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Tony Radoszewski, President & CEO of the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) commended the Senate Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs for holding an upcoming hearing on plastic waste, issuing a statement on the continued importance of plastic to the modern…

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) and IHS Markit will host the eighth annual Global Plastics Summit (GPS) virtually on October 21–23, 2020, the organizations announced today. The event connects plastic industry decision-makers to address leading topics like global competition, plastics…

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) Bioplastics Division today announced Danimer Scientific and WinCup as the joint winners of the 2020 Innovation in Bioplastics Award. Together they developed the first commercially sold straws made of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), a material verified as a…

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) President & CEO Tony Radoszewski issued the following statement after California Senate Bill 54 and Assembly Bill 1080 failed to pass yesterday: “We are certainly appreciative of all the legislators who recognized that Senate Bill 54 and…

The implementation of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) today is a historic step for the three nations, their businesses and workers, and consumers, said Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) President and CEO Tony Radoszewski. “PLASTICS members welcome a new era of balanced,…

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) today released promising results from its New End Market Opportunities (NEMO) for Film Asphalt Project in partnership with the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT). Extensive testing shows that a new asphalt formulation using recycled…