Extrusion: Film & Sheet

At some point, the triple whammy of pent-up demand, reshoring, and the continued retirement of baby boomers will have the plastics industry back in a place where there are winners and losers.

Porous labelstock solves blistering issues in pressure-sensitive adhesives in the auto sector.

Laser engraving has replaced conventional two-part injection molding and rotary engraving as the preferred method for rapid production of custom day-and-night marks because of its speed, operational flexibility, and mark quality.

Tekni-Plex, Braskem, and Dana provide support to help speed execution of personal protective equipment.

EDI system enhancements make it easier to control edge bead while reducing downtime for width changes and cleaning.

PAC Worldwide and Trex partnership yields CoolPAC, packaging’s first 100% recyclable thermal bubble liner products that can be dropped off at 32,000 store locations nationwide.

Ninety-seven percent of plastic artificial flowers come into the United States each year from China, but we cannot look at that through the same lens as the importation of 90% of our antibiotics.

Curbell Plastics Inc. acquired Nationwide Plastics with its three locations in August 2019.

Royalite G50 is described as a sustainable, non-PVC alternative for wall coverings, ceiling tiles, and other architectural applications.

Once we are back to something like normal in the plastics industry, everyone will be hiring, and the available candidate pool is going to look like the toilet paper aisle in your local grocery store.