Beall spent more than six decades in plastic product design, including work with the Society of Plastics Engineers to help teach others through hundreds of seminars.

Private equity firms Warburg Pincus and Berkshire Partners have acquired Triumph Group Inc., positioning the aerospace systems supplier to grow its use of advanced composites and engineered ...

Dow Inc. posted a second-quarter loss of $801 million, cut its dividend by 50 percent and reported sharp declines in resin and chemical sales amid weak global demand and trade uncertainty.

California legislation that would require beverage manufacturers to report the country of origin for recycled plastic and verify post-consumer resin (PCR) content through third-party certification ...

New forecast sees U.S. housing starts dropping 4% in both 2025 and 2026 as inflation, high rates, and labor shortages weigh on construction growth.

UFP Technologies has acquired UNIPEC and Techno Plastics Industries to strengthen its expertise in thermoplastic molding and high-performance film components for implantable medical devices.

Sigma Plastics Group has launched operations at its newly acquired Midland, Ga., plant, creating 100 jobs and expanding its U.S. manufacturing footprint.

Scribner Plastics Inc., a family-owned rotational molder of shipping and barrier systems, has relocated from Rancho Cordova, Calif., to Victoria, Texas, completing the move in about a year and ...

Hong Kong-based K-Tech Solutions raised $6.4 million in its Nasdaq IPO to fund Southeast Asia expansion, product design growth and licensing of international toy brands.

PN Economics Editor Bill Wood discusses how the Trump administration’s tariff policies have contributed to a sharp decline in the value of the U.S. dollar. Wood emphasizes the growing pressure ...

A group of two Republicans and two Democrats in Congress want the federal government to do a deep dive into the human health risks from exposure to microplastics.

President Donald Trump's choice for surgeon general, Casey Means, sees a connection between exposures to chemicals used in making plastics and chronic diseases, and she has said some medical ...