Issue No. 19    |     July 1, 2025

This Week:

📢  How to Navigate NPE2027 Exhibit Space Application

♻️  2025 Recycling Open House

📊  Plastics Demand Holds Steady in April

📖   FLiP Book Club to Spotlight Recycling Innovations

🙌  Welcome New Member

📅  Mark Your Calendar

📢 How to Navigate NPE2027 Exhibit Space Application

Join us on July 30, 2025, at 1:00 PM ET to learn how to navigate the NPE2027 exhibit space application process—from key rule changes and deadlines to selecting your booth at the in-person Space Selection & Planning event.

This free webinar will cover:

📣 Key changes to the show rules
📅 Important deadlines you need to know
🖥 How to complete the online application
📍 Insights into the in-person Space Selection & Planning event

To register for this event, click here.

Can’t make it? Register and we’ll email you the video recording after the webinar.

♻️ 2025 Recycling Open House: Driving Industry Collaboration

The 2025 Recycling Open House—held virtually on August 13 and 20 at 12:00 PM ET—brings together trade associations and organizations to highlight efforts that improve the recyclability of plastic products.

What to expect:
– Insights on designing for material circularity
– Strategies for reducing climate impacts and greenhouse gas emissions
– Ways to engage in industry-led sustainability programs

Why it matters:
This event is a rallying point for industry leaders to take action—working together to strengthen recycling programs and advance a more circular plastics economy.

To register for this event, click here.

📊 Plastics Demand Holds Steady in April

The latest Plastics Demand Estimate is in: U.S. plastics demand reached $22.7 billion in April 2025, marking a modest 0.2% increase month-over-month and 0.4% year-over-year.

While nominal demand rose, inflation-adjusted figures dipped 0.1% from both the previous month and April 2024—suggesting producer prices are holding steady, with little real growth.

Why it matters:
This data offers valuable insight into market stability and helps processors and suppliers track demand shifts across the plastics supply chain.

To download the full report + trend charts, click here.

📖 FLiP Book Club to Spotlight Recycling Innovations

On Friday, August 8, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM ET, PLASTICS’ Future Leaders in Plastics (FLiP) initiative will host its next Book Club session, featuring A Conversation on Recycling—a curated series of short TED Talks focused on innovative ideas for advancing sustainability and improving recycling systems.

No preparation is required; participants will view the talks together at the start of the session, before joining a thought-provoking group discussion.

To register, click here.

To learn more about FLiP, click here.

 🙌 Welcome New Member

Based in Cortland, Illinois, this family-owned operation has built a legacy of delivering high-performance shredder and grinder tooling that consistently exceeds OEM specifications. From inserts and counter knives to holders and screens, Dun‑Rite’s expansive inventory supports virtually every major low-RPM shredder brand, including SSI, Untha, Vecoplan, and Granutech.

What sets Dun‑Rite apart is its complete in-house manufacturing process—from sourcing raw steel to precision machining, heat-treating, and final inspection—ensuring total quality control and long-lasting durability. With over 53 years of combined engineering expertise, the team develops tooling that not only meets but often surpasses industry standards. Backed by Cresswood’s decades of innovation in sustainable material processing, Dun‑Rite continues to deliver premium, American-engineered solutions that help drive performance and reliability in industrial recycling and grinding operations across the country.

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📆 Mark Your Calendar

🚀July 24 | FLiP Development Session - 12-1 pm ET| Featuring Alden Mills—former Navy SEAL and leadership expert—who will share strategies to help rising professionals build an unstoppable mindset. Open to FLiP members and employees aged 40 and under at PLASTICS member companies. Register now.  To share this opportunity with coworkers by email, click here.

📢 Learn how to navigate the NPE2027 exhibit space application process on July 30 at 1:00 PM ET, from key rule changes and deadlines to selecting your booth at the in-person Space Selection & Planning event.  To register, click here.  Can’t attend live? Register to receive the recording.

📋 August 12 | NPE2027: The Plastics Show | Exhibit space applications open. To be notified when applications go live, click here. 

♻️ August 13 & 20 | Recycling Open House | Happening virtually, trade associations and organizations will share how they’re tackling recycling challenges in the plastics industry. Registration now open.

📅 Save the date. PLASTICS 2025 Size and Impact Report Executive Briefing
September 16 | 2:00–3:00 PM ET | Live Virtual Event. Be the first to explore the 2025 Size and Impact Report—your go-to source for data on plastics’ economic footprint, state-by-state employment, industry rankings, and a two-year forecast.

📣 September 22–25 | National Plastics Conference | Orlando, FL | The

exclusive event built by industry, for industry returns. Early Bird Rates 

available until August 8.

🌐 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.  Early Bird Registration now open. 

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