Sustainability

Automation is one facet of injection molding where investment continues. "The industry is seeing a downward trend for new molding machines, but robots and automation remain strong as processors still battle labor issues and staying competitive," said Jason Long, vice president of sales at Wittmann USA.

Last week’s highly successful Plastic Recycling Show India, which far exceeded expectations regarding both conference and show attendance, offered domestic and internationally operating plastics recyclers a platform to come together and present themselves as an industry.

The new site has more space for production, assembly and stocked items.

Disputes over production cuts and chemical toxicity were the public face of the last round of plastics treaty talks in Busan, South Korea. But some observers point to signs of agreement in other areas.

Officials with Aurora in Streetsboro, Ohio, said the acquisition is "a strategic move that marks a significant milestone in enhancing [Aurora's] sustainable solutions for its customers."

Novolex is the bigger playing in film and flexible packaging, but Pactiv Evergreen has a far larger thermoforming footprint.

The site will use Alterra’s liquefaction technology, which Abundia has a license to operate since 2021, to produce pyrolysis oil.

Environmental groups are complaining that the beverage giant allegedly backed away from reusable packaging goals.

Food & Water Watch, a non-profit organization, is leading a push to have the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency include microplastics on a list of recognized contaminants in the Safe Water Drinking Act.