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FEATURE NEWS
At a time when India strives to strengthen its po- stakeholders to showcase breakthrough recy-
sition as a leader in sustainable waste manage- cling technologies and deliberate on advancing
ment and circular economy solutions, the up- resource efficiency and green manufacturing.
coming event is expected to be a game-changer. Source - https://www.republicworld.com
The event will provide a platform for industry
AI A GROWING BUT UNDERUTILIZED TECHNOLOGY IN THE
PLASTICS PROCESSING INDUSTRY:2025 AI ADOPTION SURVEY
he results of the 2025 Artificial Intelli- ity (92%) of surveyed US manufacturing execu-
gence Adoption Survey provide a precise tives believe smart manufacturing – including AI
Tand nuanced portrait of how US manufac- – will be the primary driver for competitiveness in
turing leaders are deploying artificial intelligence the next three years, with a similarly large major-
(AI), particularly among members of the Manu- ity expecting a transformative impact on prod-
facturers Association for Plastics Processors
(MAPP) and the Association for Rubber Products
Manufacturers (ARPM). AI is increasingly recog-
nized as a crucial driver of competitiveness and
innovation within the plastics and rubber product
manufacturing sectors, with more than three-
quarters of surveyed leaders labeling it as either
relevant, important or vital to their future. (Chart
1) The survey reveals a high level of anticipation ucts, agility and talent attraction. Both datasets
for the impact of AI, with a combined majority emphasize that operational and financial gains,
expecting it to make a significant operational dif- such as improved production output, agility and
ference within the next three years, and nearly employee productivity, are among the primary
one-third believing such impacts will materialize motivating factors for AI investment.
in as little as 12 months. Nevertheless, adoption
is marked by reasonable caution by most re- When comparing adoption rates, the plastics
spondents – while a small group already reports sector lags somewhat in terms of enterprise-
tangible, organization-wide results, most manu- wide deployments: while Deloitte reports that
facturers surveyed remain in exploratory or pilot about 29% of respondents are using AI or ma-
phases. chine learning at facility or network level, and
23% are piloting AI solutions, the MAPP survey
The results of the survey of 125 processors data indicates only 6% of respondents cur-
closely track with Deloitte’s 1 2025 Smart Manu- rently seeing a direct business impact from AI,
facturing Survey, which found that a vast major- with most (88%) still in early pilot or knowledge-
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