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Lauren Bryson: Plastics production powers Pennsylvania Lauren Bryson October 15, 2025 October 14, 2025

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The American Chemistry Council (ACC) recently published a new report that highlights some good news for Pennsylvania and our economy. Pennsylvania is among the largest economies in the nation, and the manufacturing sector is one of the biggest contributors to our Commonwealth’s GDP. The engine behind our growing manufacturing sector? Plastics production .

The data confirms what we already know: plastics are foundational to the Commonwealth’s jobs and supply chain. In Pennsylvania alone, plastics manufacturing directly supports over 38,000 job

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