A New Year Message from

Matt Seaholm, President and CEO

All of us at PLASTICS are looking forward to a successful and rewarding year! As we continue to carry out our mission to protect, promote and grow the plastics industry we are looking forward to celebrating everything plastics do to make this world a safe, healthy and productive place. 

With the approach of a reimagined NPE2024, and its groundbreaking "Made for You" format, we have built an incredible week coming up this May in Orlando and anticipate one of the greatest plastics trade shows in the Americas, produced better than ever before by PLASTICS.

Our strong organizational culture and collaborative spirit have resulted in fantastic new initiatives such as Recycling is Real, and re-energized and expanded existing programs like Operation Clean Sweep, setting the stage for additional endeavors we will be announcing in the months to come.

Happy New Year!

NPE2024 Update

William R. Carteaux Leadership Award

Nominations Deadline Is February 2

Tha nominations window for the next William R. Carteaux Leadership Award closes on February 2.  Any employee of a PLASTICS member company who personifies the values of our late President/CEO, Bill Carteaux—unity, dedication and perseverance—is eligible for the award.Submit nominations here.

Operation Clean Sweep

Everything you need to know about Operation Clean Sweep (OCS) on a global scale is in our new, free online Guide to International OCS Programs. Join us on Tuesday, January 16 for a special webinar that includes a walk through the new guide.

Upcoming PLASTICS Events

 Fluoropolymers 2024

Feb. 5-7, Austin, TX

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 FlexForum 2024

Feb. 21-23, Cape Coral, FL

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 2024 Spring Meeting & Industry Fly-In

Mar. 18-21, Washington, DC

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Welcome New PLASTICS Members

Party City is a global leader in the celebrations industry as the largest vertically integrated designer, manufacturer, distributor, and retailer of party goods in North America. The company operates in more than 70 countries around the world with more than 800 company-owned and franchise stores, and Halloween City seasonal pop-up stores. They are also the global market leader in foil balloons.

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ABC Packaging Direct is an online supplier of flexible packaging, and has introduced a new brand identity to coincide with its expanded growth and market outreach. Whether a customer is interested in ordering a case of plain stock flexible pouches for the first time, or is evolving to create thousands of fully customized flexible bags, the supplier's user-friendly online hub makes it easy to obtain the appropriate packaging option.

Visit their website.