Phone Number: +32 488 331 972 HOMEABOUT CASEDOING BUSINESS IN THE USA U.S. STATES IN EUROPE CASE STUDIESINDUSTRIES NEWS & EVENTS CONTACT Chemicals And Plastics The United States is the top chemicals producer in the world, generating $600 billion per year in turnover. Five million Americans work to produce chemicals and the related machinery & equipment. American exports in the chemical industry are more than $100 billion and make up nearly 10% of all U.S exports annually. Links: www.americanchemistry.com The American Chemistry Council www.cen-online.org Chemical & Engineering News www.acs.org American Chemical Society Sources: American Chemistry Council and Chemical & Engineering News Plastics is the 3rd-largest US manufacturing industry. This comprises plastic products manufacturers as well as suppliers of raw materials (resin), machinery & mold makers. The U.S. plastics industry employs about 1.1 million people. In 2006, plastics industry shipments totaled more than $375 billion. Productivity in the plastics improved at a rate of 2.3 percent from 1980-2006 , more than the average productivity increase for U.S. manufacturing as a whole. Plastics consumption in the U.S. grew by 7.6% in 2006 to $271 billion. A great majority of plastics used in the U.S. is domestically produced with imports accounting for only 14.6% of the total. Exports of plastic products; raw materials and machinery/molds increased 12.3% in 2006 with a value exceeding $43 billion. The top export destinations for plastics are Canada, Mexico and China. Links: www.plasticsindustry.org SPI- The Society of the Plastics Industry www.myplasticsindustry.com Plastics Industry Data www.npe.org Website of the NPE The International Plastics Showcase show, June 22-26, 2009 (Chicago) Sources: SPI- The Society of the Plastics Industry and Plastics Industry Data Rubber products manufacturing of tires, hoses, belts, seals etc. employs some 120,000 people in the U.S. and generates more than $21 billion in annual sales. While imports of original equipment tires have increased, US growth of replacement and original equipment tire shipments combined has increased by 0.6 percent in 2007. Links: www.rma.org RMA- The Rubber Manufacturers Association http://rubber.org/ The Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society Sources: RMA- The Rubber Manufacturers Association INDUSTRY QUICK LINKS Advanced Manufacturing Aerospace Agribusiness Automotive Chemicals & Plastics Energy & Renewables Financial & Professional Food Processing Freight Transportation Homeland Security & Defense IT & Communication Life Science, Biotech & Health Care Metal & Steel Pharmaceutical Science & Research Textiles C.A.S.E. aisbl Call Centre (Belgian registered international non-profit-organisation BE07.647.874.91) +32 488 331 972 caseoffice@invest-in-usa.org Mon - Fri: 10:00 - 16:00 C.E.T. Useful Links About C.A.S.E. Why Invest in the USA Case Studies Contact Us Privacy Policy Cookie Policy U.S. States in Europe Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Kentucky Louisiana Missouri New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Carolina Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin Designed by Heart New Media By visiting our website you agree that we are using cookies to ensure you to get the best experience. Accept Decline Read more