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PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGING
Global market predicted to reach USD 62 bn in 2015 / North America expected to remain largest consumer / Primary pharmaceutical packaging to account for USD 39 bn of total in 2015 / Latest Freedonia report
15.07.2011
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
France sees only partial recovery in 2010 / Extensive investments planned by 2012
22.12.2010
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Suppliers as key driving force of innovation and efficiency / Industry to gather at “Compamed 2010” Düsseldorf
14.06.2010
TECHNICAL PARTS
Detailed data on German market in 2009 / Crisis makes itself felt with a minus of 20% / Slow recovery after hitting rock bottom in Q1 2009 / Automotive construction remains dominant
27.05.2010
INJECTION MOULDING
Innovation driver in medical technology / New developments to be presented at K 2010
26.05.2010
US HEALTHCARE PACKAGING
Plastics consumption forecast to reach 2.26m t/y in 2015 / PP remains most widely used material
07.05.2010
DUPONT
New polymers introduced for healthcare applications
29.03.2010
HELIX MEDICAL
European manufacturing operations launched / New medical devices plant opened in Germany
24.02.2010
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
German sales held back by weak exports in 2009 / Booming demand in the Middle East / Asia remains main growth market / Traditional markets contracting
11.02.2010
ITALY
Impact of crisis on medical technology sector negligible / Highly dependent on imports from the USA and Germany / Fragmented market
01.02.2010
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Greece: Sector is continuing to grow / Highly dependent on imports / German companies dominate the market
20.01.2010
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
UK market expected to contract slightly in 2010 and 2011 / Germany is most important supplier
04.01.2010
WICOR
Capacity for medical technology expanded in Bad Ragaz / New clean rooms at Weidmann
25.11.2009
GERRESHEIMER WILDEN
Medical systems facility opens in Czech Republic / Pfreimd expansion progresses
04.08.2008
DSM
US medical technology firm acquired / Sales of EUR 100m targeted for biomedical unit by 2012
12.05.2008
GERRESHEIMER WILDEN
Expansion of German medical plastics systems production site / Workforce set to increase
22.04.2008
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Enormous growth potential for disposable plastics
19.02.2008
PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGING
World demand to grow 5.9% annually / China, Brazil, India will be fastest growing markets
31.08.2007
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
USA: World's largest market / Sustained growth / Imports continue to rise
20.07.2007
LANXESS
New “Lustran” ABS grade for medical use
10.07.2007
US MEDICAL PLASTICS
Market volume of 1.5m t by 2011 / Commodity thermoplastics dominate / TPEs drive growth
06.12.2006
TICONA
Ticona with new POM medical technology unit
01.12.2005
SMITHS GROUP
Acquisition of US, Chinese medical devices and seals manufacturers / Cash payments
23.12.2004
BETTS UK
Sale of speciality injection moulding to Nypro / Production activities to be relocated to the US
14.10.2004
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