Every needle on plant-based plastic trees from Balsam Hill incorporates 95 per cent bio-based carbon content from material supplier Braskem.

Commercial purging compounds may have been created for injection molders, but they make a lot of sense for extruders too. When plastics manufacturers think about purging, a lot of them probably also ...

The rigid plastic packaging makers are joining forces to create a transatlantic business with more than $1 billion in annual sales. IPL Group, a manufacturer of rigid plastic products, and Schoeller ...

Expensive, high-temperature resins are almost the norm these days for some molders. But what shouldn’t be the norm is using standard commercial purging compounds to try to remove them from your ...

The deal aims to boost Trelleborg's involvement in the aerospace industry. In a deal that expands its sealing solutions business, Trelleborg Group has acquired Magee Plastics, a Warrendale, Pa.-based ...

Whether to use a granulator or a shredder is a size-reduction question that’s been confronting (and sometimes confounding) plastics processors for decades. Here’s guidance from some experts. We’re ...

The sustainable cards produced by Mastercard are available to consumers in more than a dozen countries, with over 60 financial institutions issuing cards made from approved materials. Mastercard has ...

DESCRIPTION: Toronto-based material supplier CCC Plastics has now been in business for 100 years. We talk with company executives Brian Page, Valerie Bélisle and Blair Russell about where the firm has ...

The Brantford, Ont.-based firm is receiving a loan of over $10 million to finance equipment to increase its material processing capabilities. Canada-based molecular recycling company GreenMantra ...

Troy, Mich.-based RESRG will be a global supplier of coated exterior systems and components to automakers. There’s a new automotive parts manufacturer in North America, created through a combination ...

As traditional demands for oil are declining as the transport sector is increasingly electrified, the oil industry is seeing plastics as a key output that can make up for losses in other markets.