-
Categories
-
Pharmaceutical Intermediates
-
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
-
Food Additives
- Industrial Coatings
- Agrochemicals
- Dyes and Pigments
- Surfactant
- Flavors and Fragrances
- Chemical Reagents
- Catalyst and Auxiliary
- Natural Products
- Inorganic Chemistry
-
Organic Chemistry
-
Biochemical Engineering
- Analytical Chemistry
-
Cosmetic Ingredient
- Water Treatment Chemical
-
Pharmaceutical Intermediates
Promotion
ECHEMI Mall
Wholesale
Weekly Price
Exhibition
News
-
Trade Service
Shipments of major plastics machinery in North America increased in the second quarter, according to statistics from the Equipment Statistics Council (CES) of the American Plastics Industry Association
.
The total export value of plastic machinery in the second quarter was 289 million US dollars, a decrease of 21% from the previous quarter
.
Shipments of single-screw and twin-screw extruders fell by 46.
8% and 30.
1%, respectively, in the second quarter
.
Perc Pineda, chief economist at the Plastics Industry Association, said: "Although shipments of major plastics machinery remained lower than in previous quarters, the second quarter's growth was in line with the gradual improvement in the U.
S.
economy.
In tune
.
CES also conducts a quarterly survey of plastic machinery suppliers, asking about current market conditions and expectations for the future
.
As for the next 12 months, 24% of respondents expect market conditions to stabilize or improve, slightly higher than the 22.
6% of respondents in the previous quarter's survey
.
“It is predicted that the plastics industry will experience the worst impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in the second quarter
.
Pineda said that as economic conditions continue to improve, there are reasons to be optimistic about plastic equipment suppliers and manufacturers serving consumer end markets
.