The Gardner Business Index (GBI) measures the current state of plastics processing activity through survey responses covering ...

The trajectory of prices for four of the five commodity resins — polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS) and ...

Members of the moldmaking community were recently honored for excellence at the Plastics Technology Exposition (PTXPO) 2025. The Mold Technologies Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers ...

March was a busy month for the industry! We hope the molders and moldmakers who joined us at PTXPO enjoyed the show and have returned engaged and inspired! Whether you attended the show or not, there ...

Dr. Joseph Scuralli, former president of Wayne Machine & Die Co., Totawa, N.J. has formed his own sales representative firm, Extrudamerica LLC, which specializes in plastic, silicone and rubber ...

The Plastics Industry Association’s (PLASTICS) Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES) released fourth quarter shipment data for primary plastics machinery, covering injection molding and extrusion ...

Liquid silicone rubber (LSR) offers unmatched versatility for producing high-quality, durable parts. If you’re starting a new LSR molding operation, what steps should you take to ensure success and ...

A young Canadian company has developed and patented a novel type of extruder that it says upends long-held beliefs about how plastics melt in such machines. Called MixFlow and patented by ReDeTec of ...

Liquid silicone rubber (LSR) offers unmatched versatility for producing high-quality, durable parts. If you’re starting a new LSR molding operation, what steps should you take to ensure success and ...