economics

Automotive

Advanced Manufacturing Has Outsized Impact U.S. Economy

But overall impact is waning, pointing to need for federal and state-local strategies to boost the sector’s growth and broaden its reach.

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Compounding

June’s Index: 46.8

But plants with 100-249 employees expand for fourth straight month.

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industry 4.0

China Bets Big on Automation

With the full brunt of the Chinese government behind it, the country’s industrial robot inventory is forecast to explode 2500% from 70,000 in 2016 to 1.8 million by 2025.

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Biopolymers

Bioplastics In Full Bloom: 30% Growth Rate Forecast

A leading market research provider sees a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 30% for the global bioplastics market.

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Blow Molding

May’s Index: 52.1

Large and mid-sized processors doing particularly well.

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sustainability

April’s Index: 48.2

Larger plants doing much better. Capital spending plans jump.

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Commodity Resins

‘New Normal’ Marks 30th Chinaplas Show

Show breaks attendance records as Chinese economy slows.

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Extrusion

March 2016 Index: 52.8

Processing business index registers growth for first time in 10 months.

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economics

30 Editions On, Chinaplas Continues to Grow

Launched only five years after China’s 1978 Open-Door Policy reintroduced the country to the global economy, Chinaplas and the Chinese plastics industry have shared a meteoric rise over the last three decades.

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Extrusion

February’s Index—49.6

Processing market at highest level since last April.

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