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PLASTICS MACHINERY Europe's share of global market shrinks / Order intake for German engineering firms continues decline – VDMA annual conference	23.06.2026
PLAST 2026 Italian plastics industry calls for competitiveness as recycling crisis deepens	19.06.2026
PLAST 2026 Plastics trade fair gears up for strong international edition in Milan / KI.PIE Group to attend exhibit	15.05.2026
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 'This is not a replacement for humans – it is a reinforcement' / Column on AI as a catalyst for plastics processing – industry consultant Arno Rogalla	04.05.2026
ECO+ECO EUR 34 mn plastics recycling investment in Porto Marghera / New Mediterranean logistics hub for industrial recovery chains emerging	28.04.2026
PLASTICS MACHINERY US lowers import tariffs, simplifies regulations / PIE interview with VDMA expert Mikula Thiem	22.04.2026
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY VDMA reports 8% drop in export sales / Signs of bottoming out emerging	06.03.2026
EU TRADE Automotive set to benefit from new “landmark” EU-Mercosur trade deal / Farmers blast agreement as a “sell out”	14.01.2026
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY VDMA sees bottoming out after declines in order intake, revenues / 5% drop in turnover expected for 2025	18.12.2025
HAITIAN Injection moulding machines for Europe to come from Serbia in future / Slight growth targeted for 2025	17.10.2025
TEDERIC Chinese injection moulding machine manufacturer sees signs of market recovery / Stable prospects for 2026	17.10.2025
KAUTEX Sales target for 2025 to be missed / ‘A new start takes time' – CEO Wedell	15.10.2025
SUMITOMO DEMAG Job cuts done – at least for now / Sales continue to stagnate	14.10.2025
PLASTICS AND RUBBER MACHINERY Euromap anticipates brighter outlook / Positive signals at K 2025	13.10.2025
ARBURG Injection moulding machine maker aims to up internationalisation / Cooperation with Chinese firm Tayu Machinery	09.10.2025
WITTMANN Injection moulding machine manufacturer expects further decline in 2025 sales / Expansion of plant in China planned	07.10.2025
PLASTICS MACHINERY Market crisis impacts portfolio of machinery makers / Arburg divests 3D-printing unit / Sumitomo Demag removes hydraulic machines	15.09.2025
TRADE WAR EU to impose zero tariffs on US industrial goods including chemicals, plastics products / US to impose 50% tariffs on plastics industry equipment	02.09.2025
PLASTICS MACHINERY India imposes anti-dumping duties on hydraulic injection moulding machines from China, Taiwan	11.07.2025
PLASTICS MACHINERY Fewer exports from Europe / Germany, Austria, France struggling / India booms as importing country	30.06.2025
K 2025 The year 2024 was “lousy” for mechanical engineering – Ulrich Reifenhäuser / Turning point in trend not expected until 2026 / Almost 3,200 exhibitors expected	17.06.2025
PLASTICS MACHINERY The year 2024 swayed between crisis and catastrophe / Stagnation at best expected in current year / Increasing pressure of competition from Asia	17.06.2025
INTERVIEW German plastics machinery: “Investments are being made with the handbrake on” – Reifenhäuser chief sales officer Marcel Perrevort	30.04.2025
MILACRON Hillenbrand sells majority stake in mechanical engineering company to Bain Capital / Net losses, weak order intake	07.02.2025
ARBURG Injection moulded from paper: machinery maker works on alternative to plastic granulate	18.11.2024

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