This report provides in-depth analysis of the plastics injection molding industry for North American companies with injection molding-related sales of more than $150 million for the fiscal year ending 2011.
It includes discussions of economic and political conditions, market trends, legislative/regulatory activity impacting supply and demand, opportunities and threats, materials pricing, manufacturing technology, as well as business strategies being implemented by companies within that revenue range. Additionally, the report offers informative primers on additive manufacturing and automotive industry lightweighting.
Via charts and graphs, the report offers insights into key market indicators, including:
- Crude oil price impact on resin and production costs
- Labor trends over 11 years for plastic and rubber manufacturing
- M&A activity of mid-sized injection molders
- Injection molding equipment investment and sales trends
- 10-year historical resin pricing data
Economist Peter Mooney examines the future of the segment, providing a forecast through 2016 for injection molding sales to major end markets, as well as analyzing historical sales and GDP trends.
In addition, we review 52 leading injection molders in the segment, assessing their:
- Growth initiatives
- Performance metrics over 10 years, including:
- Sales revenues
- Throughput
- Plants and presses
- Employment
- Materials processed
Profiled companies include:
- ABC Group Inc.
- ADAC Automotive Inc.
- AptarGroup Inc.
- Automotive Components Holdings LLC
- Bemis Advanced Technology Group
- Berry Plastics Corp.
- BWay Corp.
- Cascade Engineering Inc.
- Closure Systems International Inc.
- Consolidated Metco Inc.
- Engineered Plastic Components Inc.
- Faurecia SA
- Flex-N-Gate Corp.
- Home Products International North America Inc.
- IAC Group
- Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Inteva Products LLC
- IPL Inc.
- Jarden Plastic Solutions
- Jones Plastic & Engineering Co. LLC
- Key Plastics LLC
- Lacks Enterprises Inc.
- Letica Corp.
- Mack Group Inc.
- Magna International Inc.
- MeadWestvaco Calmar Inc.
- MedPlast Inc.
- Miniature Precision Components Inc.
- Neaton Auto Products Manufacturing
- Newell Rubbermaid Inc.
- Nypro Inc.
- NYX Inc.
- Phillips-Medisize Corp.
- Plastek Group
- Plastic Omnium Auto Exteriors LLC
- Portola Packaging Inc.
- Revere Plastics Systems LLC
- Rexam plc.
- Silgan Plastics
- SMC Ltd
- Sonoco Plastics
- SRG Global Inc.
- Sterilite Corp.
- Summit Polymers Inc.
- Tech Group Inc.
- Technimark LLC
- Tessy Plastics Corp.
- Toledo Molding & Die Inc.
- Tupperware Brands Corp.
- U.S. Farathane Corp.
- Visteon Corp.
- Wilbert Plastic Services Inc.
Our experts also offer perspectives from industry thought leaders regarding their views of industry trends, supply and demand outlook, and global growth initiatives. These Q&A interviews include:
- Tom Podesta, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Tech Group Inc.
- Robert Brownlee, President, Magna Exteriors & Interiors
- Jim Coburn, President, JDC Consulting
