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 SustainabilityPLASTICS: Our Resolutions for 2021February 3, 2021 Our new year’s goals, which were recently mentioned in Plastics Today, are to continue to support the jobs of over one million plastics industry workers and improve recycling infrastructure in the United States. In doing so, we hope to see several important proposals in Congress become law in the coming session. |
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Industry News
Automotive: Plastics End-Market Recovery Takes Shape
October 16, 2020 Consumer engagement improved at the close of the second quarter even though the economy was not at full employment. Retail sales in June, July, and August were higher than pre-COVID-19 levels. Auto and light truck sales also started to increase from the April lows. The same pattern of improvement emerged in automotive production and assemblies. -
Events
NPE2021: The Plastics Show is On!
October 14, 2020 NPE2021 is scheduled to be held as a live, in-person event, May 17–21, 2021 at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) in Orlando, Florida. As we continue to work our way through the pandemic, we are all hoping for a better—and healthier—tomorrow for our family, friends, colleagues, and industry. -
Future Leaders
Working With Passionate People Every Day
September 30, 2020 The FLiP Files is a blog series spotlighting young professionals who are active in PLASTICS' Future Leaders in Plastics (FLiP), a group for plastics professionals under the age of 40. For this FLiP File, we spoke with Stacey Axler, Digital Communications Specialist at the Plastics Industry Association, about her experience working in the plastics industry. -
Industry News
Plastics Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization Improved in August
September 23, 2020 Following the decline in plastics products manufacturing in April, the latest data from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the U.S. shows continuing improvements over the past four months. Although the industrial production index on plastics products is still running below the pre-COVID-19 level, the path reversed from April's low. -
Industry News
Trade in Molds for Plastics Manufacturing: A V-shaped Recovery
September 8, 2020 As far as the U.S. plastics industry, exports of plastics molds in June were 36% above June 2019. Imports were up 4.0% from a year ago. Both exports and imports of molds are back to pre COVID-19 levels. This could be an indication that demand at plastics processors has picked up in both domestic and export markets since the lockdowns in March. -
Future Leaders
With These Leaders, The Future Of The Plastics Industry Looks Bright
August 21, 2020 The FLiP Files is a blog series spotlighting young professionals who are active in PLASTICS' Future Leaders in Plastics (FLiP), a group for plastics professionals under the age of 40. For this FLiP File, we spoke with Samantha Kortas, Marketing Communications Manager for Asahi Kasei Plastics North America Inc., about her experience working in the plastics industry.