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Perc Pineda, PhD, PLASTICS Chief Economist I started my career in trading in 1990. I recall transactions with China under letters of credit that did not follow the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Uniform Customs and Practice of Documentary Credits (UCP 500). China had no concept of the...

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) has named Tony Radoszewski president and chief executive officer effective September 16, 2019. Radoszewski, a plastics industry veteran with nearly 40 years of experience in the field, joins PLASTICS after serving since 2006 as the president of the...

Meeting at the G20 Summit on June 29 in Osaka, Japan, President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to impose no new tariffs and other concessions while trade negotiations resume between the two countries. No details on the formal agreement had been released by this writing. For...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—June 26, 2019—The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) Interim President & CEO Patty Long: “Save Our Seas 2.0 is another important, bipartisan step forward to address the critical issue of marine waste and its impact on the environment. The Plastics Industry Association (...

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 20, 2019—For the second year in a row, the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) was recently named as one of the Best Manufacturing Associations to Work For by the National Association of Manufacturers’ Council of Manufacturing Associations. This program, designed in...

First Regional Project of Its Kind Could Drive Nationwide Change in Recycling Capabilities WASHINGTON, D.C., June 19, 2019—Responding to the urgent need to improve recycling rates, plastic and packaging makers today launched a 60-day recycling demonstration project in Portland, Ore. The project...