VDMA

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
PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY 2015 production drops 3% over 2013 / Increase in plastics processing / Growth in packaging, automotive engineering and medical devices / Recycling as key economic factor / Consultic study 2015	12.12.2016
COMPOSITES MARKET German producers optimistic about global business environment / Carbon fibre-reinforced plastics still main driver, but growth slows / More than half of respondents to latest Composites Germany poll plan machinery investments	09.08.2016
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY Stable uptrend / USA overtakes China as main export market / VDMA industry association predicts 2% growth in 2016 and 2017	30.06.2016
CHINA "Chinaplas" industry fair showcases a country in transition / Will "Made in China" soon be tantamount to "Made in Germany"? / Close to 150,000 visitors attend Shanghai event	18.05.2016
FAIRS “Printpack Alger” and “Plast Alger” twin exhibitions to take place in Algiers in early April / Algeria a leading African importer of plastics and packaging technology	15.03.2016
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT New method to register plastic waste entering the ocean / Model being trialled at the North Sea / Collaboration against marine litter involving numerous associations	14.03.2016
CHINA German plastics and rubber machinery exports drop by almost 20% in 2015 / VDMA data published ahead of upcoming “Chinaplas” industry fair	14.03.2016
IRAN German plastics and rubber machinery sales up 194% in 2015 / VDMA data released ahead of “Iran Plast” industry fair	01.03.2016
INTERPLASTICA Higher visitor numbers to leading Russian trade fair testify to strong interest / Less exhibition space / Cautious optimism among machinery providers / Twin-event nevertheless reflects general economic downturn	16.02.2016
CHINAPLAS Shanghai-based mega plastics event takes place in late April / Fair organiser Adsale expects 140,000 visitors / PIE once again co-organising "Medical Plastics" conference / Exclusive readers' trip	28.01.2016
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY Segment sales up 5% in 2015 / Other regions make up for slowdown in demand from Germany and China / 2016 revenues could break the EUR 7 bn barrier	18.01.2016
ASSOCIATIONS Composites Germany confirms its board / CRP recycling crucial for material's acceptance	04.01.2016
FAIRS “Interplastica” to take place in Moscow in late January 2016	11.12.2015
FAIRS Third “PlastPrintPack West Africa” to be held in Ghana in early December / Increasing plastics machinery demand	29.10.2015
PLASTICS MACHINERY European plastics and rubber machine builders achieve record production of EUR 13 bn in 2014 / Growth of 2% expected in 2015 / Business with BRIC states disappointing / Iran is the big hope / Euromap conference in Venice	25.09.2015
ASSOCIATIONS Euromap members re-elect Luciano Anceschi as association president	15.09.2015
COMPOSITES MARKET German producers upbeat about business and optimistic for future / Germany and Asia most dynamic / Carbon-reinforced plastics drive / Survey by Composites Germany	07.08.2015
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY Segment sales exceed EUR 10 bn / Core machinery orders slightly down in 2014 / Positive development for traditional technologies / Chinese processors increasingly buying locally manufactured goods / Positive outlook for 2015	10.07.2015
CHINA German plastics and rubber machinery supplies down 5.5% in 2014 / VDMA data released ahead of “Chinaplas” industry fair	30.03.2015
PLASTICS MACHINERY MARKET Germany's VDMA and NPE organiser SPI stress importance of sustainability at US plastics fair / Collaboration on resource efficiency	26.03.2015
MOULDING EXPO 560 exhibitors expected at first edition of the international tool fair in Stuttgart in early May	13.03.2015
USA Germany is main supplier of plastics and rubber machinery / Global deliveries exceed EUR 2 bn in 2013 / VDMA figures ahead of “NPE 2015”	18.02.2015
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY Sales increase slightly in 2014 after all / Order situation positive, above all on the domestic market	16.02.2015
INDIA German plastics and rubber machinery exports down 26% in 2013 / China is leading machinery supplier / Latest VDMA figures ahead of “Plastindia” fair	19.01.2015