Plastics News

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.

12/11/2025

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

12/08/2025

🧃📦 Big move in plastics packaging: ProAmpac is acquiring TC Transcontinental Packaging in a $1.51 billion deal. The acquisition brings ProAmpac into new markets like dairy, meat, and medical, while expanding its global reach from North America to New Zealand.

📍 What it means for the industry → https://www.plasticsnews.com/end-markets/packaging/pn-proampac-transcontinental/

12/05/2025

Precision Concepts International LLC will permanently close its Mebane, N.C., facility in early 2026, eliminating about 59 jobs following two recent acquisitions and a change in ownership.

12/04/2025

North American polypropylene resin prices fell in November due to lower feedstock costs and weak demand, continuing a downward trend in a soft market. https://www.plasticsnews.com/resin-prices/pn-polypropylene-prices-down-1125/

12/03/2025

Printpack Inc. will close its Elgin, Ill., plant beginning Jan. 5, laying off 111 workers, according to a WARN notice filed with the state. https://www.plasticsnews.com/end-markets/packaging/pn-printpack-closing-elgin/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook =1764789167

12/01/2025

Craig Foster has been named CEO of Techmer PM, a leading compounder and concentrates maker based in Clinton, Tenn. https://www.plasticsnews.com/suppliers/materials/pn-techmer-foster-nikrant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook =1764603637