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Workforce & Training
Talent Talk: Decoding the Labor MarketTalent Talk: Decoding the Labor Market

US manufacturing is projected to surge in the next five to 10 years, while employers wrestle with a skilled labor shortage. Let’s put all of this into context.

byPaul Sturgeon
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Industry Trends
Plastics Industry Continues to Outperform Manufacturing as a WholePlastics Industry Continues to Outperform Manufacturing as a Whole
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Workforce & Training
Talent Talk: Salary Increase Expectations for 2025Talent Talk: Salary Increase Expectations for 2025
byPaul Sturgeon
Sep 16, 2024
2 Min Read
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Industry Trends
Ohio Plastics Industry on a RollOhio Plastics Industry on a Roll
byGeoff Giordano
Sep 11, 2024
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Automotive & Mobility
Safety Front and Center at The Battery Show SessionsSafety Front and Center at The Battery Show Sessions
bySpencer Chin
Sep 6, 2024
3 Min Read
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Sustainability
Analyzing Materials for Sustainability Is TrickyAnalyzing Materials for Sustainability Is Tricky
byRob Spiegel
Aug 27, 2024
4 Min Read
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Automotive & Mobility
Carbon Composites Usher in New Era of Rocket Manufacturing
Carbon Composites Usher in New Era of Rocket Manufacturing
Aug 24, 2024
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2 Min Read
byStephen Moore
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Automotive & Mobility
SUV Carbon-fiber Wheel Rollout Accelerates
SUV Carbon-fiber Wheel Rollout Accelerates
Aug 22, 2024
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2 Min Read
byStephen Moore
Ford's deal to let customers charge at Tesla Superchargers will address some charging concerns, but consumers remain wary.
Automotive & Mobility
Ford Downshifts EV Rollout
Ford Downshifts EV Rollout
Aug 21, 2024
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3 Min Read
byDan Carney
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Industry Trends
Top Plastics Industry M&A and Performance Trends of 2024, So Far
Top Plastics Industry M&A and Performance Trends of 2024, So Far
Aug 16, 2024
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3 Min Read
byMichael Benson and David Evatz
Packaging
Active Packaging Tech Now Delivers Seafood to Your Door
Active Packaging Tech Now Delivers Seafood to Your Door
Aug 15, 2024
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2 Min Read
byRick Lingle
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Industry Trends
Plastics Machinery Shipments Mark Second Consecutive Quarterly Decline
Plastics Machinery Shipments Mark Second Consecutive Quarterly Decline
Aug 14, 2024
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2 Min Read
byGeoff Giordano
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Automotive & Mobility
Thermally Conductive Polymers Market Projected to Reach 13.8% CAGR
Thermally Conductive Polymers Market Projected to Reach 13.8% CAGR
Aug 9, 2024
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1 Min Read
byNorbert Sparrow
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Industry Trends
From Metal to Vinyl: Metallica Tours Pressing Plant It Recently Bought
From Metal to Vinyl: Metallica Tours Pressing Plant It Recently Bought
Aug 6, 2024
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2 Min Read
byGeoff Giordano
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Industry Trends
The Apple Swatch?
The Apple Swatch?
Aug 5, 2024
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2 Min Read
byNorbert Sparrow
Home Healthcare
Packaging
Is Your Packaging Home-Healthcare Friendly?
Is Your Packaging Home-Healthcare Friendly?
Jul 28, 2024
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5 Min Read
byNicholas Webb
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Automotive & Mobility
GM CEO Mary Barra Reveals Simplified EVs for 2025
GM CEO Mary Barra Reveals Simplified EVs for 2025
Jul 23, 2024
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5 Min Read
byDan Carney
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Workforce & Training
Talent Talk: A Manufacturing Boom Is Coming, but Where Are the Workers?
Talent Talk: A Manufacturing Boom Is Coming, but Where Are the Workers?
Jul 22, 2024
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2 Min Read
byPaul Sturgeon
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Advanced Recycling
Shell Walks Back Chemical Recycling Project
Shell Walks Back Chemical Recycling Project
Jul 19, 2024
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2 Min Read
byGeoff Giordano
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Automotive & Mobility
Bloomberg Predicts 50 Percent Global EV Sales by 2030
Bloomberg Predicts 50 Percent Global EV Sales by 2030
Jul 17, 2024
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3 Min Read
byDan Carney
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Industry Trends
The Next Trade War with China
The Next Trade War with China
Jul 15, 2024
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3 Min Read
byNorbert Sparrow
Packaging
Category-busting Detergents Lose the Plastic Bottle
Category-busting Detergents Lose the Plastic Bottle
Jul 15, 2024
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3 Min Read
byKate Bertrand Connolly 1
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Industry Trends
Manufacturers Take Measured Approach to AI Adoption, Survey Shows
Manufacturers Take Measured Approach to AI Adoption, Survey Shows
Jul 10, 2024
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1 Min Read
byGeoff Giordano
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Business
Engineering Salaries in Plastic Products Manufacturing
Engineering Salaries in Plastic Products Manufacturing
Jul 2, 2024
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1 Min Read
byStaff
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Automotive & Mobility
GM Achieves Record EV Sales in Q2 2024, Signaling Strong Growth in the Electric Vehicle Market
GM Achieves Record EV Sales in Q2 2024, Signaling Strong Growth in the Electric Vehicle Market
Jul 2, 2024
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3 Min Read
byMichael C. Anderson
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Industry Trends
10 Essential Reads in Plastics
10 Essential Reads in Plastics
Jun 30, 2024
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5 Slides
byRick Lingle
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Packaging
Breaking News in Flexible Packaging June 2024
Breaking News in Flexible Packaging June 2024
Jun 26, 2024
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2 Min Read
byRick Lingle
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Industry Trends
PLASTICS Retools Fall Meeting to Serve ‘Larger Purpose’
PLASTICS Retools Fall Meeting to Serve ‘Larger Purpose’
Jun 18, 2024
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1 Min Read
byGeoff Giordano
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Industry Trends
How Kraiburg TPE Is Successfully Navigating a Rocky Business Environment
How Kraiburg TPE Is Successfully Navigating a Rocky Business Environment
Jun 3, 2024
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5 Min Read
byNorbert Sparrow
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Packaging
Breaking News in Flexible Packaging May 2024
Breaking News in Flexible Packaging May 2024
Jun 1, 2024
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2 Min Read
byRick Lingle
Industry Trends
Top Plastic Posts of May? (Mostly) All About NPE, of Course
Top Plastic Posts of May? (Mostly) All About NPE, of Course
May 30, 2024
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3 Slides
byRick Lingle
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Biopolymers
China’s Big Play in the Biopolymers Market
China’s Big Play in the Biopolymers Market
May 30, 2024
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3 Min Read
byStaff
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Automotive & Mobility
Preventing the Next Aviation Disaster Requires Advanced Manufacturing
Preventing the Next Aviation Disaster Requires Advanced Manufacturing
May 28, 2024
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4 Min Read
byNaveen Poonian, CEO at iBase-t
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Industry Trends
Smart Manufacturing Isn’t Just for the Big Guys
Smart Manufacturing Isn’t Just for the Big Guys
May 22, 2024
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6 Min Read
byNorbert Sparrow
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Industry Trends
North American Shipments of Plastics Processing Equipment Dip in Q1
North American Shipments of Plastics Processing Equipment Dip in Q1
May 21, 2024
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1 Min Read
byGeoff Giordano

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