While the pursuit of low-carbon construction continues to redefine architectural practice, growing attention is now focused on the health impacts of toxic, petrochemical-based building materials.

While biodegradable plastics and recycling technologies have received widespread attention, a quieter revolution is taking place in the form of plant-based coatings for plastics. These innovative ...

— -- Here is one word about an up-and-coming innovation in plastics: cornfields. Bioplastics — most of which are now made from corn — are poised to grab a bigger share of the plastics market as ...

The plastics manufacturing sector continues to demonstrate remarkable economic resilience, posting positive growth while overall US manufacturing has declined over the past quarter-century, according ...

A year and a half after overcoming local and environmental opposition to win tax breaks from the Lockport Industrial Development Agency, an Indian firm’s proposal for a single-use plastics ...

Manufacturing excellence is a joy to behold. It is a picture painted of shop-floor team members chasing down the root cause of a quality hiccup and developing a permanent fix. It is a picture of ...

Plans for a wind turbine manufacturing facility and a disposable plastics production plant to the Town of Lockport are moving ahead, now that the first has all of its approvals and financing while the ...

Circular Composite Solutions (CCS), a startup focused on manufacturing durable shipping pallet components made from recycled wood and plastics, will invest $53.7 million to establish operations in ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - A Commonwealth-based plastics manufacturing start-up, Polyzent, will invest $1.1 million into the City of Lynchburg in order to open its first plant creating 20 jobs, according ...