The Latest Intel from PT

Plastics Index Shows Supply Chain Improvement Despite Production Slowdown

By: Mike Shirk

Future expectations reach 2024 high on the heels of the recent election.

Plastics Processing Index Remains Virtually Unchanged

By: Heather Gaynor

Future business indicators rose again this month, but other inputs changed only slightly.

Plastics Processing Contraction Slows Slightly

By: Heather Gaynor

While the market is still sluggish, future business outlook rose significantly from last month.

Plastics Processing Activity Contraction Continues in August

By: Heather Gaynor

Four months of consecutive contraction overall.

Plastics Processing Activity Contracted in July

By: Jan Schafer

Plastics processing GBI contracted for the third month in a row.

Processing Takes a Dip in June

By: Jan Schafer

Plastics activity took a relatively big downturn in June, ending at a low for the year and lower than the same month a year ago.  

Processing Activity Dips in May

By: Jan Schafer

Plastics processing took a downturn in May, the first appreciable dip since November 2023.  

Processing Activity Nears Expansion Level

By: Jan Schafer

Plastics processing kept pushing along in April, landing less than one point shy of expansion.   

Processing Making Slow, Steady Progress

By: Jan Schafer

Plastics processing activity didn’t make its way into expansion territory in March, but seems headed in that direction.  

February Index Dips a Tiny Bit

By: Jan Schafer

Index holds steady as optimism about future business conditions continues to increase among processors.  

Plastics Processing 'Jumps' into New Year

By: Jan Schafer

While still in contraction mode, the index came in at highest level since March 2023.  

Plastics Processing Pattern Prevails With an Uptick in December

By: Jan Schafer

Like December 2022, the December 2023 index represents increased activity following dips in November.