Washington D.C.— The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) has released the Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES) report for the Third Quarter of 2025, authored by PLASTICS Chief Economist Dr. Perc Pineda. The report reveals a robust increase in plastics machinery shipments compared to both the previous quarter and the same period in 2024.
“The increase in plastics machinery shipments in the third quarter was driven by the robust increase in injection molding shipments of 30.0% from the previous quarter and 4.2% from a year earlier. Shipments of extrusion equipment, however, decreased quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year. Single-screw extruders decreased 4.9% from the previous quarter and dropped 24.2% year-over-year. Twin-screw extruders fell 28.9% and 38.6% Q/Q and Y/Y, respectively,” PLASTICS Chief Economist Perc Pineda, PhD.
Still, the industry faced varied conditions throughout the quarter. “Although shipments continued to increase in the third quarter, it is obvious that both processes faced different headwinds during the quarter. Sector-specific drivers were at play, causing injection molding shipments to rise while those for extrusion fell. Both equipment types were in different cycles,” continued Dr. Perc Pineda.
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About the Plastics Industry Association
The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) supports the entire plastics supply chain, including Equipment Suppliers, Material Suppliers, Processors, and Recyclers, representing over one million workers in our $551 billion U.S. industry. PLASTICS advances the priorities of our members who are dedicated to investing in technologies that improve capabilities and advances in recycling and sustainability and providing essential products that allow for the protection and safety of our lives. Since 1937, PLASTICS has been working to make its members, and the eighth largest U.S. manufacturing industry, more globally competitive while supporting circularity through educational initiatives, industry-leading insights and events, convening opportunities and policy advocacy, including the largest plastics trade show in the Americas, NPE: The Plastics Show.
