Plastics News

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

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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

11/26/2025

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11/21/2025

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