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Ohio resin manufacturer Yenkin Majestic pleaded guilty to a federal negligent endangerment charge stemming from a 2021 p...
09/05/2026

Ohio resin manufacturer Yenkin Majestic pleaded guilty to a federal negligent endangerment charge stemming from a 2021 plant explosion that killed one worker and severely injured several others.

Union Pacific is defending its proposed $85 billion merger with Norfolk Southern as chemical and plastics industry group...
09/03/2026

Union Pacific is defending its proposed $85 billion merger with Norfolk Southern as chemical and plastics industry groups raise concerns about competition, service and shipping costs.

CEO Jim Vena says a combined railroad could provide faster, more efficient service. But he stopped short of promising lower rates for chemical shippers, many of which have few practical alternatives to rail.

Here’s what the merger could mean for plastics and chemical companies.
https://www.plasticsnews.com/opinion/columns/plastics-blog/pn-union-pacific-addresses-chemical-industry-rail-merger-concerns/

Kreate is investing $100 million in a 542,000-square-foot Ohio manufacturing plant that will house 32 new Engel injectio...
09/03/2026

Kreate is investing $100 million in a 542,000-square-foot Ohio manufacturing plant that will house 32 new Engel injection molding machines and create about 120 jobs.

California lawmakers have approved new limits on recycled-content claims involving chemically recycled plastics, sending...
09/01/2026

California lawmakers have approved new limits on recycled-content claims involving chemically recycled plastics, sending a closely watched plastics industry bill to Gov. Gavin Newsom.

AB-2253 would restrict some mass balance accounting methods used to make recycled-content claims. Supporters call it a truth-in-labeling measure, while industry groups warn it could create new compliance barriers and discourage investment in recycling.

The debate could also set up a clash with federal legislation backed by the plastics industry.

Here’s what changed in the bill and what happens next.
https://www.plasticsnews.com/public-policy/pn-calif-passes-mass-balance-bill/

Carbon-fiber composites are headed on a million-mile journey to help NASA explore some of the biggest mysteries in the u...
09/01/2026

Carbon-fiber composites are headed on a million-mile journey to help NASA explore some of the biggest mysteries in the universe.

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched Aug. 30 carrying a carbon-fiber Outer Barrel Assembly built by Applied Composites in Los Alamitos, California.

The lightweight, stiff structure protects sensitive cameras, sensors and electronics as the telescope prepares to study dark matter, dark energy and worlds beyond our solar system.

Here’s how composites are helping make the mission possible.
https://www.plasticsnews.com/opinion/kickstart/pn-roman-telescope-machinery-consolidation-gentex-lep/

Some communities are taking cigarette makers to court, saying they need to do more to eliminate littering from cigarette...
09/01/2026

Some communities are taking cigarette makers to court, saying they need to do more to eliminate littering from cigarette butts and their plastic filters.

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