• Industry News

      Plastics Products Manufacturers Continue to Hire: Output Outpacing Employment Gains

      November 21, 2022 As the plastics industry responds to increasing demand for plastics, despite low labor supply, it must keep up with demands. For September, the unemployment rate in plastics and rubber products manufacturing was 1.8%—at that rate, the industry was hiring.

    • Industry News

      CEO Update Profiles Matt Seaholm

      November 21, 2022 William Ehart of CEO Update recently profiled Matt Seaholm in an article entitled, "Stronger PLASTICS: Seaholm quickly rehired key staffers."

    • Industry News

      Plastics Machinery Shipments: In Sync With Slower Economy, Up From 2021

      November 21, 2022 The shipments of primary plastics machinery (injection molding and extrusion) in North America slowed in the third quarter according to the statistics compiled and reported by the Plastics Industry Association’s (PLASTICS) Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES). The preliminary estimate of shipment value from reporting companies totaled $353.8 million in the third quarter of 2022. While this is a decrease of 14.4% from the previous quarter, the estimate increased by 6.0% from a year earlier.

    • Future Leaders

      From Biology to Blending Solutions

      November 17, 2022 Have you heard the one about the biologist who went to work in the plastics industry? Well, you’re about to, and it’s not a joke. It’s the story of Chloe Linsmeier, Marketing Manager at Advanced Blending Solutions (ABS) in Michigan, where they design and manufacture material handling, blending, and desiccant drying machinery and controls for the plastics industry.

    • Future Leaders

      Enjoying Life as Part of the Solution

      October 26, 2022 Among the things Dale Jackman has learned in his travels is that there is a lot of misinformed thinking about plastics in the world, and he feels strongly about correcting those views.

    • Industry News

      Russia, Ukraine and the U.S. Plastics Trade

      October 6, 2022 The global economy is beset with persistently high inflation. The appreciation of the U.S. dollar means the depreciation of other currencies, and has implications on global trade, given that the U.S. dollar is the most widely used in international trade. Moreover, adverse geopolitical conditions such as the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war have had knock-on effects on merchandise and services trade.
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