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GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY Economic mood surprisingly positive in H2 2013 / All indicators point up / High expectations for the coming months / Energy costs pressure converters and recyclers	29.01.2014
K 2013 Leading global plastics fair opens its doors tomorrow / Düsseldorf fairgrounds fully booked for triannual event / Many international visitors expected / Unveiling latest industry innovations	15.10.2013
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY Business development in H1 2013 slightly weaker than expected / Industry more optimistic about H2 / Export turnaround may be in the offing / Energy efficiency a major concern	29.07.2013
COMPOSITES German market seen as healthy and with potential to get even better / Europe viewed weaker but still in a positive situation	25.07.2013
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY Business weakens more than expected in the second half of 2012 / Export trade deteriorates / Capital spending and employment still on a high level / Industry's expectations now higher	23.01.2013
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY Plastics industry holds its own in H1 2012 market turbulence / Expectations of slackening business going forward / Raw materials and euro crisis continue to bite	14.08.2012
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY Slower growth in H2 2011 / Stabilisation at high level looks likely in 2012 / Euro crisis looms on the horizon	25.01.2012
CHINA Formosa Plastics CEO worried about economic downturn	05.12.2011
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY Business boom continues in H1 2011 / Companies increase staff, capital spending / Few anticipate major problems with nuclear power phase-out / Economic cooling looks likely	27.07.2011
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY More than half of industry's players return to or surpass pre-crisis performance levels in 2010 / A few still struggling / Capital spending and employment now increasing / Record participation in “KI Dialogue”	01.02.2011
K 2010 World's leading plastics show opens in Düsseldorf / Centre of the plastics universe / Industry has climbed out of the trough and put on its running shoes / Confidence is growing, but will the upswing be sustainable?	22.10.2010
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY Recovery gathers momentum in H1 2010 / Turnaround exceeds forecast by far / Cautious optimism prevails / A third of companies believes business could return to pre-crisis levels by year's end	26.07.2010
GERMAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY Business pointing upward again / Players divided on how long it will take to pull out of recession	26.01.2010
GERMAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY All segments see slump in H1 2009 / Some light at the end of the tunnel? / Credit crunch severely felt	23.07.2009
GERMAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY Recession casts its shadow as economy tanks / Readership survey mirrors deterioration of business in H2 2008 and a subdued outlook for 2009 / Consumers of semi-finished products provide slight ray of hope	09.02.2009
GERMAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY Business stable at high level in H1 2008, but trend points clearly downward / Price explosion upstream / Is the “party” over now?	25.07.2008
GERMANY Plastics industry boom tapering off? / Optimism still outweighs pessimism / Readership survey	01.02.2008
GERMANY Upswing in the plastics industry gains further momentum / Higher capital spending	17.08.2007
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY Upswing encompasses all industry segments in H2 2006 / Outlook for H1 2007 is positive / KI survey	13.02.2007
FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS Successful premiere for "Composites Europe" in Germany / More visitors than expected	19.10.2006
PLASTICS ECONOMY Cautious mood despite lively trade / Machinery exports down / Converters fear higher prices	11.08.2005
PLASTICS ECONOMY Expectations of German-speaking players largely fulfilled / Pressure from raw materials	10.03.2005
FAIRS & EXHIBITIONS Euromold exceeds visitor expectations	13.01.2005
K 2004 Exhibitors and visitors pleased with level of business / Strong rise in Asian attendance	11.11.2004
K 2004 International plastics industry´s “mega show” is a seismographic study in continental shifts / Predictions made in the 1980s are coming true / Commodity polymer markets moving east	28.10.2004

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