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The U.S. plastics industry remained the eighth-largest manufacturing sector in 2025, supporting 1.7 million jobs and generating $533.6 billion in shipments. This report examines its economic impact, geographic distribution, growth, supply chain contributions, and two-year outlook, highlighting its continued resilience.

The 2023 Global Trends Report emphasizes the positive developments in the U.S. plastics industry's global trade. Understand the changing dynamics of imports and exports, rankings of the global plastics trade, trade volumes, the value of plastics to businesses, consumers, and the economy, and more.

This report analyzes the U.S. plastics industry's size, growth, and economic impact in 2023, supporting over a million jobs and generating $519 billion in shipments. Texas led employment, Indiana had the highest worker concentration, and growth outpaced manufacturing.

The 2023 Global Trends Report emphasizes the positive developments in the U.S. plastics industry's global trade. Understand the changing dynamics of imports and exports, rankings of the global plastics trade, trade volumes, the value of plastics to businesses, consumers, and the economy, and more.

This report analyzes the U.S. plastics industry's size, growth, and economic impact in 2023, supporting over a million jobs and generating $519 billion in shipments. Texas led employment, Indiana had the highest worker concentration, and growth outpaced manufacturing.

This standard aims to keep our team safe by setting requirements for the manufacture, care, and use of flat cast film and cast embossed film extrusion machines.

Bioplastics Market Watch provides vital updates on innovation, markets, policy, and supply chain, offering valuable insights to industry stakeholders for informed decision-making and strategic planning.

The 2023 Global Trends Report emphasizes the positive developments in the U.S. plastics industry's global trade. Understand the changing dynamics of imports and exports, rankings of the global plastics trade, trade volumes, the value of plastics to businesses, consumers, and the economy, and more.

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) annual Global Trends report analyzes U.S. trade data on an industry-wide and segment-specific basis for 2021 and also provides a peek at 2022. The U.S. plastics industry is still a major player in world trade. This report features key findings that will arm you with the information needed to move in 2023.