Plastics Processing Contracts

摘要

After strong growth in the first three months of 2013, the plastics processing business has bounced between expansion and contraction. Processors with more than 250 employees had seen rapidly expanding business conditions through the first seven months of the year (an average index of 58.0). However, in August these large facilities were flat (an index of 50). While facilities with 100-249 employees moved back into rapid expansion from one month of contraction, smaller plants experienced a downturn. Processors with fewer than 50 employees saw their fastest rate of contraction since December 2012.