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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...

By Perc Pineda, PLASTICS Chief Economist Against the backdrop of ongoing uncertainties in the international trade outlook—from the ambiguity of the ratification of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) by the governments of the U.S., Mexico and Canada, the stop-and-go trade negotiations to...

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 04, 2019—The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) today welcomed Jennifer Jones as its new director of industry standards to lead the Association work on domestic and international industry codes and standards. In this role, Jones will develop, implement and manage...

WASHINGTON, D.C. May 31, 2019—The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) Interim President & CEO Patty Long: “The U.S. plastics industry strenuously urges the Trump Administration to abandon its proposed plan to impose across-the-board tariffs on Mexico, one of our industry’s most important...