Catherine Kavanaugh is a Reporter at Rubber & Plastics News. She covers a range of topics within the construction and manufacturing sectors, focusing on building materials, construction technology, and manufacturing execution systems. Catherine's work has been featured in prominent publications including Rubber News, Sustainable Plastics, and various Crain's business outlets.
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Advanced Drainage Systems' annual sales topped $3 billion with growth ahead in key markets such as data centers.
By: Catherine Kavanaugh
AMBA is warning that Chinese manufacturers are increasingly routing goods and production through Mexico to avoid U.S. tariffs, as the mold builders group pushes for stricter trade enforcement and expanded tariffs ahead of the USMCA review.
In this week's Material Insights, senior reporter Frank Esposito examines how the recent polyethylene supply shock tied to the Iran conflict is drawing comparisons to the early days of the COVID pandemic. Resin distributors described a chaotic market with sudden double digit price increases, fierce competition for material and nonstop calls with suppliers and customers as they scrambled to secure supply.
By: Catherine Kavanaugh
Packaging systems supplier KHS invests $12 million in new site for its Plasmax-brand coating systems.
CMD Manufacturing Solutions will operate out of the company’s existing manufacturing facility in Wisconsin as CMD Corp.
By: Catherine Kavanaugh
After capturing more than 194 tons of debris in Ballona Creek, Ocean Cleanup wants to install two more trash interceptors to stop plastic waste from reaching Southern California beaches before the 2028 Olympics.
Stratasys has consolidated its Minnesota operations into a new 200,000-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing hub, expanding its role in additive manufacturing for drone parts, defense applications and other high-tech markets.
Bulldog Pipe is investing up to $7 million in a third manufacturing plant at its Missouri headquarters, boosting conduit production capacity by 70 percent and creating 30 jobs as it prepares for future product and geographic expansion.
By: Catherine Kavanaugh
Despite tariff concerns, German plastics machinery makers see the United States as a key growth market as they expand their global footprint and look beyond a weak European market.
By: Catherine Kavanaugh
Europe's plastics recycling industry needs urgent policy support to prevent further loss of capacity, Recycling Europe warned in a new position paper.
