 | Global Business Trends: 2020
The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) annual Global Trends report analyzes U.S. trade data on an industry-wide and segment-specific basis for 2019 and also provides a peek at 2020. The U.S. plastics industry is still a major player in world trade. This report features key findings that will arm you with the information needed to move in 2021.
Format: Downloadable PDF
Released: October 2020
Regular price: 995.00
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Member discount: 100%
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| AB172 | 10/21/2020 12:00:00 AM |
 | Plastics Market Watch: Bottling
Plastics Market Watch: Bottling from the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) is an insightful examination of plastic's essential role in the wide array of bottling end-markets. Download this compelling report today and find out why plastic is the material of choice for industries including beverages, food, personal care, healthcare and household goods. You’ll also explore fascinating economics and demographics, plus various consumer and tech trends in the world of bottling.
Released October 2020
Format: PDF downloadable file
Regular price: 495.00
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Member discount: 100%
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| PMW014 | 10/15/2020 12:00:00 AM |
 | Size and Impact of the Plastics Industry on the U.S.: 2020
The 2020 Size & Impact report, detailing the plastics industry's contributions to the U.S. economy and providing an industry forecast, is now available for download. According to the latest data, plastics, the eighth largest industry domestically, accounts for more than one million jobs in the U.S. and $432.0 billion in shipments.
Format: Downloadable PDF
Released: September 2020
Regular price: 995.00
Member price: 0.00
Member discount: 100%
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| AB171 | 9/16/2020 12:00:00 AM |
 | Safety Reqs for Film and Sheet Winding/Unwinding Machinery
ANSI/PLASTICS B151.5-2020 Safety Requirements for Plastic Film and Sheet Winding and Unwinding Machinery
The purpose of this standard is to identify and address known hazards to personnel working on, or adjacent to plastic film/sheet winding, slitter rewinding and unwinding machinery. Safety requirements of ancillary equipment used with this machinery are not covered by this standard.
Date of Publication: May 2020
Format: PDF, 64 pages.
Regular price: 150.00
Member price: 105.00
Member discount: 30%
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| AN151-5 | 5/12/2020 12:00:00 AM |
 | Plastics Market Watch Watching: Consumer Goods
Market Watch Reports over the past few years have explored the usage of plastics in major industry sectors such as housing and construction, transportation, and health care. Plastics have proven to be vital to these sectors; the material is integral to the innovation of products that move, shelter, feed, cure, and entertain us.
The first-ever Watching: Plastics Contributions to Consumer Goods report investigates how plastics are used in products consumers use and need in their daily lives, such as packaged foods, personal care products, electronics, vehicles, home appliances, toys, sporting gear, and more.
Unlock your full copy of the Consumer Goods Plastics Market Watch report today. Plastics Industry Association members may access the PLASTICS library and reports at no cost – a benefit of PLASTICS membership.
Format: PDF downloadable file
Released: March 2020
Regular price: 495.00
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Member discount: 100%
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| PMW013 | 3/28/2020 12:00:00 AM |
 | Global Business Trends: 2019
Released October 2019
PLASTICS’ annual Global Trends study analyzes U.S. trade data on an industry-wide and segment specific basis. The 2019 edition of the report also features the Global Plastics RankingTM report that ranks each nation's plastics industry in order to provide data that companies can use to identify new export markets.
Format: PDF downloadable file
Regular price: 595.00
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Member discount: 100%
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| AB170 | 10/28/2019 12:00:00 AM |
 | Size and Impact of the Plastics Industry on the U.S.: 2019
Emphasizing the positive impact our industry makes on the economy, this annual report highlights facts about employment, downstream and upstream output impact, size and growth, real value of shipments, real value added and geographic clustering.
Format: Downloadable PDF
Released: October 2019
Regular price: 495.00
Member price: 0.00
Member discount: 100%
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| AB169 | 10/2/2019 12:00:00 AM |
 | Watching: Plastics' Contributions to Healthcare
This Market Watch Report on Healthcare forces Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) and its members to evaluate the whole value chain to capture how plastics improve the quality of healthcare for patients, save and extend lives, combat infections, diseases, and illnesses, save money, contribute to the design and function of medical devices, and help protect and deliver pharmaceuticals into the body.
Format: Downloadable PDF
Published: September 2019
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| PMW012 | 9/27/2019 12:00:00 AM |
 | Guide To The Safe Handling of Fluoropolymer Resins, 5th Ed.
This Guide was developed by the Fluoropolymers Division of The Plastics Industry Association, and is intended to provide information on general guidelines for safe handling of fluoropolymer resins in processing. The guidelines provided are based on the collective experience of members of the industry, but are not intended to be either exhaustive or inclusive of all pertinent requirements. The information provided in this guide is offered in good faith and believed to be reliable, but is made WITHOUT WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR ANY OTHER MATTER. The guidelines provided and the examples included are not intended to be directed to any particular product, nor are they claimed to satisfy all current legal requirements related to control of processing operations. Following the Guide does not guarantee compliance with any regulation nor safe operation of processing facilities. Users are cautioned that the information upon which this guide is based is subject to change that may invalidate any or all of the comments contained herein.
The Guide is not intended to provide specific advice, legal or otherwise, on particular products or processes. In designing and operating processing lines, users of the Guide should consult with their own legal and technical advisors, their suppliers, and other appropriate sources (including but not limited to product or package labels, technical bulletins, or sales literature) which contain information about known and reasonably foreseeable health and safety risks of their proprietary products and processes. Plastics Industry Association, its members and contributors do not assume any responsibility for the user's compliance with any applicable laws and regulations, nor for any persons relying on the information contained in this Guide.
The PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, does not endorse the proprietary products or processes of any manufacturer or user of fluoropolymer resins or products. All information about an individual manufacturer's products contained herein has been provided by those manufacturers who are solely responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the data.
Date of publication: May 2019
Format: PDF download file, 76 pages.
Regular price: 40.00
Member price: 0.00
Member discount: 100%
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| BU201 | 6/1/2019 12:00:00 AM |
 | Plastics Market Watch Watching: Transportation
Plastics Market Watch Watching: Transportation explores significant trends in the transportation sector and how they impact plastics and plastics' contributions to vehicles—whether automobiles, trucks, boats, trains, planes or other modes of transportation used around the world. This report takes a deeper dive into four interrelated trends connected through technology, investments, and industry leaders. You also get insight into economics, policy, innovation and consumer information. Download today!
Format: PDF downloadable file
Released February 2019.
Regular price: 295.00
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Member discount: 100%
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| PMW_011 | 2/3/2019 12:00:00 AM |