As firms adjusted to rising costs and trade uncertainty, immigrant and Canadian-born workers experienced different forms of employment risk at different points in 2025. American tariffs have reshaped ...

Vaughan, Ont.-based blow molder Easy Plastic Containers Corp. has been purchased by FirmaPak, which is headquartered in Chicago, Ill., for an undisclosed sum. Easy Plastic serves a range of sectors ...

The deal aims to strengthens Orbis’ thermoforming expertise and enhances its ability to deliver innovative packaging solutions.

The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld the Canadian federal government’s 2021 decision to list “plastic manufactured items” as toxic, allowing it to continue with its ban on several types of ...

XELA Robotics is using an elastomer to help reach a new level of automation. The rapid development of humanoids – driven by advances in artificial intelligence (AI), sensors, and robotics – is ...

Chillers are energy hogs. Free cooling can give you a break by using colder ambient air during winter to perform cooling in place of a chiller, reducing the operating hours per year for big savings.

The $1.51-billion deal will expand ProAmpac's global footprint in sustainable packaging solutions and material science expertise. Flexible packaging supplier ProAmpac is acquiring TC Transcontinental ...

With a unique blend of design, engineering, and manufacturing expertise, this Surrey, B.C.-based thermoformer has reinvented itself to serve numerous markets over the past 45 years. And now it’s ...

Industrial company Hillenbrand owns several manufacturers of plastics processing technology, including Coperion, Herbold Meckesheim, Mold-Masters, DME, and Tirad. Industrial company Hillenbrand Inc. – ...

STRUKTOL VMO series additives combine effective odor neutralization with the ability to adjust the Melt Flow Index of polypropylene. Supplied in an easy-to-use pellet masterbatch, VMO products work in ...

UTS will now operate as Xaloy Canada Corp. Oakville, Ont.-based extrusion product manufacturer Ultimate Twin Screws (UTS) has been acquired by Xaloy LLC for an undisclosed price, and will now operate ...

Halifax-based cleantech firm Sustane Technologies has developed a disruptive solution that turns hard-to-recycle waste plastic into engineered feedstock for virgin plastic production. It’s painful to ...