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Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) issues Committee on Equipment Statistics Report for Q1 2023

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The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) released the Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES) report for the first quarter of 2023, authored by Chief Economist, Dr. Perc Pineda.

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Dr. Perc Pineda

“Despite a weaker economic outlook, plastics machinery shipments managed to show year-on-year growth,” writes Dr. Pineda. “First-quarter shipments were slightly lower than the previous quarter, but this is typically expected as the first quarter tends to have lower shipment volumes. The current first-quarter shipments are comparable to previous quarters during economic expansions.”

Click here to read the full report on the PLASTICS’ blog page.

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