US posts increase in monthly resins production

US production of major plastic resins totaled 6.8 billion pounds during May 2015, an increase of 4.7% compared to the same month in 2014, according to statistics released today by the American Chemistry Council (ACC). 

Year-to-date production was 32.2 billion pounds, a 3.4% increase as compared to the same period in 2014.

Sales and captive (internal) use of major plastic resins totaled 6.5 billion pounds during May 2015, an increase of 0.4% from the same month one year earlier. Year-to-date sales and captive use was 32.2 billion pounds, a 4.3% increase as compared to the same period in 2014.