Plastics News

01/13/2026

New Jersey passes bill restricting single-use plastic utensils
Restaurants across the state will no longer be allowed to automatically provide plastic utensils or condiment packets unless requested.

The legislation applies to full-service and takeout establishments with 10+ seats, and includes exemptions for institutions like hospitals and schools. It now awaits Gov. Murphy’s signature.

🏛️ Industry groups secured key amendments, but concerns remain about operational impact and customer friction.

📖 Full coverage: https://www.plasticsnews.com/public-policy/pn-new-jersey-bans-plastic-utensils/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook =1768328249

01/13/2026

Both Husky and CompoSecure will retain their existing trade names and operate as different reporting segments of the capital platform of CPG, which takes its name from its outlook of investing in companies offering “great positions in good industries.” https://www.plasticsnews.com/suppliers/machinery/pn-composecure-husky-now-cpgi/

01/12/2026

In this week’s Material Insights, Senior Reporter Frank Esposito breaks down Sabic’s $950 million sell-off of key plastics businesses.

01/09/2026

In his latest column, Frank Esposito revisits a big bet that didn’t pay off.

Sabic bought GE Plastics for $11.6B in 2007 — just before the collapse of the CD and DVD market. That polycarbonate business is now being sold for under $1B.

🔗 [Read Frank’s perspective] https://www.plasticsnews.com/opinion/columns/one-good-resin/pn-onegoodresin-sabic-cd-dvd/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook =1767977361

01/09/2026

See the Plastics News pricing charts at https://www.plasticsnews.com/resin-prices/north-america/ -thermoplastics

01/08/2026

Sabic just sold $950M worth of plastics businesses in a major shake-up of its global operations.
Here’s what’s behind the move—and what it means for the industry. https://www.plasticsnews.com/suppliers/materials/pn-sabic-sale/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook =1767881292

01/05/2026

🚨 North American resin makers are calling on the Trump administration to shut down tariff loopholes they say are giving Chinese firms unfair access to the U.S. market.

Badger Color is ramping up R&D with 12 new molding machines.

And the Plastics Industry Association and SPE are officially merging in a move set to shake up the industry.

📲 Get the full scoop on these three major moves reshaping plastics in 2026:
🔗 https://www.plasticsnews.com/video-livestreams/material-insights/pn-resin-makers-tariffs-badger-color-0105/

In the first Material Insights of 2026, U.S. resin makers are calling on the Trump administration to close USMCA loopholes that let Chinese materials bypass tariffs by routing through Canada and Mexico. Badger Color USA is adding 12 injection molding machines to strengthen its testing and developmen...

01/05/2026

Happy New Year! 🥳

🟦 Here's The Book 2025, a comprehensive collection of rankings, lists and directories from the plastics industry.

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12/17/2025

Spartech LLC will permanently close its Muncie, Ind., manufacturing plant, laying off 125 employees beginning Dec. 23, according to a state WARN notice. https://www.plasticsnews.com/processors/extrusion/pn-spartech-closing-muncie-indiana-sheet-plant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook =1765904183

12/16/2025

🚨 Machine builders hit hard by rising tariffs

📉 Orders for injection molding machines are dropping
📦 Reshoring momentum is cooling
💸 Capital projects are on pause

Execs at Wittmann, KraussMaffei, Milacron and others say unpredictable tariff rules are making it harder to plan — and costlier to build.

🔗 See who’s cutting orders and what’s ahead for 2026. https://www.plasticsnews.com/suppliers/machinery/pn-machinery-outlook-injectioin-molding/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook =1765896669

12/12/2025

Foxconn is making its biggest U.S. manufacturing move yet.

The company will invest $173 million to open its first-ever U.S. factory in Louisville, Kentucky. Set to launch in 2026, the facility will bring 180 high-tech jobs and feature AI, robotics and plastics production.

📍 Why Louisville? What’s behind the investment?

👉 https://www.plasticsnews.com/processors/injection-molding/pn-foxconn-kentucky-injection-molding/

Foxconn Technology USA will invest $173 million to open its first U.S. manufacturing plant in Louisville, Ky., featuring injection molding and tooling operations and creating 180 jobs by 2026.