As of March 23, our survey respondents are see more changes.

Two weeks ago was normal. Last week it got complicated.

Plastics News would like to hear from you about how the coronavirus outbreak and official guidelines on manufacturing are affecting your business, so we can keep everyone up to date.

The total sales for our 217 ranked firms came in at $13.7 billion, up 3.8 percent over last year. The sales breakout is $11.6 billion, or 85 percent in packaging sales, and $2.05 billion, or 15 percent, in industrial.

A roundup of new hires and promotions in the plastics industry.

Numbers are important. So you better be sure you pick the right person to enter all those numbers, rather than sending them to a random "call center."

A roundup of new hires and promotions in the plastics industry.

The Market Data Book is the top 100 from each ranking we do throughout the year, complete with related updates since their publication dates. This year we've switched up our listings to move most of the company directories to our website.

A roundup of new hires and promotions in the plastics industry.

Our ongoing effort to collect more in-depth data on materials is, wait for it … ongoing and the participation award goes to the 57 firms who have provided volume figures since we've been asking All things being equal, these totals were up 4.5 percent over last year.

This week Plastics News publishes its annual ranking of North American blow molders. Here is a peek behind the data in this year's ranking.

This year, we're working to get a bigger handle on just how many women out there are running businesses.

A roundup of new hires and promotions in the plastics industry.

A roundup of new hires and promotions in the plastics industry.

In this week's issue, the top 100 mold makers are featured, with the full list of 139 online, totaling $2.8 billion in related sales. That's up 7 percent over last year's report.