European sector lifted by growing polymer demand and prices / Ongoing market consolidation / New investments in Eastern European sites / AMI report
Injection moulding is the most widely used technology for processing thermoplastics and within the EU, and according to industry consultant Applied Market Information, there are more than 8,000 companies operating the process which together consume more 12m t of polymer materials. However, it is a highly fragmentary and disparate sector of the plastics processing industry covering a wide variety of different companies and business models operating in all branches of manufacturing, says Carole Kluth... (19.02.2019)