Description:
The future for U.S. plastics manufacturing harbors different business conditions than the last several decades. “Megatrends Affecting Plastics Manufacturing & What Molders Can Do”, reflecting research and analysis into fundamentals, looks at several major external trends, assesses their broad possible impact over the next several decades, and reviews major strategy choices for molders to consider. The trends discussed include potential energy supply limits, GDP trends in the context of economic 1st principles of Adam Smith (invisible hand) and David Ricardo (comparative advantage), globalization, and U.S. fiscal and demographic trends.