The material supplier has begun removing benzene stored at the Sarnia facility as part of a previously announced decision to shutter the site.

The deal aims to strengthen Techmer PM’s position as a supplier of colourants and additives for the plastics industry.

The plant, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., will make the company's CustomFlo pipes for the Canadian and U.S. markets.

The closure was announced on Sept. 11 and the first round of layoffs took place two days later, Unifor officials said.

There are no plans to sell, close or significantly reduce its business activities as part of the transaction, Covestro ...

The U.S. plastics industry supports more than 1 million jobs and produces more than $500 billion in value, the report says.

Reifenhauser Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of German extrusion machine manufacturer Reifenhäuser Group, has appointed industry ...

Claims about recyclability have confused consumers, but forthcoming guidelines from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission may address this problem. Plastic is a fast-growing segment of U.S. municipal ...

The plant will divert approximately 14,000 tonnes of waste, including post-consumer plastics, away from landfills annually. Cement manufacturer Lafarge Canada Inc. and Geocycle Canada, which ...

Coca-Cola is sponsoring a remote-controlled mobile waste collector that will help Pollution Probe collect floating debris flowing into the Great Lakes. The Coca-Cola Co. in Canada is partnering with ...