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Tooling Costs: 5 Proven Ways to Avoid Losing Ownership of Your Mold

Tooling costs cover the mold, jigs and fixtures built for your product, but paying the invoice does not make the tooling yours. How to secure ownership.

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Polyethylene Terephthalate / PET Packaging Use by Sector

Bottled water accounted for 34.6 percent of global polyethylene terephthalate (PET) packaging consumption. Learn PET packaging use by type.

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US Plastic Production By Resin Reaches Record Levels

The US plastic production of resins has been growing. Growth rate reached peaks in 2019. Common are PP, LLDPE & HDPE in the United States.

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Polyethylene Terephthalate / PET Production Breaks Records

According to recent reports, the global PET production capacity is expected to grow by over 35 million metric tons in the next few years.

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Plastic Material Distribution Across Different Industries in the EU

Plastic material distribution across EU industries by end use: packaging took 39% of demand in 2019. See how the rest splits by sector.

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HDPE Market: High Density Polyethylene Demand Grows

Market For High Density Polyethylene: HDPE market size and forecast: what is driving high-density polyethylene demand.

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PP / Polypropylene Market Value Sees Steep Increase

The value of polypropylene market (commonly PP) worldwide has risen since 2015 & is expected to grow strongly. It is a thermoplastic polymer.

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World PE / Polyethylene Market Value & Forecast Today

The PE or polyethylene market worldwide is estimated to be around $141.98 billion U.S. dollars in 2015 and to grow significantly by 2026.

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Global EPS / Expanded Polystyrene Market Booms

The EPS or expanded polystyrene market has grown steadily in recent years, with its global value reaching 9.5 billion US dollars in 2020.

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Global Thermoplastic Production: Long-Term Outlook

Thermoplastic are essential. It is projected that the global thermoplastic production will amount to 445.25 million metric tons in 2025.