Commercial purging compounds may have been created for injection molders, but they make a lot of sense for extruders too. When plastics manufacturers think about purging, a lot of them probably also ...

The rigid plastic packaging makers are joining forces to create a transatlantic business with more than $1 billion in annual sales. IPL Group, a manufacturer of rigid plastic products, and Schoeller ...

Expensive, high-temperature resins are almost the norm these days for some molders. But what shouldn’t be the norm is using standard commercial purging compounds to try to remove them from your ...

The deal aims to boost Trelleborg's involvement in the aerospace industry. In a deal that expands its sealing solutions business, Trelleborg Group has acquired Magee Plastics, a Warrendale, Pa.-based ...

The sustainable cards produced by Mastercard are available to consumers in more than a dozen countries, with over 60 financial institutions issuing cards made from approved materials. Mastercard has ...

The Brantford, Ont.-based firm is receiving a loan of over $10 million to finance equipment to increase its material processing capabilities. Canada-based molecular recycling company GreenMantra ...

Whether to use a granulator or a shredder is a size-reduction question that’s been confronting (and sometimes confounding) plastics processors for decades. Here’s guidance from some experts. We’re ...

As traditional demands for oil are declining as the transport sector is increasingly electrified, the oil industry is seeing plastics as a key output that can make up for losses in other markets.

Saskatoon Fire officials say the family-owned business building is ‘expected to be a total loss.’ A fire on May 7 at the manufacturing plant of WD Plastics Ltd., a custom molder in Saskatoon, ...

Film and sheet manufacturer Polykar Industries Inc., based in Saint-Laurent, Que., has announced a $20 million expansion of its Edmonton region facility. Supported by $770,000 through the Alberta ...