Kickstart: Milk jugs and internet misinformation

If we’ve learned one thing from the past 18 months it’s this: People tend to believe things they read on social media. I’ve been guilty myself of seeing something cool… Read more

How To Make The Service Life Of Silicone Products Longer?

Currently, silicone products have been spread all over the corner of life, whether it is medical supplies accessories, electronic products, kitchen supplies or beauty supplies can not be separated from… Read more

Remaking economy for climate has opportunities & risks for plastics industry

Retooling the economy to meet the climate crisis has both opportunities and risks for the plastics industry, as a pair of recent decisions by President Joe Biden on electric cars… Read more

Kickstart: Breaking molds in search of workers

Hoffer Plastics Corp. is turning to its existing workers to help it recruit new ones.The South Elgin, Ill.-based molder has launched a initiative to “rebrand” the image of jobs in… Read more

Why Do More And More People Choose To Use Food Grade Silicone Products?

One of the most frequently heard topics is that the choice of silicone material must be food-grade, so that it is safe. It seems that everyone is becoming more and… Read more

Plastics CEOs on the hot seat in 2021

Let’s call 2021 the year of big decisions for CEOs.Here are just a few of the questions they face: Do you require masks and vaccinations, encourage them, or make them… Read more

Plastics CEOs on the hot seat in 2021

Let’s call 2021 the year of big decisions for CEOs.Here are just a few of the questions they face: Do you require masks and vaccinations, encourage them, or make them… Read more

Kickstart: Keeping everyone safe

One summer during college, I worked at a fruit packing plant. This was the 1980s, and in retrospect the safety precautions weren’t really that great. As in the training was… Read more

Materials firms see better stock prices so far in 2021

Stock prices of publicly held plastics materials firms have continued to recover in the first seven months of 2021.Prices of many of the 15 materials firms tracked by Plastics News… Read more

Kickstart: Waiting to see which way consumer demand swings

The pandemic has changed a lot of consumers’ buying habits.Just recall early 2020 when there was a toilet paper shortage, along with a lack of both cleaning supplies (like hand… Read more

Covering diversity requires self-reflection

Plastics News tackles the issue of diversity this week in our first special report on the topic. We plan to make it an annual feature.I’m glad that we got to… Read more

Kickstart: Acquisitions, rotomolding and Mr. Peanut

Almost every company likes to brag that it has a long and storied history. Trilogy Plastics Inc. just happens to have one that stands out a little more.The rotomolder was… Read more

A Mainstream Product With Environmental Protection Concepts in The Gift Market – Silicone Cup Lids

silicone cup lid is made of food-grade silicone raw material, silicone products using oil press high-temperature vulcanization molding and according to the silicone raw material stable chemical properties, so has… Read more

Kickstart: But wait, there's more

Let’s cut up some potatoes in the Veg-O-Matic, take our Pocket Fisherman out to the lake and tell passersby via our Mr. Microphone that we’ll be back to pick them… Read more

Kickstart: Adding robots during a workforce shortage

The labor shortage is prompting more investments in automation, with companies buying equipment that can pick up the slack on shop floors.At least that’s the take from Wittmann Battenfeld Inc.,… Read more

Which Silicone Kitchenware Products Do You Like?

Nowadays, many families are slowly using silicone kitchenware. Why is silicone kitchenware so popular? Because silicone kitchenware is a kind of food-grade silicone product that has no odor and is… Read more

Kickstart: Breaking molds, taking STEPs

This week’s print issue of Plastics News features , 50 women from a wide range of backgrounds and experience filling jobs at every level of the industry. You can also… Read more

BASF Cellasto hits the 1-billion mark

BASF has a billion reasons to be proud of its Cellasto-brand polyurethane component business.The German materials giant recently marked production of its one billionth Cellasto component at its plant in… Read more

Kickstart: Taking a recycled stand for the Olympics' podium

You may have seen some viral posts about the “anti-sex” beds for athletes at the Tokyo Olympic games, set to officially kick off July 23, but with some events already… Read more

The Best Shower Cleaning Brush With Soap Dispenser

The shower cleaning brush is made of silicone material, the soft and skin-friendly material is suitable for adults, children and pets. Our silicone shower brush is very strong in design, high… Read more