Michael Guckes

Michael Guckes Former Chief Economist & Director of Analytics

Plastics Processing Closes Best Quarter in Recorded History (Again)

Overall index for April hits 58.1; custom processors climb to 62.4.

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Construction

Construction to Continue Healthy Growth in 2018

Housing market data in seventh year of improvement. 

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Construction

Plastics Processing Closes Best Quarter in Recorded History

March comes in at 57.7. Index for the first-quarter of 2018 reaches 57.1

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Medical

Medical Market Is Trending Up

A medical manufacturing expansion in the works.

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Processing Index Rallies for Another Month

With a February reading of 58.6, the index expands at its fastest rate in five years.

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Electronics OEMs Face Slower Growth

Strong 2017 created overcapacity, which is expected to balance out this year, as demand increases.

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Medical

Plastics Processing Continues Expansion

Business is poised for additional growth this year.

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Packaging

Projections Point to Robust Growth in Packaging

Revenues for publicly traded firms in plastics packaging and containers increased by more than 7% in the third quarter of 2017 compared with a year earlier. The growth trend is up for this year and next.

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Medical

Processing Index Finishes 2017 Strongly

December’s reading of 55.5 was second highest of 2017.

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Automotive

R&D Spending in Automotive Could Spur Demand

OEMs are investing more in R&D as they explore new technologies, a trend that bodes well for processors serving this market.

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Packaging

Processing Index Nears Peak Historical Growth

Growth slowed in November, but index climbed 5% year to date.

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Index Nears Historic Growth

Gardner Business Index: Year-to-date average is nearly 54.

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