Mineral dust from mining operations is ending up in the snowpack of the Rockies, a study has found, but the researchers are ...

Detectable plastics and rubber are essential in preventing contamination risks in industries like food production and pharmaceuticals, where safety is critical. This paper discusses how Eriez PolyMag ...

Magnetic separation is crucial in plastics processing, preventing metal contamination that can cause product defects and equipment damage. By selecting the right separators—based on material type, ...

The plastics industry saw 170 M&A transactions from January through June 2024, maintaining a steady pace from the previous year. This consistent activity underscores the market’s resilience amid ...

Molded Devices Inc. (MDI), which was acquired by private equity firm TruArc Partners in August 2022, has rebranded as Aptyx. The new brand encompasses more than a dozen companies with over 70 years of ...

We live in interesting times! This (almost) post-pandemic era is just now allowing the unfolding of new technology that was being worked on but not introduced to the industry while much of the world ...

What exactly is SB 54? According to an excellent synopsis (California Enacts EPR Law Aimed at Single-Use Plastic Packaging and Food Service Ware) by Jean-Cyril Walker and Alex Pecht of Washington, DC, ...

Diversity characterizes the Top 5 PlasticsToday articles of February that drew the most attention. These must-read, hot-topic reports from among the dozens of articles published last month include a ...

Big companies should have ambitious visions, and few are as aspiring as Victoria, Australia-based Amcor’s announced packaging benchmark for 2025: It is the first global packaging company pledging to ...

UK-based RPC Group is set to purchase closure and dispensing systems manufacturer Global Closure Systems (GCS; Saint Cloud, France) for 650 million euros ($712 million) on a cash-free, debt-free basis ...