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 ...

One of Poland’s leading film processors has reaped the benefits of production automation by virtue of its recent investment in Reifenhäuser's PAM (precise, autonomous, mechatronic) technology for flat ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Net Impact announced its third Circular Plastics Challenge with a case prompt that encourages emerging business professionals to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to maximize circularity in the ...

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 ...

Borealis has introduced Borcycle M CWOT120CL, a recycled linear low-density polyethylene (rLLDPE) grade. It is produced with 85% postconsumer recyclate and 15% LLDPE booster. This is the latest grade ...

A Uniloy model UCS14.ED 4+4 will be one of two all-electric shuttle machines coming to the firm’s U.S. headquarters this year. A three-layer coex UCS30.ED machine will arrive in July. Source: Uniloy ...