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PLASTICS MACHINERY USA Domestic sales fall quarter-on-quarter, rise year-on-year / Exports ebb slightly in Q1 / Weaker economy and trade issues cloud outlook	24.06.2019
PLASTICS MACHINERY CHINA Wages rising sharply / German and Austrian machinery manufacturers continue to hire local employees / VDMA survey	21.06.2019
US PLASTICS INDUSTRY Plastics machinery shipments rise 8% in Q4 2018 / Market conditions likely to improve in 2019 / Plastics Industry Association reports	12.03.2019
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Foreign sales see sharp slowdown in first three quarters of 2018 / Middle East exports slump / Cautious outlook for 2019	11.01.2019
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Trade balance drops in first half of 2018 / Weaker sales in Middle East / Optimism for year-end results	27.09.2018
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY Solid order situation / Shortage of skilled workers impedes sales growth	18.09.2018
IRAN Plastics and rubber machinery imports fall in 2017 / China still leading supplier although share shrinks / German exports jump	01.08.2018
PLASTICS MACHINERY EUROPE Euromap celebrates “record” 2017 / Order books full despite hints of slowdown	27.06.2018
DIGITALISATION Adoption of smart factories in the automotive sector can lead to productivity gains of USD 160 bn / OEMs lead the way / Capgemini report	26.06.2018
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Production exceeds EUR 4.6 bn in 2017 / “Industria 4.0” plan boosts domestic market / Exports and imports witness double-digit growth / Amaplast report	26.03.2018
CHINA Global plastics and rubber machinery imports drop in 2016 / VDMA data published ahead of “Chinaplas”	06.03.2018
US PLASTICS MACHINERY Q3 shipments show strong year-on-year rise / Suppliers optimistic for Asian and US markets in year ahead / Packaging to be strongest end-user / Plastics Industry Association report	12.01.2018
PLASTICS MACHINERY INDIA Global exports fall in first nine months of 2017 / China top supplier / VDMA figures released ahead of "Plastindia" trade fair	19.12.2017
PLASTICS MACHINERY Worldwide exports to Russia fell 43% in 2016 / Germany is top supplier / VDMA figures released ahead of “interplastica” event	08.12.2017
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY Exports up in H1 2017 / Decline in machinery going to EU / Injection moulding machine exports rose	31.10.2017
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Sustained trade growth in H1 2017/ Exports to Russia and Brazil shoot upwards / Double-digit rise in demand for extrusion lines and thermoforming machines	03.10.2017
PLASTICS MACHINERY German exports to Iran surge in H1 2017 / More growth forecast / Iran's polymer output to continue rising to 2022	29.09.2017
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Exports of plastics and rubber equipment grow in double digits / Pre-crisis level significantly topped / Amaplast report	07.07.2017
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY VDMA exports data show positive 2016 / US further increased lead position / Optimistic forecast for 2017	30.03.2017
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Production reaches EUR 4.2 bn in 2016 / Record foreign trade / Increased exports to Mexico / Assocomaplast report	23.03.2017
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Overall imports and exports grow in 2016 / Sales to Europe fall / Strong growth in India, Iran and South Africa / Assocomaplast adds four new members	31.01.2017
PLASTICS & RUBBER MACHINERY Global exports to Russia decline by 14% year-on-year in 2015 / German suppliers see above-average fall in shipments / 2016 deliveries even less / VDMA data released ahead of “interplastica” fair	13.12.2016
USA SPI: Good prospects through new capacities / Manufacturer's production value still pressured by low feedstock costs / Growth in other branches of the plastics industry / Export surplus declines	28.10.2016
PLASTICS MACHINERY European plastics machinery manufacturers post record profit in 2015 / Business continues to boom	20.10.2016
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Imports peak in first half 2016 but exports fall / Increased sales to NAFTA and Asia / Demand slows ahead of "K 2016"	26.09.2016

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