According to statistics compiled and reported by SPI: the Plastics Industry Trade Association’s Committee on Equipment Statistics, total shipments of plastics machinery by North American suppliers posted another strong performance in the third quarter of 2015. Shipments of primary plastics equipment for reporting companies totaled $300.6 million in Q3. This was a small gain of 0.8% from total of $298.4 million in Q2 of 2015, but it was a drop of 4.6% when compared with same quarter last year.