Plastics Industry Association
"This is my third corporate responsibility gig today," actress Octavia Spencer's character Mother Nature says in a video from Apple about its sustainability efforts. "So, who wants to disappoint me first?"
The Plastics Industry Association expects to spend more than $1 million to promote its views on recycling.
The value of shipments from the U.S. plastics industry increased in 2022 as the number of people employed by the industry also grew.
A federal judge in Washington sent what's left of the court cases between the Plastics Industry Association and its former CEO into mediation.
So far, 2023 has been a bit bumpy but good overall for U.S. mold makers, according to participants of the Aug. 17 online Q3 Moldmaker Forum put on by the Plastics Industry Association.
The value of second-quarter shipments of injection molding and extrusion equipment dropped almost 20 percent to $331.6 million in a much more subdued manufacturing landscape compared with a year ago.
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson urged both sides to try to settle, saying in comments from the bench at an online Washington hearing that the case involves a relatively small amount of money and "is not likely to invoke much sympathy from the jury."
The value of shipments increased by 1.6 percent but that's likely due to higher prices more than higher demand.
The Plastics Industry Association has released a poll showing public support for chemical recycling ahead of an expected fight at the Federal Trade Commission over recyclability marketing claims.
The Plastics Industry Association reports 4.4 percent increase in year-over-year shipments, but adding inflation data creates a flatter picture.
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