The Palmer Township plastics company that was founded by the late businessman and community activist J. Lee Boucher has been sold. Bardot Plastics Inc., which has a plant along McFadden Road, was sold ...

It might come as a shock to some, but plastic has been a staple ingredient in chewing gum for decades - no wonder our parents told us not to swallow it! Now, however, the concept of having plastic in ...

Two new industry reports paint a picture of the plastics manufacturing sector making substantial contributions to the U.S. economy. Released Sept. 16, the individual reports from the Plastics Industry ...

While the U.S. plastics industry's economic performance was solid in 2024, it could see its shipments and employment contract slightly because of uncertainty over tariffs and trade policy, a U.S.

Yale researchers unveiled a 3D-printed carbon column reactor that can convert 66% of polyethylene plastic into fuel chemicals without costly catalysts. The breakthrough addresses major efficiency and ...

Noble Plastics is investing $8.5 million to expand its St. Landry Parish headquarters. The expansion will supply components for First Solar's new $1.1 billion facility in Iberia Parish. This project ...

East Jordan Plastics, Inc., a manufacturer of plastic horticultural containers, has agreed to pay $460,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal ...

Plastic is littering the entire planet, and scientists are trying to turn it back into a usable fuel source by heating it to very high temperatures. The process is not efficient enough to be feasible ...

Ms. Chaudhuri is a journalist in London and the author of the forthcoming book “Consumed: How Big Brands Got Us Hooked on Plastic.” In 1957, 92 percent of American children were potty-trained by 18 ...

A team of chemists has discovered how to transform PET plastic waste into BAETA, a material that captures CO2 with remarkable efficiency. Instead of ending up as microplastics in the environment, ...

Scientists at Northwestern University have developed a groundbreaking nickel-based catalyst that could transform the way the world recycles plastic. Instead of requiring tedious sorting, the catalyst ...