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Plastics Technology

In the home, shatterproof plastic bottles reduce injuries. On the construction site, plastic building materials are lightweight, easy to handle, and weather-resistant. On the farm, irrigation pipe, greenhouse materials, and packaging made of plastic help improve food production. On the job, more than 2,000 police officers have been saved because of protective vests made with plastic materials. Plastic materials are the only type of material that can work for many of our life saving medical devices today.

Plastics influence every area of daily life, and their use continues to grow. As new uses for plastics are developed, the need for skilled employees also grows in this important industry.

Indiana and Michigan remain in the Top 10 states in the United States in the production of plastic goods and in the employment of skilled professionals.