It’s no contest – the U.S. is still the most popular market by a wide margin for Canadian business owners looking to expand internationally.

The performance styrenics business of Nova Chemicals Corporation is being purchased by building products maker PFB Corporation.

Canadian auto parts maker Magna International Inc. reported first quarter 2012 earnings and sales that exceeded year-earlier results, and the expectations of analysts, on stronger North American vehicle production.

A plastics reprocessing plant in Lincolnshire, UK, claimed to be the largest of its kind in the world, has been officially opened.

Demand for flexible packaging chemical polyethylene terephthalate (PET) grew by approximately 7 per cent annually over the past decade, due to its diverse application in a wide range of new products developed by fast moving consumer goods and...

Westlake Chemical Corp. has withdrawn its US$1.2 billion bid to buy rival Georgia Gulf Corp., a maker of vinyl construction products, after Georgia Gulf officials rejected the offer as too low.

A Toronto councillor is advocating a plan to ask major retailers to donate a portion of the city’s estimated $5.4 million in plastic bag fees collected each year to restoring trees.

The acquisition of processing equipment maker Milacron LLC by affiliates of CCMP Capital Advisors, LLC is now complete, and industry veteran Ira Boots has been named as Milacron’s new chairman.

The Canadian Association of MoldMakers (CAMM) is hosting a free breakfast seminar for moldmakers looking to explore business opportunities in several South American countries.

Despite the odd bump, some of the major global chemical suppliers are reporting promising starts to 2012.