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14th Annual CARE Conference, Carpet America Recovery Effort
Plastics News
• Based in Detroit
• Founded in 1989
• Weekly tabloid-sized newspaper
• 13 full-time editorial staff, 11 correspondents
Crain Communications Inc.
The North American plastics industry is in pretty good shape.
U.S. plastics industry – Key end markets
• Automotive
• Building and construction
• Medical
• Packaging
• Lawn & garden, agricultural
Automotive
Automotive
Automotive
Automotive
Automotive
Automotive
Automotive
Automotive
Automotive
Automotive
Automotive
Building & construction
Building & construction
Medical
Medical
Packaging
Packaging
Lawn & Garden
Big-picture trend: Shale gas and more virgin resin
Big-picture trend: Shale gas and more virgin resin
Big-picture trend: Shale gas and more virgin resin
Big-picture trend: Shale gas and more virgin resin
Impact on plastics recyclers
Public perception of plastics
3-D printing
Availability of trained workers
Predicting the future…
Thank you