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Steven Kline, Jr. Chief Data Officer
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Growth For Seven Out of Eight Months
All signs point to an uptick in capacity utilization for the rest of 2014.
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Slower Growth Ahead for Packaging
Consumer-goods spending seems poised to grow more slowly, and therefore plastics packaging will see its peak rate of growth sometime in the second half of 2014.
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Industry Growth Continues
For three months running, the processing market has grown at its fastest rate since early 2012.
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Rebound in Housing & Reshoring Improve Appliance Market
From September 2005 to February 2013, the annual rate of change in appliance production contracted.
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March Growth Fastest in Two Years
Processing market has expanded four of the last five months.
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Processing Business Still Growing
Processing market grows for the third time in four months.
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Reshoring & Robotics Trends Bode Well for Electronics
As robots become more commonplace—in industry and consumer markets—electronics will continue to be a strong market for plastics processors.
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Industry Expands Again
January was the third month in a row and the fifth time in six months that index was higher than it was one year ago.
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Motor Vehicles & Parts Production to Slow in 2014
The numbers look good now, but moving forward there are reasons to be cautious about the auto industry.
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Slower Growth for Medical Market
If there were ever a recession-proof industry, it would be medical.
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