POLYMER is at a sweet spot to capture outsized demand within Australian’s plastic industry. According to AiGroup, manufacturers’ input costs have surged by an astonishing 37.5%, outpacing the growth in both industrial and consumer prices, which rose by 20.0% and 22.2% respectively over the past five years. Factoring in the new National Minimum Wage of AUD948/week (c.AUD4,000/month), Australian manufacturers are facing pressure to remain competitive as input costs continue to rise.