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MILACRON
Mold-Masters acquisition is wrapped up (04.04.2013)

PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY
Improving exports continue to drive production output / Overall manufacturing levels remain static / Germany is largest market / US shows good growth (27.03.2013)

MILACRON
Merger with Mold-Masters will create leading global solutions provider / Canadian hot-runner specialist acquired from 3i in CAD 975m deal (14.02.2013)

GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
VDMA industry association finds sales rose by 6% in 2012 / Member poll suggests further growth in 2013 / Doubtful about western European market (13.02.2013)

CHINESE PLASTICS MACHINERY MARKET
Major shift from west to east takes China to top position / Fragmented industry producing cheap and simple machines / Imports can cost up to 30 times more than domestic output / Germany and Japan are leading exporters / STM Stieler research (11.12.2012)

KRAUSSMAFFEI
MX injection moulding machinery range to be manufactured in Haiyan near Shanghai / Rising demand from Chinese infrastructure sector spurs local orders for extruders (28.06.2012)

GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
Sector posts core machinery production record in 2011 / Asia is leading export destination / Domestic market strong / 2012 expected to see slight decline / Renewed growth in 2013 (27.06.2012)

PLASTICS MACHINERY
Manufacturers reap order bonanza in China / Germany and Japan are the largest exporters (18.04.2012)

GERMANY
Germany's VDMA association reports record plastics machinery exports in 2011 / Asia sees largest gains (30.03.2012)

GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
New sales record as exports boost production / Increase in numbers employed by manufacturers (22.02.2012)

GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
Manufacturers' association lifts 2011 forecast again / Economy expected to cool again in 2012 (08.12.2011)

KRAUSSMAFFEI
Manufacturing capacity to be doubled at plants in Slovakia and China (08.12.2011)

PLASTICS MACHINERY
Plastics processors can achieve 20% saving in energy consumption by 2020 / Data from Euromap study (03.10.2011)

PLASTICS MACHINERY
Euromap: European plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers could cut 20% machine-related energy by 2020 (15.06.2011)

ISRAEL
Demand for plastics machinery rising / Not yet back at pre-crisis levels / Germany is the leading supplier (09.06.2011)

GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
Strong recovery from crisis / Sales rise by 17% year-on-year / Output levels still shy of 2008 (21.02.2011)

GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
H1 2010 above expectations / Sharp increase in order intake / “Ideal scenario” for K 2010 (07.09.2010)

ITALY
Plastics consumption stands at about 6m t / Heavily dependent on polymer imports / Output down 14% / Core machinery losing ground internationally / Exports down 25% (07.07.2010)

GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
Shock is wearing off / Business picking up since October / Exports are driving orders / Domestic market still weak / Injection moulding machines particularly hard hit / China is the new no. 1 (04.06.2010)

JAPAN
Plastics machinery manufacturers end a disastrous year 2009 / Massive pressure from China (06.04.2010)

GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
Mood brightens after order upswing in Q4 2009 / Impetus for demand solely from outside Europe (09.03.2010)

GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
Sales decline 30% in 2009 / Crash less severe than feared / India becoming major customer (16.02.2010)

FRANCE
ACDI industry association reports significant cut-backs by plastics converters in 2009 (15.02.2010)

RUSSIA
Deliveries of plastics machinery from Germany collapse / Market contracts (09.12.2009)

PLASTICS MACHINERY
Recession hits Taiwan's exports squarely in 2009 / Decline of 40% year-on-year in first eight months (20.11.2009)

KRAUSSMAFFEI
Indian subsidiary for injection moulding and extrusion / Plans for increased activity in automotive industry (29.10.2009)

GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
Improved sentiment / Enquiries up but order intake still low / Recovery expected by "K 2010" (18.09.2009)

INJECTION MOULDING MACHINERY
Slump in Japanese output (06.04.2009)

ITALY
Machinery production and trade hit by recession / Bleak 2009 predicted / Assocomaplast forecasts (03.03.2009)

PLASTICS MACHINERY
German manufacturers predict 20% order slump in 2009 / Crisis year will follow record sales (20.02.2009)

PLASTICS MACHINERY
Euromap sees dark clouds on horizon for European manufacturers after record 2007 / Order downturn of “historic dimensions / Association forecasts lower sales for 2009 / Very strong global market position (01.12.2008)

CHINA
Rise of 27% rise in value of plastics production in 2007 / Pipes and profiles segments on the brink of consolidation / More stringent safety regulations for the chemical industry (21.11.2008)

PLASTICS MACHINERY
Order boom for German producers in 2007 / Production value tops EUR 5 bn / World leader (19.06.2008)

ITALIAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
“Positive” balance for the industry in 2007 / Overall production rises, injection moulding sector sinks (17.04.2008)

PLASTICS MACHINERY
Japanese output of small injection moulding machines down considerably in 2007 / Industry stable (27.03.2008)

KRAUSSMAFFEI
Cooperation agreement with Toshiba Machine / Projects for the development of innovative machinery (22.02.2008)

PEOPLE
Moilliet and Bertke to head Milacron's machinery technologies segment (10.01.2008)

GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
Good economy leads producers to revise 2007 forecast upward / Growth of 11 % in first half (17.10.2007)

MILACRON
Ferromatik wants longer working hours for the same pay / Extrusion assembly line in Magenta (18.07.2007)

GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
High order backlog and capacity use / Output growth in 2006 better than expected / Expensive steel hurts (25.06.2007)

CHINA
Chinaplas and NPE trade fairs on an equal footing for the first time / Chinese are eager for international technology / Lack of skilled labour / Decline in imports of standard thermoplastics (18.06.2007)

PLASTICS MACHINERY
Gratifying first half 2006 for European manufacturers / Trend set to continue / Euromap survey (13.09.2006)

RUSSIA
Krauss-Maffei and Berstorff set up joint venture (22.06.2006)

JAPAN
Plastics machinery manufacturing: Sales of small injection moulding machines slump / Exports down / Imports continue to rise (07.04.2006)

EUROMAP
Machinery manufactuers optimistic / Eastern Europe buoyant / Improved outlook for 2006 (16.03.2006)

PLASTICS MACHINERY IN JAPAN
New record for injection moulding machinery output / New number three in worldwide market (07.04.2005)

MPM
Sales rise 10% / All group companies profitable Incoming orders up / More cost cutting ahead (25.11.2004)

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