Formosa Plastics Corp., Livingston, N.J., unveiled plans to invest $332 million in its Baton Rouge, La., facility to boost production of polyvinyl chloride resin (PVC).

Curbell Plastics, Inc., Orchard Park, N.Y., acquired Nationwide Plastics, Inc., a Dallas, Texas-based full-service distributor with extensive plastic part fabrication and precision machining capabilities.

In fact, 35% of consumers were more likely to purchase products without any plastic at all compared to ones with recycled plastic, according to research presented by GlobalData, UK.

Nearly one-third of shoppers prefer to buy their fresh foods in plastic containers, whether in bags, clamshells or overwrap, according to a study by Category Partners (CP), Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Berry Global, Evansville, Ind., announced plans to close one of two manufacturing facilities located adjacent to each other in Montgomery, Ala.

KFC Canada, Canada, announced a series of new sustainability and environmental commitments aimed at curbing the company’s use of plastics in restaurants across the country.

Wind Point Partners, Chicago, and portfolio company A&R Logistics, Louisville, Ky., acquired Blue Water Plastic Transport, LLC, a St. Clair, Mich.-based provider of specialty bulk transportation and logistics services to the plastics industry.

Americans are more concerned about the impact of plastic waste in oceans than they are about the impacts of climate change, according to a survey produced by Shelton Group, Minneapolis.

A report released by Greenpeace, Washington, D.C., revealed that 20 of the largest U.S. grocery retailers fail to adequately address the plastic pollution crisis they are contributing to.

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Switzerland, launched ReSource: Plastic, a new activation hub.