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Making changes to product packaging always comes with challenges and associated risks. With extended producer responsibility (EPR) legislation expanding in North America, shifts in packaging design ...

The Gardner Business Index (GBI) measures the current state of plastics processing activity through survey responses covering new orders, production, backlog, employment, exports and supplier ...

Swiss injection molding machine manufacturer Netstal has announced that Kevin Green will serve as the new managing director and president of Netstal Inc. and Netstal Americas, respectively, working ...

At last fall’s K 2025 fair in Düsseldorf, Germany, a Cyprus-based builder of injection stretch-blow molding machines (ISBM) showed off its latest developments in PET containers of up to 1,000 liters ...

The German maker of injection molding machines announced that Volker Nilles will fulfill the role held by Gerhard Böhm, who is retiring.

Xaloy has launched Xalence, a platform the company describes as an intelligent digital assistant that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to help processors tap real-time expertise for smarter ...

German mold component giant taps former EVP, who played a "decisive role" in shaping the company's ongoing global development, as its new CEO.

The Gardner Business Index (GBI) measures the current state of plastics processing activity through survey responses covering new orders, production, backlog, employment, exports and supplier ...

Supply/demand imbalances, generally lower feedstock costs, and scheduled and potential unscheduled plant maintenance during the early part of the first quarter are likely to keep most resin prices ...

The surface temperature of the root of the screw is an important factor for solids conveying, melting and the conveying of molten resin in a single-screw extruder. Only the solids conveying section of ...

Moving to the end of fourth quarter, prices for polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) appeared to be bottoming out. While prices for polyethylene ...