of results may lie in the average sales per company. The top 100 is up 6.9 percent while the littlest gain is less than 1 percent, nearly 10 times less. We look at percentages as a way of ironing out the disparity; this gives us a relatable point of comparison.
Andreas Noe gave himself an ambitious and scenic mission ahead of the UN Ocean Conference kicking off June 27 in his home of Lisbon, Portugal: Bicycle 1,500 miles around the picturesque country over two months to raise awareness for bottle bills.
Auto suppliers have always walked a tightrope when it comes to getting enough profit to support their growth, but not so much that automakers abandon them in favor of cheaper alternatives. That tightrope may be shrinking.
Kgothatso Montjane: "No worthwhile journey is without its challenges. It's the rough road that ends in greatness."
Organizers of K 2022 aren't just talking about plastics and the circular economy. In preview events executives representing machinery companies and the show itself are highlighting plastics' role in combating climate change.
Kellogg divides itself into three companies; all about our injection molders ranking; and submissions for the RJG Inc. Mold Smart Award are now open.
In April, we sent out our survey forms for this year's ranking of North American injection molders. Early indicators had respondents reporting 20 percent gains.