Manufacturing Day

MFG Day is a celebration of modern manufacturing meant to inspire the next generation of manufacturers. Manufacturing Day occurs on the first Friday in October. Learn more about how over the last two decades the plastics industry has managed to improve to manufacturing as a whole!

No matter the date, events should be registered on the site and can be marked as public or invitation-only events.

Registered event hosts have access to free event planning and execution resources and toolkits to make planning a Manufacturing Day event easy!

PLASTICS 2019 MFG Day Toolkit — This toolkit is your resource to plan a successful MFG Day event from start to finish. Explore the toolkit to find planning and social media tips, a sample letter to your local and state officials, a draft press release and more.

Resource for discussing plastics and the environment 

Use This Is Plastics and its resources – like PowerPoint presentations for Elementary, Middle and High School aged audiences – to plan your MFG Day event.

We will be following industry events via twitter and social media. Here are a few helpful social media tips:

Make sure to tag @PLASTICS_US in some of your posts so that we can share them with a broader audience