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Talent Talk: Are You a Plastics Industry Rock Star? Answer These Six Questions to Find Out

Sep 02, 2021

Industry rock stars are the top five to 10 percent of their peer group that any company would be thrilled to hire. Do you measure up?

Weekly Resin Report: The Calm Before the Storm

Aug 31, 2021

Prices for most commodity-grade polyethylene and polypropylene continued a slow slide last week. Then came Hurricane Ida.

Plastic Aerosol Containers Ready for Prime Time

Aug 30, 2021

Metal-based aerosol cans can expect healthy competition from PET alternatives that offer molding and consumer advantages.

Talent Talk: And Now, the Great Retirement

Aug 27, 2021

The baby boom generation leaving the workforce is a looming problem for the plastics industry. It's not just about headcount — it's a brain drain.

Talent Talk: Should You Quit Your Job?

Aug 20, 2021

Ask yourself these four questions before making the big leap.

How Smart Can a Machine Get? Check Out the New Artificial Intelligence

Aug 18, 2021

This collection of applications reveals the different ways AI and machine learning are improving plant operations.

Canada's Precision ADM Acquires Roswell Downhole Technologies

Aug 17, 2021

Companies will manufacture Canada’s first biopolymer-based compostable non-wovens for PPE production.

Weekly Resin Report: Sizable Price Decline May Be on Horizon

Aug 16, 2021

If production continues relatively smoothly and record export levels do not emerge, the resin market could be setting up for a perhaps sizable fourth-quarter decline, according to the PlasticsExchange.

Talent Talk: A Three-Part Strategy for Weathering the Workforce Turnover Storm

Aug 13, 2021

To counter the “Great Resignation,” employers must institute robust employee retention and recruitment plans and take full advantage of alternative workforce options.

Talent Talk: The Turnover Hurricane Is Here

Aug 09, 2021

Is 30% workforce turnover the new normal?

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