Plastics manufacturers and other companies can follow these five basic steps to research and development project success.

Consulting with a metal fabricator converting many of its parts to plastic, the author was asked to source a reliable injection molder. That turned out to be surprisingly difficult, and he is asking the PlasticsToday community to weigh in: Was he naïve, or is this the way business is done?

Materials supplier Evonik (Essen, Germany) announced this week that Meditool (Shanghai), a developer of 3D-printing systems for medical implants, is the beneficiary of its first direct investment in China through its venture capital arm.

The Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah will host the new factory for auto wire harnesses, rearview mirrors for passenger cars, injection-molded parts