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2020 Size & Impact Report: Plastics Industry 8th Largest in U.S.
/article/2020-size-impact-report-plastics-industry-8th-largest-usThe U.S. plastics industry accounted for an estimated $432 billion in shipments and 1,003,000 jobs last year, according to the 2020 Size & Impact Report, an annual publication of the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS). Including its upstream effects, plastics industry employment grows to... -
U.S. Senators to Speak at Global Plastics Summit
/article/us-senators-speak-global-plastics-summitThe Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) and IHS Markit are pleased to announce the addition of Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) to the world-class speaker line-up at this year’s Global Plastics Summit (GPS) co-located with the PLASTICS North... -
Plastics Industry Association Announces Registration for NPE2021
/article/plastics-industry-association-announces-registration-npe2021The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS), producers of NPE: The Plastics Show, today announced the opening of attendee registration for the industry’s largest trade show in the Americas. Every three years, NPE® offers the plastics industry a global platform to highlight innovation throughout... -
Plastics Machinery Shipments Increased in the Second Quarter
/article/plastics-machinery-shipments-increased-second-quarterSecond quarter shipments of primary plastics machinery (injection molding and extrusion) in North America increased, according to statistics compiled and reported by the Plastics Industry Association’s (PLASTICS) Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES). The preliminary estimate of shipments value... -
PLASTICS Responds to California Senate Bill 54 and Assembly Bill 1080
/article/plastics-responds-california-senate-bill-54-and-assembly-bill-1080The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) President & CEO Tony Radoszewski issued the following statement after California Senate Bill 54 and Assembly Bill 1080 failed to pass yesterday: “We are certainly appreciative of all the legislators who recognized that Senate Bill 54 and... -
Danimer Scientific and WinCup Named Winners of the 2020 Innovation in Bioplastics Award
/article/danimer-scientific-and-wincup-named-winners-2020-innovation-bioplastics-awardThe Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) Bioplastics Division today announced Danimer Scientific and WinCup as the joint winners of the 2020 Innovation in Bioplastics Award. Together they developed the first commercially sold straws made of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), a material verified as a... -
2020 Global Plastics Summit Highlights An Industry in Transition with Two New Tracks
/article/2020-global-plastics-summit-highlights-industry-transition-two-new-tracksThe Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) and IHS Markit will host the eighth annual Global Plastics Summit (GPS) virtually on October 21–23, 2020, the organizations announced today. The event connects plastic industry decision-makers to address leading topics like global competition, plastics...
