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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
PLASTICS ECONOMY
Poll shows Germans wary despite full order books / Converters brace for higher polymers
05.08.2004
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