John Erkert has been named president of Conair Group while continuing to serve as CEO of PiovanGroup North America, expanding his leadership responsibilities within the plastics equipment industry.

Ulsan, South Korea-based polymer stabilizer manufacturer Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd., will establish a One Pack Systems production facility in Saudi Arabia, it announced at K 2025.

To better serve European customers, BPM recently opened a new warehouse in Houten, Netherlands, to store spare parts and equipment for trade shows like K.

It’s a dynamic world,” said Mike Freudenstein, vice president of marketing and industry management for Albis. “Projects move from country to country. You have multiple parties involved. We want to ...

The U.S. Plastics Pact has a new position paper arguing that chemical and mechanical recycling should be complementary, with priority given to mechanical recycling.

Australian plastics manufacturer Vector Technologies is launching its first North American operation in Elizabethtown, N.C., with a $6 million investment and plans to create 44 jobs.

Corvaglia Group, a major maker of plastic caps for the PET bottle market, is combining its manufacturing plant in Switzerland with Wisecap Group, which has a network of production sites in Europe.

Manufacturing advocates and a plastics industry executive testified at a Congressional hearing Nov. 20, pushing Washington for tariff relief for capital equipment purchases.

An Environmental Protection Agency health review of vinyl building block chemical EDC says it finds risks to some workers and fenceline communities from manufacturing emissions.

Plastics industry consultant Steve Trapp says economic uncertainty, tariff impacts and weak consumer demand point to a modest ...

At K 2025, KraussMaffei showcased advances in its ColorForm technology, which uses in-mold polyurethane coatings to eliminate traditional painting, reduce costs and enable next-gen automotive design.

GE Appliances says it will buy another $150 million worth of parts — included plastics — from North American suppliers as it expands its washer and dry producer in Louisville, Ky.