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Tad McGwire Named Chairman of Plastics Industry Association
/article/tad-mcgwire-named-chairman-plastics-industry-association-0WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) has announced the election of Tad McGwire as Chairman of the Board. McGwire is CEO and owner of Industrial Heater Corp, a recognized leader in the process heating industry, and brings nearly four decades of manufacturing experience to... -
A Transatlantic Conversation on Post-Pandemic Global Trade
/article/transatlantic-conversation-post-pandemic-global-tradeFeaturing Perc Pineda, Ph.D. Chief Economist, PLASTICS and Ingo Borchert, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Sussex Business School and Deputy Director, UK Trade Policy Introduction By Perc Pineda, Ph.D. As global trade slowed in 2020, the US plastics industry experienced its... -
PLASTICS Testifies in Support of Massachusetts EPR Commission Bill
/article/plastics-testifies-support-massachusetts-epr-commission-billDanielle Fortunato Massachusetts LegislatureDirector, State Government Affairs JCENRAPlastics Industry Association Remarks as prepared for delivery: Good afternoon, Chair Raush, Chair Dykema, Members of the... -
PLASTICS Report: Plastics Machinery Shipments Grew in Third Quarter
/article/plastics-report-plastics-machinery-shipments-grew-third-quarterWASHINGTON - The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) today announced that shipments of primary plastics machinery (injection molding and extrusion) in North America increased in the third quarter according to the statistics compiled and reported by PLASTICS’ Committee on Equipment Statistics... -
PLASTICS Releases Statement on President Biden Signing Infrastructure Bill into Law
/article/plastics-releases-statement-president-biden-signing-infrastructure-bill-lawWASHINGTON - The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) released the following statement today after President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law. “Plastic is an essential material to the future of our nation’s infrastructure not only because of its... -
PLASTICS Wraps Up First Annual Packaging Summit
/article/plastics-wraps-first-annual-packaging-summitWASHINGTON – The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) hosted its first annual PLASTICS Packaging Summit last week in a virtual and on-demand format. With nearly 200 attendees from across the industry, the PLASTICS Packaging Summit provided in-depth analysis from more than 30 experts on market...
