Plastics News

Plastics News is a weekly trade newspaper with a circulation of 46,000, primarily serving the North American market with global updates. Established in 1989 by Crain Communications Inc. in Akron, Ohio, it specializes in news related to the global plastics sector. In 2013, the publication moved to Crain's main office in Detroit. The focus of Plastics News is on various aspects of the plastics industry, including commercial, financial, legislative, and market trends that impact North American plastic manufacturers, their suppliers, and customers. The publication also created a website in 1996 to enhance its reach.

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Northeast Recycling Council favors mechanical recycling process

2 days ago | plasticsnews.com | Jim Johnson

A broad-based, nonprofit group in the northeastern U.S. believes mechanical recycling of plastics is preferred to chemical recycling, according to a new policy statement.
Mechanical recycling preferred process for Northeast Recycling Council

2 days ago | plasticsnews.com | Jim Johnson

A broad-based, nonprofit group in the northeastern U.S. believes mechanical recycling of plastics is preferred to chemical recycling, according to a new policy statement.
PU industry facing multiple challenges, Europur president warns

3 days ago | plasticsnews.com | Sarah Houlton

Benidorm, Spain — Europur President Bart ten Brink says the polyurethane industry should be an industrial powerhouse, but it's facing multiple stress points. The industry group's annual meeting is being held in the Spanish resort of Benidorm, and ten Brink described Spain as a strong partner in the PU sector. As well as being Europe’s fifth-largest chemical producer, with Portugal it’s the third largest producer of slabstock foam, he said, exporting across Europe, North Africa and beyond.
Transcendia moving company headquarters, closing plant

3 days ago | plasticsnews.com | Jim Johnson

Transcendia Inc., a film maker and converter, will close a production site in Illinois and relocate the company's headquarters. The Franklin, Park, Ill.-based company said the moves will take place by the end of this year. Transcendia will shutter a production plant and company headquarters in Franklin Park, moving manufacturing to the company's Richmond, Ind., plant. Headquarters for the company also will move to a new building, but the company did not indicate where in a June 3 announcement.
Court rulings could give auto industry clarity on tariffs, suppliers say

4 days ago | plasticsnews.com | John Irwin

Recent court rulings on the legality of some of President Donald Trump's tariffs give the auto industry a glimmer of hope that it will get some of the long-term trade policy certainty it's been craving, supplier executives and experts said. "It at least puts it on a path towards clarity," said Mitch Zajac, attorney in the automotive practice group at Butzel, which represents a number of suppliers.
Sustainable Plastics Live June 2025: Policy support is key to meeting recycling goals

5 days ago | plasticsnews.com | Don Loepp |Karen Laird

In the latest Sustainable Plastics Live discussion, Sustainable Plastics Editor Karen Laird said the recycling sector faces ongoing challenges, citing economic pressure from low-cost virgin resin, policy uncertainty in the U.S., and lagging infrastructure in Europe as major obstacles.
APR adds Kiwa Netherlands to certification program

5 days ago | plasticsnews.com | Jim Johnson

The Association of Plastic Recyclers is adding to the trade group's third-party certification program that works with outside companies to provide recycling audits. Kiwa Netherlands becomes the latest certification group within the APR PCR Certification Program and also performs audits for the RecyClass, a Belgium-based non-profit that provides plastic recycling guidelines in Europe. Rita Phillip is program director for the APR PCR Certification Program.
Placon expanding into Costa Rica, sees potential for more growth

5 days ago | plasticsnews.com | Jim Johnson

Thermoformer Placon Corp. is opening a new distribution and warehouse location in Costa Rica with an eye on potentially manufacturing packaging in the country in the future. The 150,000-square-foot location is located near San Jose and the country's free trade zone, the Madison, Wis.-based company said. "In recent years, Costa Rica has become a medical manufacturing hub for many of our customers," said Justin Stovall, Placon's executive vice president of commercial operations, in a statement.
Material Insights: Spring demand lifts HDPE; tariffs hold down recycled resin prices

6 days ago | plasticsnews.com | Don Loepp |Bridget Janis

Upcoming tariffs are affecting the recycled plastics market as PET imports see a pre-buying surge ahead of the July 8 deadline, reporter Bridget Janis said. Certain recycled materials, like flake and pellets, are exempt from tariffs, but recycled HDPE will still be subject to a 10 percent tariff. Janis also notes that seasonal demand is influencing the market with increased recycled PET use for beverages and recycled HDPE for spring construction.
Dow selling its stake in DowAksa composites JV

6 days ago | plasticsnews.com | Frank Esposito

Dow Inc. is selling its 50 percent stake in DowAksa Advanced Composites Holdings BV to joint venture partner Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii AS for $125 million. DowAksa operates a plant in Yalova, Turkey, making carbon fiber products for transportation, energy, defense and other markets. Aksa is a leading supplier of acrylic fibers.