Plastics Blog
Starting today, our graphics highlight the changes in cents per pound instead of prices.
The UAW strike against the Detroit 3 automakers isn't finished as I write this column on Oct. 27, but I think we can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
if you work for a plastics packaging company — especially a maker of thermoformed packaging — then I imagine you get tired of neighbors and family members complaining about your products.
Most communities need manufacturing jobs. Plastics factories create those jobs. It's that simple.
At one point I joked that I felt like my email inbox was recycling announcements from the 1990s, when it seemed like all the virgin resin suppliers were introducing products with post-consumer content.
We had years of excellent data and analysis on resin pricing in Europe, but we haven't been doing a very good job of sharing it. Until now.
We feel that there has never been a more appropriate time to recognize the individuals and organizations that are driving progress toward sustainability.
College is not necessary for everyone. But considering how many people do choose to go to college, something has to be done about out-of-control price increases.
When Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022, we talked about the impact it would have on the plastics industry. Early on I wondered, would this mean that the push toward circularity would go on the back burner?
There is a market for recyclables. But after years of trying, bags and flexible packaging are still struggling.
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