It’s no contest – the U.S. is still the most popular market by a wide margin for Canadian business owners looking to expand internationally.

The performance styrenics business of Nova Chemicals Corporation is being purchased by building products maker PFB Corporation.

Canadian auto parts maker Magna International Inc. reported first quarter 2012 earnings and sales that exceeded year-earlier results, and the expectations of analysts, on stronger North American vehicle production.

A plastics reprocessing plant in Lincolnshire, UK, claimed to be the largest of its kind in the world, has been officially opened.

Demand for flexible packaging chemical polyethylene terephthalate (PET) grew by approximately 7 per cent annually over the past decade, due to its diverse application in a wide range of new products developed by fast moving consumer goods and...

We've noticed that several companies in the plastics industry are now posting job openings on Twitter. Simply search on Twitter for your area of expertise and see what pops up. For example, here's a search for avaialble Injection Molding Jobs:...

Time is running out to experience the Return of the Machines at NPE 2012! Register online now and get to Orlando this April to take part in the world's largest plastics showcase - the National Plastics Exposition: 2+ million square...

Wed, Mar 14, 2012 11:00 AM EDT In this webinar, ICIS editor William Lemos will describe the impact the shale gas wave has had on ethylene and butadiene markets. The webinar will also provide a general overview of the North...

On December 2nd we launched a new homepage for the IDES plastics data website. Let us know what you think using the comments section below. The IDES Team

Nearly 70 new grades from Bayer MaterialScience AG have been added to the Prospector database. Click to continue...