Carbon black pigments have been standard for black parts. However, these pigments block the signal of NIR optical sorting ...

As November winds down and families gather in preparation for the Thanksgiving holiday, Plastics Technology is thankful for its readers, and we’re serving up a second helping of our most-read articles ...

The AIM Institute has created a new plastics technology certificate program targeting industry interest in tested credentials.

Low-density structural polymer designed for lightweighting while maintaining performance and aesthetics in consumer ...

The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Automotive Division has announced the winners of the 2025 Automotive Innovation Awards. The final 33 teams presented innovations in 10 categories before a panel ...

Bio-Fed, a branch of Akro-Plastic, launched a specialized compound for coffee capsules, M-Vera GP1065. The biocompound is designed to protect aroma and extend shelf life through enhanced barrier ...

The Gardner Business Index (GBI) measures the current state of plastics processing activity through survey responses covering new orders, production, backlog, employment, exports and supplier ...

Moving to the end of fourth quarter, prices for polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) appeared to be bottoming out. While prices for polyethylene ...

At the K 2025 show in October, Inspec.tech announced that it has upgraded its inline raw material inspection (RMI) systems with improved cameras and lighting technology. Enhancements include smaller ...