In a significant shift in trade policy, the United States last year imposed reciprocal tariffs on plastics imports from El Salvador and Guatemala, despite their inclusion in the Dominican ...

Environmental advocacy and community groups have filed a lawsuit challenging a permit that Formosa Plastics needs to build a massive $9.4 billion plastics plant in St. James Parish. The lawsuit, filed ...

The report also highlighted that the global production of plastics may not peak until beyond 2100. Adverse effects on health due to emissions from the world's plastics system, including greenhouse ...

Jonathan Baker does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Letters signed by five state attorneys general recently were sent to the U.S. Plastics Pact, GreenBlue and the Consumer Goods Forum, expressing “collective concern” that the organizations may be ...

John Jungjohann is president of Design Plastics Inc., a plastics processor based in Omaha, Neb. Founded in 1972, the company specializes in thermoforming, vacuum forming and injection molding.

Two employees of a plastics maker were fatally shot Monday morning in Cleveland, Tennessee, by an employee in the process of termination, authorities said. The two men killed at Barku Plastics were ...

Cincinnati — Justin Riney is unapologetic about his love for plastics. But he also understands the company he works for makes plastics that are a target for detractors. As sustainability commercial ...

BRUSSELS, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Europe's plastics industry faces plant closures at an accelerated rate and falling further behind global rivals in recycling without urgent action, sector lobby group ...

Bamboo plastic sounds like a compelling eco-friendly material for a variety of applications, but its questionable durability and recyclability leave a lot to be desired. Researchers at Northeast ...

Microplastics are increasingly being found in our bodies and food supply. They are defined as pieces of plastic smaller than 5 millimeters — about the size of a pencil eraser. But they can also be ...