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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Conservative investors ask Walmart, Colgate to end ‘fake environmentalism' on plastics

3 days ago | plasticsnews.com | Steve Toloken

A conservative legal group has launched a shareholder campaign pushing Walmart Inc. and Colgate-Palmolive Co. to take what it calls a "more objective" look at the costs and benefits of plastics packaging.
Plastics in Politics Live May 2025: Surprises from RFK Jr. and a Texas bottle bill

3 days ago | plasticsnews.com | Steve Toloken

An unexpected Trump administration focus on health concerns about chemicals in plastics and on microplastics, and bipartisan support for a bottle bill in Texas, was the focus of this month’s Plastics in Politics Live. Recording below. Both developments are not what you might expect from Republican-led governments in Washington and Austin, but they show how in some cases, plastics policy issues are moving in some untraditional ways, said Steve Toloken, assistant managing editor.
Sealed Air expects ‘minimal' impacts from tariffs

4 days ago | plasticsnews.com | Jim Johnson

Sealed Air Corp. sees little impact from the ongoing tariff battle the U.S. government has been waging. The Charlotte, N.C.-based food packaging and protective products maker recently told investors the company is largely shielded from the impact of tariffs due to the location of most of the company's customer base.
Tariffs distort trade data as confidence collapses in early volatility

6 days ago | plasticsnews.com | Bill Wood

Plastics News Economics Editor Bill Wood describes the current economic climate as “The Great Disturbance,” marked by sharp contrasts between soft and hard data. While consumer and business confidence has dropped since new tariffs were announced, key economic indicators like employment and inflation remain stable. A spike in imports distorted GDP data, as businesses rushed to buy goods ahead of the tariff implementation.
Avient retains optimism for 2025 outlook

1 week ago | plasticsnews.com | Frank Esposito

Even after posting a first-quarter loss, Avient Corp. officials are optimistic about the second quarter and the remainder of 2025. First-quarter sales at Avon Lake, Ohio-based Avient essentially were flat at $826.6 million vs. the same quarter in 2024. But the firm posted a first-quarter loss of $19.9 million after making a profit of $49.7 million in the same period in 2024.
PureCycle posts first sales from recycled PP

1 week ago | plasticsnews.com | Karen Laird

PureCycle Technologies Inc., after years of development, construction delays and startup efforts, is now booking its first-ever sales from recycled polypropylene production. The Orlando, Fla.-based firm reported $1.6 million in revenue for the first quarter of 2025, marking a major milestone for the company. PureCycle operates a solvent-based chemical recycling facility in Ironton, Ohio, and is planning additional sites in Georgia and Belgium.
ADS expands in agriculture with River Valley Pipe acquisition

1 week ago | plasticsnews.com | Steve Toloken

Pipe maker Advanced Drainage Systems Inc. is buying Illinois-based River Valley Pipe LLC to expand in the stormwater and agriculture markets in the Midwest. Terms were not disclosed but publicly traded ADS said buying Lacon, Ill.-based River Valley would add two corrugated plastic pipe plants, in Illinois and Iowa, to its footprint of more than 60 manufacturing plants and 35 distribution centers.
AMBA honors tooling standouts

1 week ago | plasticsnews.com | Catherine Kavanaugh

Grand Rapids, Mich. — Superior Tooling Inc. founder Robbie Earnhardt enjoyed his high school shop class so much, he saved money from a neighborhood job to buy a used lathe to do contract work in the evenings and on weekends. Earnhardt put in long hours while also dreaming about starting his own tooling shop, which he did in 1985 in his home garage in Wakefield, N.C.Forty years later, Earnhardt is the 2025 Mold Maker of the Year for sharing his passion to educate the next generation of tool makers.
Shell to make PE using recycled plastic feedstock at Pennsylvania site

1 week ago | plasticsnews.com | Frank Esposito

Shell Polymers will use pyrolysis oil derived from recycled plastics to make polyethylene resin at its complex in Monaca, Pa.The pyrolysis oil will be supplied by Freepoint Eco-Systems, which operates an advanced recycling plant in Hebron, Ohio.
Creative Blow Mold Tooling buys Big 3 business unit, adding 20 employees

1 week ago | plasticsnews.com | Sarah Kominek

Lee's Summit, Mo.-based Creative Blow Mold Tooling has acquired Big 3 Precision Mold's Centralia, Ill.-based injection stretch blow mold tooling business segment. "Big 3's ISBN business is well respected," Todd Riley, CEO of Creative Blow Mold Tooling, told Plastics News in an interview.