The Plastics Industry – Improving Life
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Manufacturing Day 2015 Toshiba Machine Company America Elk Grove Village, IL October 2, 2015
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- 1. Presented By: Michael D. Taylor Vice President, International Affairs and Trade Manufacturing Day 2015 Toshiba Machine Company America Elk Grove Village, IL October 2, 2015 The Plastics Industry – Improving Life
- 2. Founded in 1937, SPI is the only U.S. trade association representing ALL segments of the plastics industry
- 3. The U.S. Plastics Industry In 2014… • 3rd largest industry in U.S. • Record-breaking domestic demand Up 6.0% to $298.3 billion • Shipped more than $427.3 billion in goods • Employed 940,000 people • Operated 16,806 facilities in every U.S. state
- 4. Plastics Have Historically Grown Faster than all Manufacturing Comparative Growth Rates 1980 - 2014 Plastics Mfg All Mfg Employment 0.3% -1.3% Real Shipments 2.6% 0.8% Real Value Added 2.3% 0.8% Productivity Growth 2.3% 2.1% • Plastics manufacturing employment grew 0.3 percent per year since 1980 • The value of manufactured shipments grew by 2.6 percent per year since 1980 • Productivity grew by 2.3 percent per year since 1980 Source: SPI “Size and Impact of the U.S. Plastics Industry” (2015)
- 5. Plastics in Illinois Plastics industry shipments in Illinois totaled more than $18.4 billion in 2014 and comprised 4.3% of national shipments ($427.3 billion). Nationally, Illinois is ranked 5th in plastics industry employment and industry shipments.
- 6. The Plastics Industry is Innovative The World’s First 3D Printed Car
- 7. The Plastics Industry is Innovative Polimotor 2: Return Of The Plastic Engine A Belgian company is currently working on an engine that will be built without any ferrous parts, the Polimotor 2. This is not the first time they have built such an engine; in 1985, their team of scientists found a way to build an engine based on the Ford Pinto’s design out of Torlon, a polymer made with fiberglass. Weighing 168 pounds, this engine made 290 horsepower and revved up to 8500 rpm. Fitted in a Lola T616 racecar, it proved to be reliable enough to win an IMSA race on the grueling Road America circuit. The original team of engineers will keep the basic layout, but will use more modern materials, like carbon fiber, to drop some weight; they believe the new mill will weigh 138 pounds. With the added benefit of a turbocharger, it should develop 450 horsepower. As soon as Polimotor 2 works, the team intends to make it race. The mill will power a Norma M20 racecar that will enter a race at Lime Rock Park in 2016.
- 8. The Plastics Industry is Innovative Plastics Help Deliver Clean Water When Disaster Strikes
- 9. The Plastics Industry is Preventive Plastic Nets Help Combat Malaria
- 10. Plastic is the Material of Choice for the Environment Plastic Packaging Help Reduce The Amount Of Materials Used • Ecolean Liquid Packaging: These plastic pouches used for liquids such as milk and juice can cut packaging weight by more than 50 percent. Flat as an envelope when not filled, they take up little space in transit to food companies and when discarded. Made with polypropylene and polyethylene plastic, the pouches use as much as 85 percent less energy to manufacture than conventional packaging, according to Ecolean. • Bertolli® Pasta Sauce Pouches: These microwavable pouches use 70 percent less material compared to glass jars and take up significantly less space in trucks, especially when shipping unfilled packaging. Made from plastics and other materials, one truckload of unfilled pouches equals 25 truckloads of unfilled jars, leading to less energy use and fewer emissions. • Eco Pack Green Box: The Eco Pack is an innovative, reusable container for shipping and displaying produce, meat, baked goods and other foods. An easy-to-assemble plastic frame and plastic sleeves create a durable, stackable flat or tray that is half the weight of cardboard. According to the manufacture, Eco Packs use up to 90 percent less energy than existing packaging and fit into existing distribution methods (pallets, containers, trucks), from farm to store
- 11. Thank You! 谢谢 Merci Vielen Dank Grazie ありがとうございました 감사합니다 Obrigado Спасибо Gracias Teşekkürler Questions & Answers Michael Taylor mtaylor@plasticsindustry.org 202-974-5232
Editor's Notes
- Founded in 1937, SPI is the only U.S. trade association representing ALL segments of the plastics industry.
- Natural disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes often destroy sources of clean drinking water. An innovative solution — in the form of a plastic pouch — provides lifesaving relief to survivors of these disasters. The HydroPackTM is a thin, 12 ounce plastic pouch that contains an electrolyte and nutrient-rich powder. When dropped into contaminated water, the pouch’s plastic membranes absorb water while filtering out contaminants. The water source can be waste water, flood water, a mud puddle, a polluted stream — even brackish water. Disaster victims simply punch a straw through the pouch and drink. The filtration process, which scientists call Forward Osmosis, relies on membranes made of cellulose acetate, a type of plastic often found in clothing, home furnishings, diapers and even felt tip pens. The process is so effective that the manufacturer says the filtered water surpasses U.S. Environmental Protection Agency standards for water purifiers. The HydroPack enables one helicopter to deliver the equivalent of 15 helicopters filled with bottled water. The HydroPack has been used in some of the world’s worst disaster areas, including New Orleans, Haiti, and the flood-prone areas of Northern Kenya
- According to the World Health Organization, there were nearly 250 million cases of malaria worldwide in 2008. An estimated one million people in Africa die of malaria each year – mostly children. That’s one death every 45 seconds. Plastic nets treated with insecticides that ward off malaria-carrying mosquitoes save countless lives and are one of the most cost-effective methods of preventing the spread of the disease. And recent advances have made these nets even easier to employ. Mosquito nets by themselves have proven useful in the fight against malaria. Since most infections occur at night, the nets are hung above beds to create a barrier between the mosquitoes and humans. But nets treated with insecticides are up to 50 percent more effective. Developed in the 1980s, insecticide treated nets (ITNs) are dip-treated in insecticides that repel and even kill disease-carrying mosquitoes. The first generation of ITNs had to be retreated after approximately six months of use. Although the nets could be dip-treated multiple times, the process poses a significant logistical problem in rural areas where the costs and sheer distance of travel are prohibitive. New technologies allow for production of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) that remain effective for approximately five years. Polyester (a plastic fiber) nets bind the insecticide to the nets’ surface. Polyethylene (another plastic fiber) nets incorporate the insecticide into the material itself. Field tests have found that both nets can be washed and reused at least 20 times and still retain their effectiveness. To help further, companies such as BASF and Bayer produce kits to treat nets with insecticides on site — and they are working to make the kits more readily available. These kits allow previously untreated plastic nets to be transformed into lifesaving LLINs
- This often results in lighter packaging, less fuel to transport products, reduced use of natural resources, fewer greenhouse gas emissions, less waste—a lighter environmental footprint.