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U.S. Plastics Industry Maintained Trade Surplus According to Two New PLASTICS Reports
/article/us-plastics-industry-maintained-trade-surplus-according-two-new-plastics-reportsJobs and Shipments in U.S. Plastics Industry Increased in 2018 WASHINGTON, D.C., October 31, 2019—The size of the U.S. plastics industry expanded in 2018, accounting for 993,000 jobs and $451.3 billion worth of shipments. In the same year, it maintained a trade surplus of $500 million—an... -
PLASTICS CEO Testifies Before Congress on Plastic Pollution
/article/plastics-ceo-testifies-congress-plastic-pollutionToday the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) President & CEO Tony Radoszewski testified before a hearing of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife on the impacts of plastic pollution on oceans and wildlife. Below is an excerpt from Tony ... -
PLASTICS Announces Safety Statistics Award Winners
/article/plastics-announces-safety-statistics-award-winnersThe Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) today announced the winners of the Safety Statistics and Awards (SSA) Program. Of the entries submitted, 121 facilities with notable safety records received gold, silver or bronze level awards. In addition, this year PLASTICS launched four new award... -
North American Plastics Industry Calls for USMCA Ratification
/article/north-american-plastics-industry-calls-usmca-ratificationToday the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) President & CEO Tony Radoszewski, the Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA) President Carol Hochu and the Asociación Nacional de Industrias del Plástico (ANIPAC) President Aldimir Torres Arenas issued the following joint statement after... -
PLASTICS Releases Report On Recycled Materials Used In New Applications
/article/plastics-releases-report-recycled-materials-used-new-applicationsThe Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) today released the Phase II Technology Package report from its New End Market Opportunities (NEMO) Film Recycling Demonstration Project. Phase II demonstrated that recycled materials can be functionally used in structural applications, and proved to be... -
Statement: PLASTICS Responds to Trade Deal Announcement
/article/statement-plastics-responds-trade-deal-announcementWASHINGTON, D.C., October 11, 2019—The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) President & CEO Tony Radoszweski: “The U.S. plastics industry welcomes today’s announcement and is pleased to learn that the U.S. and China are jointly working toward a resolution of our two countries’ trade... -
Submission Now Open for Second Annual Sustainability Innovation Awards
/article/submission-now-open-second-annual-sustainability-innovation-awardsToday, the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) opened submissions for the second annual Re|focus Sustainability Innovation Awards that will be recognized during the 2020 Re|focus Sustainability and Recycling Summit May 18 – 20, 2020 at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, OH. ...
