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Plastics Today Oct 9, 2026

Avient Names Mike Frank President and CEO

Avient Corp. has appointed Mike Frank as president and CEO, effective immediately, succeeding Ashish Khandpur, who will serve in an advisory capacity…

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Plastics Today Oct 9, 2026

Emerson Showcases Advanced Packaging Automation at Pack Expo

Emerson will present fit-for-purpose packaging solutions from Aventics and Afag brands at Pack Expo 2026, featuring precision motion control and automation technologies.

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Plastics Today Oct 9, 2026

Medical Device Manufacturers Find Silver Lining in Tariff Turbulence

Industry leaders say medtech companies have adapted well to ongoing tariff pressures, with many discovering that U.S. suppliers offer competitive—and sometimes lower—total…

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Plastics Today Oct 9, 2026

Plastic Ingenuity’s Paige Greenberg Highlights Sustainable Packaging Innovation for Pack Expo

Paige Greenberg, a packaging specialist at Plastic Ingenuity, discusses the company's plans for Pack Expo with PlasticsToday.

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Plastics Today Oct 9, 2026

Talent Talk: Three Essential Tips to Ace Your Initial Phone Interview

Career expert shares three proven strategies to help job candidates successfully navigate initial phone interviews with recruiters and advance to the next…

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Plastics Today Oct 9, 2026

Benvic Debuts LCA Platform at Fakuma 2026

Europe's leading polymer compounder Benvic will debut its internal Life Cycle Assessment platform at Fakuma 2026, enabling customers to measure environmental impact…

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Plastics Today Oct 9, 2026

Dutch AI Startup polySCOUT Designs Custom Polymers in Weeks

polySCOUT, a Dutch AI company spun out of TNO, designs custom polymers to specification in weeks rather than years, addressing urgent regulatory…

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Plastics Technology Oct 9, 2026

TaipeiPLAS Highlights Island’s Exporting Prowess

While some headwinds in trade have dampened the island nation’s global plastics machinery presence it remains a global power, as made evident…

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Plastics Technology Oct 9, 2026

CONTRAX Grand Rapids Adds Expert Sessions and Networking Reception, Free with Registration

Added events include show-floor presentations on automation, quoting & estimating, performance benchmarking and AI/ERP, plus an evening networking reception

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Plastics Today Oct 8, 2026

Syensqo Expands Circular Fluids Portfolio with UL-Certified Fomblin Y

Syensqo receives UL certification for circular Fomblin Y fluids and invests in Italian recycling expansion to meet customer demand for sustainable, high-performance…

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Plastics Today Oct 8, 2026

ColombiaPlast 2026 Records Strong Growth in Bogotá

ColombiaPlast 2026 closed with record attendance, expanded exhibition space, and $7.8 million in business expectations, reinforcing Bogotá's position as the plastics industry…

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Plastics Today Oct 8, 2026

Novolex Opens Applied Innovation Center in Texas

Novolex has opened its Applied Innovation Center in Roanoke, Texas, providing customers with hands-on access to test, compare, and select packaging solutions…

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Plastics Today Oct 8, 2026

Responding and Recalibrating to Tariff Challenges in Medtech

A new agreement between the US and China could again reduce certain medical device-related costs. The industry might have already found other…

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Plastics Today Oct 8, 2026

Veritiv Launches Cold-Chain Canister Amid GLP-1 Surge

The TempSafe RxShield offers 36-hour thermal protection for pharma medications in a compact cold-chain shipper as specialty pharmacy mail orders triple.

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Plastics Technology Oct 8, 2026

Syensqo Material Applied in Sternal Spacer for Cardiothoracic Care

Syensqo's Ixef PARA GS-1022 BU01, a glass-fiber reinforced polyarylamide, is used in Thoracic Innovations' BlueBridge Modular Sternal Spacer, now commercially available in…

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Plastics Technology Oct 7, 2026

ALPLA Adds Las Vegas Bottle Plant

The global firm’s expansion in the Western U.S. will begin extrusion blow molding bottles next spring.

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Plastics Technology Oct 7, 2026

INEOS Opens Full-Scale CO₂ Storage Site in the EU

Chemical company and polymer supplier to U.S. and EU started operations at Greensand storage facility. 

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Plastics Technology Oct 7, 2026

AI Startup Partners with Arburg on AI-Driven Scrap Reduction

plus10.ai's Hopper software optimizes injection molding with AI-driven parameter recommendations, reducing scrap by up to 20%

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Plastics Technology Sep 25, 2026

NexPoint Materials Launches as Standalone Engineering Thermoplastics Company

Formerly SABIC's Engineering Thermoplastics business, NexPoint Materials announced the beginning of independent operations following its acquisition by Mutares, announcing leadership and business…

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Plastics Technology Sep 24, 2026

Citex Names Grier to Head IDoo, Zut to Lead Inoex

CiTEX names Adam Grier president of IDoo and Peter Zut as new Inoex president in moves aimed at advancing controls, AI and…

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Plastics Technology Sep 22, 2026

Velocity Group Opens New Ohio Injection Molding Plant

Contract manufacturer’s new 80,000-ft2 facility features brand new LS Mtron injection molding machines.

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Plastics Technology Sep 21, 2026

Plastics Machinery Orders Rise but Shipments Drop in Second Quarter

Plastics Industry Association reports that second-quarter primary plastics machinery shipments totaled $235.8 million, down 14.8% from the first quarter and off 7.2%…

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