COMMITTEE ON EQUIPMENT STATISTICS ANNUAL REPORT (catalog number AB-151)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Introduction · 1
• The U.S. Plastics Industry · 1
• The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc · 1
• SPI's Committee on Equipment Statistics · 1
• The CES Quarterly and Annual Reports · 1
• Report Contributors · 2
• Research Consultants · 2
• The U.S. Plastics Machinery and Equipment Industry · 3
• Primary Plastics Equipment Shipments Overview · 3
• Auxiliary Equipment · 5
• Blow Molding Equipment · 6
• Plastics Equipment Components (Screws and Barrels) · 8
• Extrusion Equipment · 10
• Injection Molding Equipment · 12
• U.S. Economic Trends Affecting the Plastics Machinery Markets · 14
• 2006 Fourth Quarter Review and Outlook · 14
• Appendix I · 17
• Plastics Equipment Definitions · 17
• Appendix II · 18
• Data Sources · 18
• Appendix III · 19
• Participating Companies · 19

LIST OF FIGURES

• Figure 1: Primary Plastics Equipment Shipments—Thousands of $ · 3
• Figure 2: Auxiliary Equipment Total Bookings—Thousands of $ · 5
• Figure 3: Blow Molding Equipment Shipments—Units · 7
• Figure 4: Blow Molding Equipment Shipments—Thousands of $ · 7
• Figure 5: Plastics Equipment Components—Total Shipments · 9
• Figure 6: Plastics Equipment Components—Injection Molding vs. Extrusion · 9
• Figure 7: Extrusion Equipments Shipments—Units · 11
• Figure 8: Extrusion Equipment Shipments—Thousands of $ · 11
• Figure 9: Injection Molding Machine Shipments—Units · 13
• Figure 10: Injection Molding Machine Shipments—Thousands of $ · 13
• Figure 11: Capital Spending—Industrial Equipment, Billions of 2000$, SAAR · 14
• Figure 12: Capacity Utilization Rate—% of Total Capacity · 15
• Figure 13: Resins Price Index—Weighted Average, Cents/Pound · 16

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