the us plastics industry current state and trends 2006 cipad general assembly walt disney world resort yacht club june 26 william r carteaux president & ceo society of inc all rights reserved overview 2 3 where is market going 4 new technologies to watch 5 energy 6 fantastic works 7 npe update 2004 value goods shipped were 345 billion employed 1 million workers 4th largest manufacturing in operated nearly 19 000 facilities 50 states manufacturers spent 8 capital expenditures source spi s size impact study released data are based on government statistics p lastics i ndustry employment b reakdown by selected sector products nec captive molds for 9 machinery 0 materials resins plastic bags 32 34 d emand h as een growingapparent consumption shipments imports exports apparent has steadily increased with halts during recessions
