Issue No. 34    |    October 14, 2025

This Week:

🌐  Take Action: Two Key Surveys Close Oct. 21

🌍  NPE2027 Theme: NEXT IS NOW

📘  2025 Global Trends Report Released

🎉  Celebrate 10 Years of Bioplastics Week!

📅  Mark Your Calendar

🌐 Take Action: Two Key Surveys Close Oct. 21

Your input is critical as PLASTICS advocates for policies that protect and strengthen our industry. We’re collecting member feedback on two major issues:

• Section 232 Tariffs Expansion: New tariffs on steel and aluminum derivatives could disrupt plastics manufacturing. Tell us how this affects your costs and supply chain.
• USMCA Renegotiation: Changes to North American trade could impact your business. Share your perspective to help shape our engagement with the U.S. Trade Representative.

Complete both surveys by October 21, 2025 - your voice drives our advocacy. 

To access the surveys, click here.

🌍 NPE2027 Theme: NEXT IS NOW

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) has unveiled “NEXT IS NOW” as the official theme for NPE2027: The Plastics Show, the largest plastics trade show in the Americas. The theme reflects the industry’s global leadership and commitment to advancing innovation, sustainability, and collaboration.

“NEXT IS NOW” highlights how the future of plastics is being built today through immediate action, adoption, and innovation. The theme underscores the industry’s readiness to address emerging technologies, evolving market expectations, and new sustainability challenges—while driving progress toward circularity, resilience, and climate goals.

Set for May 3–7, 2027, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, NPE2027 will bring together more than 2,200 exhibitors and 51,000+ attendees from over 130 countries. The show will showcase the full power and potential of plastics as a global platform for the ideas, products, and partnerships shaping what’s next.

Exhibitor applications are now open, click here.

To read the full press release, click here.

📘 2025 Global Trends Report Released

This year’s report highlights pivotal shifts and strategic progress shaping the global plastics market. Dive into insights on worldwide production and consumption, discover the key players driving innovation, and see how U.S. trade performance continues to strengthen.

PLASTICS members have exclusive access to the full 2025 Global Trends Report and Executive Summary — a $1,200 value included with your membership.

To view the executive summary and download your copy of the 2025 Global Trends Report, click here.

🎉 Celebrate 10 Years of Bioplastics Week!

Join us in marking a milestone year of Bioplastics Week — the annual, social media–driven campaign powered by the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS).

This year, we’re celebrating a decade of progress by exploring the foundations of bioplastics—and we want you to be part of it!

Each day will spotlight a different theme with fresh opportunities to learn, share, and spark conversation. Whether you’re new to bioplastics or a longtime advocate, your voice matters.

How to Get Involved:

✅ Download the Bioplastics Week toolkit to craft your posts

📅 Follow the daily themes for content ideas and inspiration

📢 Promote positive, fact-based messaging about bioplastics

🔖 Tag your posts with #BioplasticsWeek to join the conversation

To learn more, click here.

📆 Mark Your Calendar

🌐 October 15–17 | OCS CON 2025 | Indianapolis, IN | Hosted by Operation Clean Sweep®, OCS CON brings the full plastic value chain together in efforts towards eliminating the loss of plastic to the environment.  Register now.

📅 Save the Date: Bioplastics Week | October 20–25, 2025 | Celebrate 10 years of Bioplastics Week with us through our annual social media campaign spotlighting the latest innovations in bioplastics.  Watch for daily posts from PLASTICS on social media, and join the celebration by liking, commenting, and sharing! To learn more, click here.

♻️ Plastics Sustainability Executive Forum | November 3–4 | New York, NY |

Request an invitation to join senior sustainability professionals to explore real-world solutions to today’s most pressing challenges. This fall’s forum will focus on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). Learn more.

📅 Vinyl Week 2025 | December 9–12 | New Orleans | This one-of-a-kind gathering brings together the Vinyl Compounders Conference and the Vinyl Sustainability Summit for four days of leadership, networking, and forward-looking insights. Register today.

🗓️  NPE2027 Space Selection & Planning Event | March 2–6, 2026 | Orlando, FL | NPE2027 exhibitors will convene to select exhibit booth space, plan for exhibit success, and explore opportunities to maximize the NPE2027 investment. Learn more.