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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
USA Plastics industry posts record year in 2013 / First impact of shale gas revolution / All plastics segments post growth / Resin export surplus continues to grow / Latest SPI study	23.12.2014
PLASTICS AND RUBBER MACHINERY Global sales expected to rise by 3% per year up to 2016 / Recovery in Europe / First trend report commissioned by VDMA association	10.12.2014
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY Exports to Middle East down by 12.7% in 2013 / VDMA industry association expects sales levels to recover this year	24.11.2014
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY VDMA forecasts 2014 sales to fall slightly below 2013 level / EU 28 sees increase while exports abroad tumble / 2015 expected to record 4% rise / Sustainability initiative at "Fakuma"	17.10.2014
FAIRS New tooling fair “Moulding Expo Stuttgart” to make its debut in May 2015 / Support from European associations	16.10.2014
MEXICO German exports of plastics machinery to Mexico reach EUR 155m / Trade more than doubles in four years / VDMA to represent 15 companies at “Plastimagen” in November	29.09.2014
FAIRS PIE readers can attend upcoming “Equiplast” industry fair free of charge	15.08.2014
COMPOSITES MARKET German companies report good business / Market survey carried out by Composites Germany	29.07.2014
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY VDMA revises down 2014 sales prediction / Orders in Germany boosted by investment in plant and equipment / Foreign export growth to slow	17.06.2014
CHINAPLAS More than 130,000 visitors flock to four-day plastics fair / Foreign attendees make up 28% / Economic slowdown not felt in high-quality segment / Preparations for 2015 event in Guangzhou already underway	30.04.2014
BRAZIL Local office of German plastics machinery association holds first management meeting / Cautiously optimistic about 2014 / Germany supplies 25% of all plastics and rubber machinery imports	11.04.2014
ASSOCIATIONS Composites Germany umbrella organisation joins EuCIA / Replaces AVK	09.04.2014
SHALE GAS Ukrainian crisis raises the temperature of energy discussion / Security of Europe's supply threatened? / Imports of LNG from the US a hot-button topic / Petrochemical chieftains weigh in	28.03.2014
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY Exports to China grow by almost 34% in 2013 / Japan is leading supplier of machinery to the People's Republic	12.03.2014
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY Producers start 2014 on a positive note / 2013 sales down by 1% / VDMA machinery association anticipates 6% sales growth this year	17.02.2014
INTERPLASTICA Four-day CIS flagship fair attracts 20,000 visitors / Record exhibition space / Energy efficiency and recycling identified as key themes / Germany remains leading supplier of Russian plastics and rubber sector	14.02.2014
FAIRS Plast Alger: Biennial plastics fair slated for April in Algiers	07.01.2014
YEAR IN REVIEW 2013 Part 4 –International machinery manufacturers in expansion mode / German companies profit from spontaneous deals at “K 2013” / Italian players are moderately optimistic	20.12.2013
PLASTIC & RUBBER MACHINERY Exports to Russia experience a steep upward climb / Figures will fall short of pre-crisis 2007 revenue levels	06.12.2013