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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.