Legislation & Regulations

When Bayer bought Monsanto’s agricultural chemicals and seed business, it also bought Monsanto’s headache — the weed killer, Roundup, which some claim is linked to cancer. Bayer is still trying to defend itself with science. But as many in the...

Plastics Industry Association CEO Tony Radoszewski was a voice in the wilderness when he testified to Congress about the health benefits of single-use plastics during the pandemic — he was drowned out by a gaggle of plastic haters.

Companies across the value chain take action to enhance polypropylene circularity with first request for proposals.

Tony Radoszewski, President and CEO of the Plastics Industry Association, made his remarks at a briefing titled, “Plastic Production, Pollution and Waste in the Time of COVID-19: The Life-Threatening Impact of Single-Use Plastic on Human Health.”

Earlier this week, the Pentagon signed a memorandum of agreement with the U.S International Development Finance Corp. to support projects that create, expand, or restore domestic industrial capabilities in response to COVID-19.

Harbour Results releases results of second of three surveys tracking the economic health of the industry during the COVID-19 crisis.

The Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling Act introduced in Congress is getting attention and support from the Recycling Partnership, American Chemistry Council, and Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries.

The compounder has expanded output of its medical-grade TPEs to meet increased demand because of COVID-19 and shifted some production from China to the United States to support customers that are reshoring operations.

Shuttering a plastics facility, even if it is not intuitively obvious how that plant fits into the global health supply chain, could inadvertently impact our ability to fight and prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act, introduced by Democratic lawmakers, would require plastics producers to collect and recycle their own waste, create a nationwide drink-container refund scheme and phase out certain single-use plastic...