Rule changes ‘unsettling’ for Vietnamese family plastics business

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Plastics manufacturer Plascene is expanding its U.S. plant to produce PET resin for containers but faces increased costs due to the Trump administration’s erratic tariff policies. (Plascene)

PAK YIU

NEW YORK — For more than 10 years, packaging maker Plascene produced plastic jars and bottles at its Oxnard, California, factory using materials shipped from Vietnam.