NEWS
US plastic machine sales keep rising this year but still trail 2024
North American sales of plastics processing machin- ery continued to rise in the third quarter of this year – but are still behind the same period in 2024. The Plastics Industry
Association’s Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES) said that machinery sales were US$303 million for the quarter – 20% up on Q2 this year but around 5% lower than Q3 in 2024. Sales of extrusion equipment suffered: single-screw extruders fell nearly 5% from the previous quarter and 24% year-on- year; for twin-screw extrud- ers, the respective declines were 29% and 39%. By comparison, injection moulding sales rose 30% on the previous quarter and 4% year-on-year. “Although shipments continued to increase, it is obvious that both processes faced different headwinds
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by 76% in July compared to the same month last year. In the third-quarter survey
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Primary plastics machinery sales, US Source: CES, Plastics Industry Association
during the quarter,” said Perc Pineda, chief economist at the association. “Sector- specific drivers were at play, causing injection moulding to rise while extrusion fell. Both equipment types were in different cycles.” While residential con- struction has remained largely flat, due to high interest rates, motor vehicles and parts produc- tion have been trending upward since January.
However, Pineda said that
rate cuts by the Federal Reserve point to lower borrowing costs – which will eventually lead to higher equipment demand. On US plastics machinery
trade, based on the latest available data, exports totalled US$113m and imports US$336m, resulting in a US$223m trade deficit. Compared to a year earlier, exports fell 1.6%, imports by 39%. The trade deficit rose
of CES members, 52% of respondents expected the market to remain steady or improve over the next 12 months – slightly below the 58% response in the previous quarter. However, the share reporting that steady or improved quoting activity rose from 76% to 81% – the second consecu- tive quarter of an increase. “While the government shutdown has delayed the release of economic data, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s GDPNow estimate for third-quarter growth – as of November 5 – stands at 4%,” said Pineda. “Trade and tariff issues remain a concern, yet markets appear to be adapting to this – which hinges on US policy shifts and outcomes from trade talks with key partners.” �
www.plasticsindustry.org
ADS sees first half sales and profits rise
US-based pipe manufacturer ADS saw sales and profits nudge upwards in the first half of the year. Sales rose by about 5% to nearly US$1.7 billion, while profit rose by more than 2% to exceed US$300 million. Domestic sales of pipe were flat at
around US$829m. At the same time, international sales fell by around 6%, to around US$107m. For the second quarter alone, sales
Barbour: “We delivered strong results in Q2 and have updated our guidance for 2026”
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rose nearly 9% to US$850m: domestic pipe sales almost 2% to US$413m, while international sales rose nearly 4% to exceed US$58m.
PIPE & PROFILE EXTRUSION | Winter 2025
“We delivered strong results in the second quarter, a testament to the sales strategies we have executed to drive growth in core markets,” said Scott Barbour, chairman and CEO of ADS. “In light of better-than-expected results in the first half, we have updated our guidance for Fiscal 2026.” Based on results to date, the company
expects net sales for the full year of US$2.9-2.99bn – a growth of 0-3% compared to the previous year – while adjusted EBITDA is expected to grow by US$900-940m, an increase of 1-6%. �
www.adspipe.com
www.pipeandprofile.com
IMAGE: ADS
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