PLASTICS Newsroom

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) is the only organization that supports the entire plastics supply chain, including Equipment Suppliers, Material Suppliers, Processors and Recyclers, representing over one million workers in our $468 billion U.S. industry. PLASTICS advances the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) announced today that exhibit space at NPE2024: The Plastics Show, the global platform for innovation in plastics, has completely sold out. With more than 1.1 million net square feet of exhibit space, this is a significant achievement...

Washington D.C.— The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) has released the updated 2023 Customs & Practices of the Moldmaking Industry Guide. The Guide has been prepared by the Moldmakers Division of Plastics Industry Association, as part of a continuing effort to improve practices...

Washington D.C.— The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) has released the following statement on Oregon’s new single-use plastics law, which bans restaurants and other food vendors from using expanded polystyrene food containers: “Oregon’s new single-use plastics law is unnecessary given the...

Washington D.C.—The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) has announced the winners of its 2023 Re|focus Sustainability Innovation Awards that recognize outstanding innovations in plastics manufacturing that further environmental advantages in design, material, and end-of-life management....

Washington, D.C. - The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) has submitted comments in response to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) request for public comment on its Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (Green Guides or Guides). PLASTICS’ comments strongly support and...