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A group of major Canadian plastic manufacturers are suing the federal government over its decision to list plastic as toxic to the environment. Photo by Justin Hofman/Greenpeace The $35-billion plastics industry’s threat of legal action against Canada's efforts to rein in harmful plastic pollution will go nowhere, the federal government and environmental advocates say. "Plastics litter our beaches, parks, streets, shorelines, and other places Canadians value. Their harmful impact on nature and wildlife must be addressed," said Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson in a Wednesday statem...

This interactive virtual event, hosted by the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC) Plastics Division and the Canada Plastics Pact (CPP), will lay the groundwork for what a circular economy for plastics could look like in Canada. Across the country, there are countless companies and organizations already advancing initiatives that are crucial to successfully moving to a more circular economy for plastics. However, many of these projects are operating in silos, without clear direction and incentive to accelerate them towards full scale commercialization and deployment. Realizing Tech...

Print AVON, Ohio—Barentz B.V. has named Brad Baumann to lead sales in the life sciences and specialty chemical solutions company's North American West Coast CASE team. Baumann, who has more than two decades of experience in the CASE industry, will lead the team as sales manager, according to Barentz. Most notably, Baumann has experience in fluorescent pigments and traditional dispersions, as well as aqueous, zero VOC, polyurethane, polyaspartic, plasticizer, epoxy and alkyd dispersions. "We're very excited to welcome Brad to the Barentz team leading sales initiatives for our CASE businesses...

Inspired by a special request from a valve manufacturer, SEPCO announced that its P3 Plastics Division, based in Texas, now manufactures valve components.  A valve manufacturer recently needed quality seats (glass-filled PTFE), gland packing (PTFE), and bottom packing (PTFE) for valves, delivered quickly. Its team reached out to SEPCO and the P3 division and requested these components. The team rapidly produced and delivered the parts to the manufacturer. “Our goal is always to provide high-quality, high-performance parts, but this is often only one piece of the puzzle. Adapting to our c...

Museum of Russian Icons announces death of founder Gordon B. Lankton Gordon left an indelible mark on the town of Clinton, turning old, otherwise abandoned buildings on Union Street into Nypro Inc. and the Museum of Russian Icons, both globally recognized organizations. CLINTON, MASS .- The Board of Trustees of the Museum of Russian Icons announced the death of founder Gordon B. Lankton. After opening a branch of his plastics manufacturing company in Moscow in 1992, he came to appreciate Russian culture, particularly the icon, the emblematic sacred art form stemming from the Byzantine traditi...