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Improvement in second half exports helps offset effects of poor domestic market in 2013 / Production falls by 2.5% / Some optimism for 2014 / Germany remains largest export market

Producers need to specialise to raise selling prices, says trade group / Production takes a 7% decline in 2012

Global sales to reach USD 37 bn in 2017 led by Asia / Strong growth forecast for 3D plastic printers / Freedonia study

Italian injection moulding subsidiaries merge / Focus on centre of excellence

Decline in imports and exports driven by sluggish recovery in domestic market / Order books up / Optimism from employers' federation / Germany remains largest market

Orders for German machinery manufacturers on the rebound / Exports show upward trend

Increasing service team at Belgian subsidiary / Hybrid and electric injection moulding machines developed for packaging applications

Injection moulding machinery capacity upgrade at Ningbo from 2015 / Business outperforms Chinese machinery market

Machinery specialist inks deal with a new agent in Egypt

New plants for electric models and large machinery in Ningbo

Positive start in 2013 turns sour for exports / Industry looks to government for support / Assocomaplast releases first-quarter trends

Small fall in sales expected in 2013 / More buoyant market anticipated in 2014 with 6% gain forecast / Increasing global market share

Revamped service and sales presence in Thailand / 10% regional market share / Area record revenues of EUR 135m

Construction of moulding machine factory in Thailand complete / New subsidiary aims to expand sales in Southeast Asia

Mold-Masters acquisition is wrapped up

Improving exports continue to drive production output / Overall manufacturing levels remain static / Germany is largest market / US shows good growth

Production capacity doubles in South Korea / Machine manufacturer continues to increase Asian market share

Larger plant commissioned in China / More capacity for bigger blowmoulding machines

Merger with Mold-Masters will create leading global solutions provider / Canadian hot-runner specialist acquired from 3i in CAD 975m deal

VDMA industry association finds sales rose by 6% in 2012 / Member poll suggests further growth in 2013 / Doubtful about western European market

Major shift from west to east takes China to top position / Fragmented industry producing cheap and simple machines / Imports can cost up to 30 times more than domestic output / Germany and Japan are leading exporters / STM Stieler research

Machinery manufacturer doubles output in Slovakia / Broader portfolio on offer in Sucany

New plant in China to meet rising demand from Asia-Pacific

Manufacturing facility to be established in Suzhou

MX injection moulding machinery range to be manufactured in Haiyan near Shanghai / Rising demand from Chinese infrastructure sector spurs local orders for extruders