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Expect to see at least twelve startup ventures with exciting new technologies at the 'NPE2015 Startup Garage' exhibitions.

Algae and plastics do mix—that’s the message to be delivered at the upcoming Pack Expo, Oct. 28-31 at Chicago’s McCormick Place.

Component Analyzer from MachineSense tracks the trend health and operating conditions of rotating industrial machinery components 24/7. 

NatureWorks’s 2016 conference showed that innovation in biopolymer technology will continue to thrive.

Stagnant population growth has stymied growth a bit in what is clearly a very high-tech film extrusion market.

One of the more unusual aspects of the sustainability drive in the plastics industry (see NPE Sustainability article this month) is the way giant beverage companies are taking an active role in spurring development of biobased plastics for bottles.

End use demands could drive growth of more complex, highly layered structures.

Minnesota-based firm extrudes corrugated HDPE sheet and fabricates it into all kinds of tubs, totes, boxes, and trays for businesses that include Fortune 500 companies. Its model is unique: a manufacturer in a competitive business-to-business environment that has a mission of providing employment opportunities for people with disabilities—in an integrated and inclusive setting.

The shale gas boom could provide unprecedented opportunities for film processors.

After BRIC countries largely built up their markets during the Great Recession, developed economies today seek continued growth despite emerging market maladies.