Public Policy
A global plastics industry group is expanding a database of health and chemical management information on additives, as the topic is expected to be a focus in the plastics treaty.
As trade negotiations continue, machine builders around the globe are working to maintain stability for customers while preparing for shifting costs, lead times and regulatory conditions.
The organization is out with a new report that breaks down the challenges and opportunities that face the resin recycling industry.
Chemical industry regulatory specialists gathered at their annual conference in Washington, where a senior EPA official outlined a deregulatory agenda.
Polypropylene is just as big in packaging as PET but it is recycled at a fraction of PET. Only 8 percent of 1.2 million tons of post-consumer PP is recycled.
Seven people were killed, 10 were injured, and three families displaced in 2023 blast that caused $42 million in damages.
The issue involves the use of the words "ocean plastics" when referring to recycled plastic collected and used in Glad brand plastic bags in Australia.
A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine panel is debating the health risks from microplastics and plans a series of peer-reviewed reports.
Economics Editor Bill Wood: "I have taken a hard look at the recent data, analyzed the predominant trends and can state with an elevated level of confidence that the market and economic gyrations resulting from the policies initiated by the Donald Trump administration will extend at least into the next few months. And there is a rising possibility the commotion will persist much longer than that."
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