Legislation & Regulations

Anti-Plastics Activists Shower Amazon with Praise . . . for Denying the Science

Dec 14, 2020

The world’s largest online retailer has banned a number of plastics in private-label food-contact products, despite the fact that decades-long studies have shown these polymers to be safe for humans under real-world conditions.

EVs Are a Risky Bet

Dec 11, 2020

Detroit automakers are betting big on electric vehicles (EVs) and California wants to go all EV by 2035. Right now, though, they represent around 1% of all new-car sales.

Activists Pressure Biden to Be #PlasticFreePresident

Dec 10, 2020

The Presidential Plastics Action Plan urges president-elect Joe Biden to take eight key executive actions to solve the plastic pollution crisis. The demands are mostly wrongheaded and would engender numerous unintended consequences.

Let’s Talk Reshoring

Dec 08, 2020

Industry professionals from custom molder PTA Plastics and Perc Pineda and Michael Werner from the Plastics Industry Association discuss the present and future of reshoring during a virtual roundtable.

Reshoring Continues to Trend, as Chinese Policies Put a Chill on Business Relations

Dec 01, 2020

US reshoring is outpacing foreign-direct investment this year for the first time since 2014, according to the Reshoring Initiative.

America’s Plastic Makers Call on Congress to Support EPA’s First-Ever National Recycling Goal

Nov 28, 2020

The American Chemistry Council and its members applaud EPA’s National Recycling Goal to increase the US recycling rate to 50% by 2030.

Manufacturing Fortunes Mixed Under Biden

Nov 21, 2020

The incoming Biden administration will differ from Trump on manufacturing — from reshoring incentives to stability in trade policy.

New Jersey Sues Solvay and Arkema over Contaminated Drinking Water

Nov 17, 2020

New Jersey officials allege that Solvay has ignored a mandate to rid the local environment of PFAS compounds and other pollutants used at its West Deptford plant. Solvay bought the plant from Arkema in 1990.

Auto Industry Outlook Under President-Elect Biden

Nov 16, 2020

A Biden administration brings new priorities and policies that are seen as mostly favorable for the auto industry.

Coca-Cola Terminates Agreement with Loop Industries

Nov 12, 2020

The notice did not mention recent reports calling Loop Industries’ advanced recycling technology a "fiction" as a reason for the termination, but it certainly didn’t inspire Coca-Cola’s confidence in the project.

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