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02242025
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Evertis to launch $100M PET film plant, marking its first US production

Evertis, a unit of IMG Group, has been serving the United States as an importer of PET film since 2000.

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Obituary: George Kipe, owner of Kipe Molds Inc.

George Kipe, founder and long-time owner of Kipe Molds Inc. in California, died Feb. 4. He was 79. Kipe opened Kipe Molds in 1970, specializing in injection molding and specialty LSR products.

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Berry Global bolsters its portfolio with CMG Plastics ahead of Amcor takeover

Berry Global Group Inc., which expects the culmination of a $8.4 billion takeover later this year, is buying plastics processing plants in New Jersey and Ontario.

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Interactive: Plastics processor rankings: How big is each segment?

This interactive chart shows the total sales captured in our rankings. Data is from six North American plastic processor lists.

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Radici selling off portions of nylon business to AOC Holdings owner Lone Star

The Italy-based company, with operations around the world, is retaining its textiles business while divesting chemicals and polymers segments.

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California EPR law taking shape but chemical recycling a sticking point

With California nearing key decision points for its extended producer responsibility law, one plastic resin maker says the state won't meet its goals without better support for chemical recycling while environmentalists say industry is trying to rewrite the 2022 law in the regulatory process.

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Trelleborg to acquire NuFlow, expand pipe repair capabilities

Trelleborg Industrial Solutions has announced plans to acquire NuFlow Technologies, a California-based specialist in interior pipe repair solutions for residential and commercial sectors.

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Latin America ripe for plastic packaging M&A

Latin America represents an "amazing" opportunity for mergers and acquisitions in the plastics packaging markets, according to one man who makes a living making deals.

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Material Insights: Higher resin costs may be ahead for North American buyers

In this week’s Material Insights, Plastics News senior reporter Frank Esposito talks about the market forces that may spell higher prices for polyethylene, polypropylene, PET and polystyrene resins.