Membership Renewal

Log in using your email address as your username. If you do not remember your password, use the “forgot password” link. If the system does not recognize your email address, use the “forgot username” link and enter your email address again – this may trigger the system to recognize you if you are in our system but have never logged in before.

If you are locked out of your account due to too many failed login attempts, please contact our system administrator at aremener@plasticsindustry.org to unlock your account.

The PLASTICS Board of Directors adopted a new dues structure at the 2018 Fall Board of Directors Meeting effective for 2019 renewal and forward, to simplify the process of determining a company’s membership dues without disclosing revenue and to address the association’s broader scope of work worldwide. Dues now are based on revenue bands rather than requiring you to report specific revenue numbers to calculate dues by a formula. The intent is to lessen concerns about confidentiality of revenue numbers. The only exception is for Service Provider members who pay a flat rate for dues. Also, these dues bands are based on global plastics revenue for the parent company, not just U.S.-based sales.

In today’s era, PLASTICS is an advocate for the U.S. plastics industry on a global scale battling new tariffs around the world while at the same time pushing for more free and fair international trade and collaborating with our partners on global environmental challenges. Our chief economist is deeply plugged into the real issues affecting your company on a global basis.

We also collect and report on international trade statistics that are of significant value to our members. In addition, the PLASTICS Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Packaging Materials Committee has been actively engaged for years in helping drive international regulations that either use, or are very close to, U.S. Federal Drug Administration (FDA) requirements.

We accept checks, ACH, wire, and all major credit cards.

When you renew online, you will be prompted to Pay Now with a credit card. If you do not wish to pay by credit card, choose the option “Request an Invoice” and our staff will send you your invoice. The system may require that you enter a PO number – if you do not have one, simply enter a five-digit code, such as “00000”. Please see the bottom of the invoice for check, ACH, and wire details.

Our dues are based on the calendar year and cover January 1 through December 31, 2021.

Renewals have been moved to an online platform. A form is no longer required. Please proceed to the online platform by clicking the "Log In and Renew Here" button at the top of this page.

You will not receive an invoice without completing the online renewal form. When you navigate through the online renewal, you will be prompted to Pay Now with a credit card. If you require an invoice, select the “Request an Invoice” option and our staff will send you your invoice. The system may require that you enter a PO number – if you do not have one, simply enter a five-digit code, such as “00000”. If you choose the Pay Now option and pay with a credit card, you will receive a receipt but not an invoice.

All membership dues must be paid by January 1, 2021.

If renewal payment is not received before January 1, 2021, your membership status will be subject to suspension and an assessment for reactivation.

Note to NPE2021 exhibitors: The company’s membership must be continuous and be in good standing to qualify for and maintain the member discount on exhibit space.

For those exhibiting at NPE®, member companies must maintain continuous membership and be in good standing to qualify for and maintain the member discount on exhibit space.

To change your company’s Voting Representative, if the member status is Full, or Member Representative, if the status is Associate or Service Provider, please email membership@plasticsindustry.org and they will get you the required form to complete and return.

• Step 1: Click on “Log In and Renew Here” at the top of this page
• Step 2: Login to your account using your username and password
• Step 3: Click on “CLICK HERE to begin renewal”
• Step 4: Move through the steps of the renewal form by reading & filling out any required information, then click Next at the bottom of the page to continue onto next step until renewal is complete

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) knows that a thriving plastics industry provides security for our families and strengthens the communities where we live and do business. The PLASTICS advocacy team makes sure our elected officials know, too.

Over many years, PLASTICS has developed positive working relationships with policy makers, allowing us to convey our comprehensive legislative agenda. The Plastics Industry Association PAC (PLASTICS PAC) is an important advocacy tool that compounds the resources of people employed by the plastics industry and gives them a voice in Washington, D.C.

PLASTICS PAC is a non-partisan political action committee. It is the only political action committee focused on the needs of the entire plastics industry. It supports federal candidates-regardless of party affiliation-who prioritize PLASTICS’ issues and advance out legislative agenda.

You can read more about PLASTICS PAC HERE.

Through its partnership with SPE: The Society of Plastics Engineers, PLASTICS sponsors the PlastiVan™ which travels to schools and companies throughout North America, educating people of all ages about plastics chemistry, history, processing, manufacturing, sustainability and applications.

Learn more about PlastiVan HERE.

The End Market and Services demographics will allow PLASTICS to better direct member benefits. For Service Providers, please select the service the company provides.

The $200 Machinery Assessment helps fund special projects and needs of the equipment and moldmaker Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) membership. This can include offsetting international standards work, expansion of the Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES), supporting special interest groups, to name a few.

Why do we need to support standards? In order to remain competitive in the global marketplace, it is critical for the U.S. plastics industry to actively participate in both the domestic and international standard setting process. Through intense and targeted effort, PLASTICS has successfully protected the interests of our industry and helped defeat initiatives that would have weakened machinery manufacturers’ ability to compete globally. This ongoing process requires not only the concerted efforts of our member volunteers providing technical expertise but significant financial outlays as well.

The Equipment Council also has funded the Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES), supplying valuable machinery data to the industry. These reports help us understand the health and direction of our future in plastics.

For this reason, we ask each of our members to voluntarily help underwrite this ongoing work with a modest $200 assessment. This $200 contribution directly benefits and supports many initiatives, standards and statistics throughout the year.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Michael Werner, Director, Equipment Council — mwerner@plasticsindustry.org