The closure of the site will be completed in the third quarter. About 85 jobs will be eliminated in the move, a spokeswoman with Parsippany, N.J.-based AdvanSix said in an email to Plastics... Read more
Berry Global Group Inc. sees growth potential in supplying to an adult market that lasts far longer than the diaper needs of babies. Read more
Researchers see a pathway that could significantly increase the amount of flexible plastic packaging being recycled in the United State, and with the help of one recycler in Pennsylvania, th... Read more
Three more states have passed laws in recent weeks preventing local governments from banning or taxing plastic or other packaging. Read more
Covestro AG has launched an expansion to add new production lines for high-quality polycarbonate film at its manufacturing site in Dormagen, Germany. Read more
In a major plastics packaging deal, Sealed Air Corp. is acquiring Automated Packaging Systems Inc., a supplier of automated bagging systems and pre-opened bags on a roll, for $510 million. Read more
Charter NEX Films Inc. and Next Generation Films Inc. are merging. Read more
Pregis LLC is again spending millions to expand a Michigan location, the latest in a string of improvements made by the company over the years at that location. Read more
To reduce plastic packaging, the company said its Ariel pods round tubs will move to bags, saving 75 percent of packaging per wash. Read more
Workers at a plastic film plant operated by DuPont in Pasadena, Texas, have voted to join a local union. Read more