Plastics and Rubber

The Plastics and Rubber industry is on a steady growth path despite global supply chain volatility of recent years and a growing emphasis on environmental awareness. The global market was estimated at $1,460 billion in 2023 and is expected to exceed $2 trillion by 2028, according to The Business Research Company. Manufacturers in this sector face both challenges as well as new opportunities.

Top trends in plastics and rubber include:

• A growing shift toward bioplastics and renewable materials as the sector focuses on reducing ecological footprint and catering to consumer demand for environmentally friendly alternatives​.
• Innovations in chemical recycling and depolymerization processes are addressing the limitations of traditional recycling methods, with a push towards rethinking and improving recycling systems.
• Leveraging automation, AI, and machine learning technologies is helping to streamline manufacturing processes, optimize supply chain management, and enhance data-driven decision-making, driving efficiency and reducing operational costs.

Reduce waste and increase operational efficiency with MRPeasy

To remain competitive and keep healthy profit margins, manufacturers in the Plastics and Rubber industry need to increase operational efficiencies while reducing waste and staying compliant. Capable manufacturing software is an absolute necessity to address these complexities.

MRPeasy is a cloud-based manufacturing ERP system, perfect for small and medium companies active in the Plastics and Rubber industry. This powerful, yet affordable software hugely simplifies production and inventory management, while keeping costs in check and enhancing compliance.

MRPeasy includes:

• Host of essential features for process and batch manufacturers like stock lot and batch tracking, scalable formulas, automatic UoM conversions, quality control, and much more.
• Powerful production planning and scheduling tools, Master Production Scheduling, dynamic production calendars with drag-and-drop rescheduling.
• Capable inventory optimization system with effective procurement, purchase order, and vendor management tools.
• Enhanced Bill of Materials, formula, and recipe control with built-in multi-level and configurable BOMs and co-product BOM for scrapping.
• Built-in B2B customer portal for effective customer and sales management and seamless integrations with your choice of financial, eCommerce, fulfillment, and workflow automation tools.
• And much more.

Take your plastics or rubber manufacturing operation to a modern level of efficiency. Start your free trial today!

Check out this short video on how MRPeasy works for the plastics & rubber industry: