Plastic is one of the world’s most ubiquitous materials, essential to daily life as we know it. Production is growing at a rate of 3.4 percent—three times faster than our global population growth.

As the dust settles after the fifth round of negotiations (INC-5) for a Global Plastics Treaty in Busan, South Korea, the world continues to work toward a binding international agreement to eliminate ...

KAMLOOPS, British Columbia (CN) — A Canadian municipality is leading a price-fixing class action claiming suppliers of PVC pipes conspired to artificially inflate the price of the pipes following ...

Olin Corp. is ending a joint venture with Mitsui & Co. Ltd. as it continues its plans to enter the North American PVC resin market. Clayton, Mo.-based Olin and Mitsui & Co. Ltd. have mutually agreed ...

Few polymers used in healthcare have stoked as much controversy as polyvinyl chloride (PVC). For many years, this plastic and its additives have been scrutinized by authorities, criticized by NGOs, ...