“Out of the Box” Applications for Rigid Plastic Packaging
For over 50 years, Alpha Rho has been providing a variety of manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers with rigid plastic packaging for diverse uses.
The hardest part about selling a new product – or selling more of an existing one – is usually getting the word out to your potential consumers.
Topics: plastic packaging, Blog
Is Visibility an Uphill Battle for Your Products?
Dumped in a bin or shoved on a shelf, sometimes visibility is an uphill battle for small or unusually shaped products.
Topics: rigid plastic boxes, plastic packaging, polystyrene plastic boxes
Extended Outages at AmSty and SABIC Causing Styrene Spot Price Increases
Manufacturers of plastic packaging have been faced with a dramatic increase in the price of polystyrene since the fourth quarter of 2016, which achieved an all-time high in February. Price increases over the past few months have included a 5 cents per pound increase in December, an 8 cent increase in February, and most recently a 15 cents per pound increase in March.
Topics: general-purpose polystyrene, plastic packaging