Critical Partners in the Plastic Industry Plastic processors and converters play a critical role in the plastic industry. These companies are responsible for taking raw plastic

The plastic resin distribution industry plays a critical role in the global supply chain of plastics. This industry is responsible for sourcing, buying, and distributing

Almost every product in the 21st century requires plastic in one form or another. The invention of plastic endures as one of the greatest achievements

Shaping the World Through Polyethylene (Article 1 of 2 in the series) With the shake of a hand, in the 1967 movie The Graduate, Mr McGuire

In 2022, if one seeks out trends in the plastics world, then talk about “single use plastics” surely scores high. This trend began some years

The words “survivalist” or “survivalism” summon to mind a range of images, even emotions. For some these words evoke a picture of preparedness, security, and

It was not until the last one hundred years or so that plastic became the name for a category of substances called polymers. Just for fun, let’s

Plastics improve life in innumerable ways. Our English word “plastic” comes from the Latin word plasticus and the Greek word plastikos. These mean “able to be molded or formed.”

With this concluding segment of our series, we turn our attentions to polymers in particular. The 2020s have wrought changes in all segments of society,