Morgan Polymer Seals aims to keep its quality standards high and is backing up this goal by investing more than $1 million on new rubber presses.

Green Rubber-Kennedy Ag's purchase of Urethane Specialists not only expands its production capabilities, but also brings along additional manufacturing expertise, the new owner said.

BRC Rubber & Plastics Inc. is used to rapidly turning around orders for customers, but the Indiana company's efforts to create multiple parts for General Motor Co.'s COVID-19 ventilator project is even beyond what the company normally does.

WASHINGTON—Tweaks in the Paycheck Protection Program by the U.S. House and Senate are giving small businesses added flexibility regarding how they can spend money awarded through the program.

TPC Group LLC is facing a potential fine of more than a half a million dollars by the federal government for a November plant explosion.

Plastics recycler Comberplast SA has gained attention with its efforts to capture and recycle used fishing nets and ropes polluting the shores of Patagonia.

Woodbridge Inoac Technical Products is gearing up to produce millions of urethane face masks at three locations in the U.S. and Canada.

A consortium of nine automotive-related trade groups is calling on the nation's governors to standardize the definition of "essential" businesses and workers in a bid to ensure their members' ability to continue operating in an uncertain economic climate.

Gallagher is adding to its portfolio of offerings with the installation of new equipment it says provides customers with 3D printing capabilities. But this is not your typical approach to this type of additive manufacturing.

America's largest soft drink makers are no longer unilaterally opposing plastic bottle recycling legislation, but it remains to be seen if the American Beverage Association, a trade group that represents PepsiCo Inc., Coca-Cola Co. and Keurig Dr. Pepper Inc., will ultimately embrace the idea of bottle bills.

NAPCOR is coming out with the Positively PET campaign that includes public relations activities, paid social media advertisements and a new website to tout what backers believe are the benefits of the material.

Acquiring Eaton's operations allows Danfoss to enter the hose manufacturing business for the first time, Eric Alstrom, president of Danfoss Power Solutions, said in a Jan. 23 interview. His unit is the largest division of Nordborg, Denmark-based Danfoss.

TricorBraun Inc. is buying Packaging Solutions Inc., a rigid packaging distributor based in Minneapolis.

Eight employees at a plastics packaging facility in Morgantown, Pa., were transported to a local hospital after elevated levels of carbon monoxide were detected at the location.

Zummit Plastics Inc., a stretch film maker, plans to create 50 new jobs as the company expands to the East Coast in a $25 million project in Georgia.