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October 14, 2021

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U.S. plastics industry trade improves in 2021 after 2020 pandemic slump

The Plastics Industry Association released its annual Global Trends report at the 27th Fakuma International trade fair for plastics processing. The report, which analyses trade data from all of 2020 and the first six months of 2021, paints a complex but promising portrait of the U.S. plastics industry in the international market.

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Blog Posts

August 1, 2022

Industry Pride and a Focus on the Future

Sebastian Lange is very proud of supporting his family as vice president of the Film Division at Brueckner Group USA. In fact, his pride has continually increased over the years to a point where he no longer feels the need to be defensive when people criticize plastic.

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Press Releases

October 6, 2022

PLASTICS Names Vice President of Government Affairs

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) is pleased to announce that Mark O’Connell has been named Vice President of Government Affairs, effective immediately. As a member of the Senior team, Mark will lead all association efforts directed to Capitol Hill, the Administration…

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