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Français Montachem Media Monitoring Report, March 2025
Current Trending Topics in the News with Links to Articles: Governmental and Lobbying: Features and News Articles: Toy industry prepares for price increases as tariffs hit imports https://www.plasticsnews.com/news/toy-industry-prepares-price-increases-tariffs-hit-imports President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imported goods from China and Mexico already are disrupting the toy industry even as the White House plans for reciprocal tariffs to be […]
Montachem Media Monitoring Report, January 2025
Plastics News Current Trending Topics in the News with Links to Articles: Governmental and Lobbying: Industry converges in NY over EPR bill it says would create de facto ban https://www.plasticsnews.com/news/de-facto-plastics-ban-new-york-epr-bill-spurs-lobbying-fight Plastics companies and environmentalists converged on the New York legislature Jan. 28 as lawmakers restarted a debate on recycling and plastics waste that could […]
Montachem Media Monitoring Report, December 2024
Plastics News Current Trending Topics in the News with Links to Articles: Governmental and Lobbying: EPA puts styrene, plastics compounds under review https://www.plasticsnews.com/news/epa-puts-styrene-vinyl-chloride-plastic-compounds-under-health-microscope The Environmental Protection Agency said Dec. 18 that it’s starting a human health review of styrene, ethylbenzene and several other plastics feedstocks as it also moves ahead with a detailed, long-debated […]
Montachem Media Monitoring Report, November 2024
Plastics News Current Trending Topics in the News with Links to Articles: Governmental and Lobbying: Trump’s win means changes in plastics environmental, trade policies https://www.plasticsnews.com/news/trump-win-set-bring-change-environmental-trade-and-plastics-treaty-policies A second Donald Trump administration seems certain to bring changes to Washington on environmental and trade policy that impact the plastics industry. The most immediate may be how […]
Montachem Media Monitoring Report, October 2024
Plastics News Current Trending Topics in the News with Links to Articles: Governmental and Lobbying: As plastics treaty debates production caps, a look at potential impact and implementation https://www.plasticsnews.com/public-policy/plastics-treaty-and-production-caps-look-implementation-and-impact As the plastics treaty heads toward the finish line, the debate over limits or caps on virgin resin production has gotten louder, […]
Montachem Media Monitoring Report, September 2024
Plastics News Current Trending Topics in the News with Links to Articles: Governmental and Lobbying: A push for resin production caps at UN meeting https://www.plasticsnews.com/public-policy/plastics-treaty-talks-un-meeting-focus-resin-production-caps As the global plastics treaty talks prepare for a sprint to the finish in two months, countries favoring limits on resin production — including the United States […]
Montachem Media Monitoring Report, August 2024
Plastics News Upcoming Events: Current Trending Topics in the News with Links to Articles: Governmental and Lobbying: PFAS regulatory landscape remains a dizzying world of ambiguity https://www.plasticsnews.com/news/freudenberg-noks-william-heslip-gives-pfas-talk-arpm-summit?utm_source=pn-daily-report&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20240821&utm_content=article6-headline A lack of uniform regulations by continent, country — even by state — has made adherence to PFAS regulations a difficult proposition for rubber and […]
Montachem Media Monitoring Report, July 2024
Plastics News Upcoming Events: Current Trending Topics in the News with Links to Articles: Governmental and Lobbying: Biden endorses ‘ambitious’ plastics plan, less virgin resin production https://www.plasticsnews.com/public-policy/biden-endorses-ambitious-plastics-agenda-reductions-virgin-production President Joe Biden’s administration wants to address the doubling of plastic production and plastic waste globally in the last two decades and suggests a […]
Montachem Media Monitoring Report, June 2024
Plastics News Upcoming Events: Current Trending Topics in the News with Links to Articles: Governmental and Lobbying: Report says more states and cities likely to sue over plastics pollution https://www.plasticsnews.com/news/plastics-pollution-lawsuits-likely-increase-report-says Less than a week after Baltimore filed a lawsuit trying to force companies to pay for plastics pollution in the city, […]
Montachem Media Monitoring Report, May 2024
Plastics News Upcoming Events: Current Trending Topics in the News with Links to Articles: Governmental and Lobbying: Features and News Articles: Feedstock, carbon footprint, demand imbalance disrupt global resin markets https://www.plasticsnews.com/news/feedstock-costs-carbon-footprint-and-demand-imbalance-disrupting-global-resin-markets Recent strategic moves by resin makers could change the look of the global materials market, especially in Europe. […]