US resin output down 1.5pc from 2014: ACC

OREANDA-NEWS. December 02, 2015.  The US produced 6.3bn lbs of plastic resins in October, down 1.5pc from a year earlier, according to the American Chemistry Council (ACC).

Year-to-date production is up 2.6pc at 65.1bn lbs.

Sales and internal use of resins rose 4.9pc to 6.6bn lbs in October versus last year. Sales so far this year are up 3.4pc at 65.6bn lbs.