VDMA

INTERVIEW “We expect up to 15% less turnover” / PIE talks to Thorsten Kühmann, managing director of plastics and rubber machinery at VDMA	04.10.2024
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Plastics and rubber machinery sector revenues expected to fall in 2024 / Deceleration in H1 – Amaplast	30.09.2024
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY Drastic slump in incoming orders for plastics machinery in 2023 / Ulrich Reifenhäuser confirmed as VDMA chairman	20.06.2024
LABOUR SHORTAGE EUROPE Critical skill shortage in plastics processing industries intensifies / Germany needs almost 500,000 foreigners per year; shortage of working migrants in Italy and Spain – study / PIE talks to industry experts	23.04.2024
PLASTICS INDUSTRY ‘Germany as a location faces an acute risk of being left behind': Poll by industry initiative reveals low mood among companies	24.10.2023
PLASTIC PACKAGING Recyclate use quotas cannot be met, industry warns / European associations call for credit system	20.10.2023
ARBURG Sales of around EUR 750 mn expected for 2023 / Short-time work from January onwards	18.10.2023
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY Orders drop nearly one-third in January-July / Sector officials report ‘total collapse'	12.09.2023
COMPOSITES High prices, economic downturn lead to pessimistic outlook / Auto, construction sectors continue to struggle / Composites Germany survey	07.09.2023
PFAS Restrictions could disrupt supply chain, warns European industry / EPA orders Chemours, 3M to do more testing / Insufficient data on ‘forever chemicals'	21.08.2023
HYDROGEN EU Commission's hydrogen drive gains momentum / Germany updates strategy / Ireland could become net exporter / Poland mulls hydrogen “valleys”	09.08.2023
BASF Chemical recycling should be part of reclaim rates, sustainability manager says / Interview with German engineering association	09.08.2023
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Cefic manifesto outlines priorities for next EU Commission / More state investment funding / US IRA continues to raise hackles	31.07.2023
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY Orders plummet in Jan-Apr / Sales rise in 2022 / Cautious outlook for current year	21.06.2023
GERMAN MACHINE MAKERS Orders plummet in January / Sales grow	13.03.2023
RECYCLING Value chain links seek to boost recyclate supply / RecyClass approved materials unveiled / Advances for range of reclaimed resins	08.11.2022
K 2022 70 years of K / Energy crisis, circular economy and climate protection leading topics / More than 3,000 exhibitors from 60 countries / German firms to cover over one-third of floor space	19.10.2022
PLASTICS RECYCLING “Policymakers must set targets for recycled material use”: Hosokawa Alpine sales manager talks to VDMA	19.09.2022
RECYCLING Political demands need to be checked to ensure “they make sense”/ Insight on recycling from Herbold Meckesheim sales VP Ebel	15.08.2022
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY Machine makers report reduced delivery capabilities / Improvement not expected until at least H2 2023 / VDMA flash survey	30.06.2022
CIRCULAR ECONOMY Hans-Josef Endres, IKK Germany: “There is a lack of higher-quality recyclates and standards!” / VDMA interview	27.05.2022
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY Machine makers slash 2022 forecasts / Sourcing issues hurt producers	24.05.2022
RUSSIA EU sanctions hit German plastics industry to a varying extent / Trade associations warn of gas embargo / Banks affected by Swift exclusion / German federal office publishes list of sanctions for polymers	12.04.2022
COVESTRO CEO Markus Steilemann expects strong surge in demand for MDI / Processors also expect up to 10% growth	17.12.2021
GERMAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY Major trade groups initiative to engage with German public	16.09.2021