Perc Pineda

US TRADE Trump's tariffs barely impact US plastics industry – Pineda / Industry association briefing points to slight supply chain disruptions	03.11.2025
TRADE WAR EU to impose zero tariffs on US industrial goods including chemicals, plastics products / US to impose 50% tariffs on plastics industry equipment	02.09.2025
USA Plastics machinery shipments steady in Q2 / Wider processing sentiment remains cautious	28.08.2025
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE Webinar: Securing Europe's Plastics Future / PIE's Bäcker to talk global trade, geopolitics	14.04.2025
BIOPLASTICS US manufacturing revenue projected to grow / Positive outlook for plastics sector	27.06.2024
NPE Biggest trade show on the North American continent to open doors again / Main topics: recycling, sustainability	06.05.2024
US PLASTICS INDUSTRY Slowdown likely next year / Sector posts trade surplus in H1 / Consumption to flatten	07.12.2023
US PLASTICS INDUSTRY Shipments, employment rise in 2021 / Plastics products sixth-largest industry in America / Trade group to become “more vocal”	25.10.2022
PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA Increase in domestic shipments, machine making in 2021 / Trade deficit in 2020	24.08.2022
PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION Welcome back: chief econ Pineda returns / Association, former CEO prepare for their day in court	19.07.2022
PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION President of US group exits after less than three years / No word on a successor	31.03.2022
PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA Shipments down sharply in 2020 / 2.2% rise forecast for 2021 / Plastics products still 8th largest US industry	25.10.2021
RECYCLING USA American Chemistry Council proposes national strategy to advance circular economy for plastic packaging	22.07.2021
SHORT Q&A Plastics Industry Association chief economist Perc Pineda talks circularity and trend 2021 / “Improved global economic outlook should lead to higher plastics trade this year”	20.07.2021
PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA First-quarter machinery shipments dip / US plastics trade hits USD 15.6 bn in 2020 / Chemical sales expected to rise in 2021	20.07.2021
US PLASTICS INDUSTRY Trade surplus drops 20% in 2019 / Trade deficit in resins and machinery with Germany	16.11.2020
PLASTICS MACHINERY USA Second quarter shipments show uptick / 46.5% of US exports to USMCA partners	16.09.2020
USA Plastics sector's exports and imports up in 2018 / Trade uncertainties remain major issue / Plastics Industry Association releases trends report at "K 2019"	21.10.2019
PLASTICS MACHINERY US sees second-quarter sales recovering slightly	29.08.2019
PLASTICS MACHINERY USA Domestic sales fall quarter-on-quarter, rise year-on-year / Exports ebb slightly in Q1 / Weaker economy and trade issues cloud outlook	24.06.2019
US PLASTICS INDUSTRY Plastics machinery shipments rise 8% in Q4 2018 / Market conditions likely to improve in 2019 / Plastics Industry Association reports	12.03.2019
US PLASTICS INDUSTRY Improved performance in 2017 / Mexico and Canada remain strongest trading partners / Plastics Industry Association report	23.01.2019
BIOPLASTICS Consumer awareness advancing significantly / Global revenues could grow by more than 5% over next three years / US Plastics Industry Association report	04.06.2018
US PLASTICS INDUSTRY Plastics shipments set to sustain modest growth in 2018 / Employment to grow more slowly because of skills gap / Plastics Industry Association report	23.04.2018