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Exclusive plastics phase out poll results 2017

May 24, 2017

An audience survey was conducted across three brands, PlasticsToday and sister publications Packaging Digest and Pharmaceutical & Medical Packaging News, on the subject of phase outs of plastics and packaging...

U.S.-Mexico breakup would hurt injection molders and suppliers on both sides of the border

Feb 04, 2017

Mexican auto assembly capacity is projected to more than double in size between 2010 and 2020, and there are many factors beyond low wages that continue to attract automakers and their suppliers to Mexico. We spoke with some U.S.-based plastics...

Talking packaging trends with Erich Hoch, Jabil Packaging Solutions CEO

Jan 03, 2017

Erich Hoch started in the manufacturing business as a tool maker and joined Jabil in 2002. He was recently appointed CEO of Jabil Packaging Solutions. In this interview with PlasticsToday, he shares his insights on packaging trends and discusses...

Special Report: How electric and autonomous vehicles are driving materials innovation

Oct 07, 2016

The way we drive—or don’t, in the case of autonomous vehicles—is changing at an unprecedented pace. The 2020s could well be the decade of the electric car, as battery prices tumble and a new generation of high-voltage motors go into production...

Special Report: How millennials are influencing the shape and style of plastic packaging

Sep 30, 2016

Millennials have surpassed baby boomers as the nation’s largest living generation, according to population estimates released earlier this year by the U.S. Census Bureau. Those between the ages of 18 and 34 in 2015 now number 75.4 million...

Special Report: Medtech industry navigates changing market landscape

Jul 18, 2016

None of us are getting any younger, to state the obvious. That demographic truth combined with a growing middle class, particularly in emerging economies, is the foundation of a consistent customer base for the medical technology industry. It also...

Special Report: Emerging trends in sustainable packaging

Jun 17, 2016

In today’s world, sustainability is no longer an option, but an essential design element in order to attract, relate to and retain consumers. To meet the needs of this burgeoning market, new uses for plastic packaging are being continuously...

Special Report: Injection molding and moldmaking will only grow as fast as the customer base

Jun 06, 2016

Injection molding is the largest plastics processing sector, so we have to expect that molds, machinery and resins going into that segment will see good demand. However, at the end of 2015 and in early 2016, there was little to show that industry...

Special Report: Emerging markets put auto sector in fast lane

Apr 27, 2016

The U.S. auto industry had a banner year in 2015, with vehicle sales topping the previous record set in 2000—17.47 million vehicles sold compared with 17.35 million—but the sector is counting on emerging markets to drive car production to new...

Making sustainability pay

Apr 19, 2016

Even as awareness has grown that sustainability should be an integral part of corporate culture, many businesses still find themselves wrestling with the implementation of sustainable measures and practices. That is especially true of the plastics...

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