Plastics NewsFrom Plastics NewsGlobal Trade ManagementEU Looks to Ban Single-Use Plastics, Such as Straws, Disposable CutleryThe European Union is proposing a ban on many single-use plastics, with a goal to clean up the litter found on Europe’s beaches and seas.May 31, 2018Business Strategy AlignmentSo, Maybe Plastic Isn't So Bad for Environment After All?There isn't a single person in the plastics industry who hasn't been regularly bombarded with concerns from all sides about the environmental costs of plastic production and use. But a new study takes some of the sting out, finding the environmental cost of using plastics in consumer goods and packaging is nearly four times less than replacing plastics with alternative materials.July 29, 2016Business Strategy AlignmentRecycling of Plastic Tops, Caps and Lids Jumps 27 Percent in U.S.Insider lingo calls them post-consumer non-bottle rigid plastics. A bit of a mouthful. Average folks call them tubs and caps and lids and cups and the like.February 5, 2016Business Strategy AlignmentDuPont, Dow Merger Said to Be on Track Despite Bad Year in SalesDuPont Co. is leaving behind a forgettable 2015 as it prepares for its massive merger with Dow Chemical Co.January 29, 2016Business Strategy AlignmentManifesto Claims European Plastics Industry Unfairly HobbledThe European plastics industry has published a manifesto alerting officials in Brussels to the many impediments it faces, and which it hopes will influence European Union policy.November 10, 2014Logistics OutsourcingArchitects Turn to Supply Chain for FeedbackArchitects want a better relationship with each part of the building and construction supply chain, especially as lean practices move heavily into the commercial construction industry.August 2, 2013Page 1 of 1
