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Michael Guckes Former Chief Economist & Director of Analytics
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Plastics Processing Closes Best Quarter in Recorded History (Again)
Overall index for April hits 58.1; custom processors climb to 62.4.
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Construction to Continue Healthy Growth in 2018
Housing market data in seventh year of improvement.
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Plastics Processing Closes Best Quarter in Recorded History
March comes in at 57.7. Index for the first-quarter of 2018 reaches 57.1
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Processing Index Rallies for Another Month
With a February reading of 58.6, the index expands at its fastest rate in five years.
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Electronics OEMs Face Slower Growth
Strong 2017 created overcapacity, which is expected to balance out this year, as demand increases.
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Plastics Processing Continues Expansion
Business is poised for additional growth this year.
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Projections Point to Robust Growth in Packaging
Revenues for publicly traded firms in plastics packaging and containers increased by more than 7% in the third quarter of 2017 compared with a year earlier. The growth trend is up for this year and next.
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Processing Index Finishes 2017 Strongly
December’s reading of 55.5 was second highest of 2017.
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R&D Spending in Automotive Could Spur Demand
OEMs are investing more in R&D as they explore new technologies, a trend that bodes well for processors serving this market.
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Processing Index Nears Peak Historical Growth
Growth slowed in November, but index climbed 5% year to date.
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