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Auto Tooling Sector Forecast to Reach $5 Billion in 2025
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byStephen Moore
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Packaging
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Workforce & Training
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Business
Priorities for Asia’s Plastics Industry in the Year of the Rabbit
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It’s Cheaper to Manufacture Plastic Products in Ohio than in China, Report Claims
It’s Cheaper to Manufacture Plastic Products in Ohio than in China, Report Claims
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byNorbert Sparrow
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Industry Trends
US Plastics Machinery Shipments Decline in Third Quarter
US Plastics Machinery Shipments Decline in Third Quarter
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byOmar Ford
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Nov 2, 2022
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Business
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Sustainability
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Automotive & Mobility
EV Charging Infrastructure Still Evolving
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Sep 27, 2022
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bySpencer Chin
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Sustainability
Major Brands, NGOs Come Together to Endorse Global Plastics Treaty
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byNorbert Sparrow
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Business
Plastics Sector Jumps from Eighth to Sixth Largest US Industry
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Materials
Plastic Masterbatch Demand Will Rise to Almost 5.5 Million Tons by 2031
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Sep 1, 2022
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byGeoff Giordano
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Workforce & Training
Talent Talk: Is the Workforce Cashing In?
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byPaul Sturgeon
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Medical
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byGeoff Giordano
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Automotive & Mobility
Electric Vehicles Next Growth Engine for Plastics
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Aug 16, 2022
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byStephen Moore
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AI-Enabled Multivariate Analyses Keep Plastics Processors in the Know
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byDominic Gallello
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Resin Pricing
Resin Pricing Outlook
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Is There Another Factory Hiding Within Your Factory?
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byRob Spiegel
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Medical
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