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PLASTICS MACHINERY CHINA
Chinese plastics machinery makers increase focus on exports and R&D / Global economic uncertainties hit H1 profits
14.11.2019
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY
Italian processors suffer from economic slowdown / Trade with Germany contracts
25.09.2019
PLASTICS MACHINERY
US sees second-quarter sales recovering slightly
29.08.2019
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY
Amaplast appoints Dario Previero as president / Industry sees positive growth trend in 2018
02.07.2019
PLASTICS MACHINERY USA
Domestic sales fall quarter-on-quarter, rise year-on-year / Exports ebb slightly in Q1 / Weaker economy and trade issues cloud outlook
24.06.2019
PLASTICS MACHINERY CHINA
Wages rising sharply / German and Austrian machinery manufacturers continue to hire local employees / VDMA survey
21.06.2019
US PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Plastics machinery shipments rise 8% in Q4 2018 / Market conditions likely to improve in 2019 / Plastics Industry Association reports
12.03.2019
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY
Foreign sales see sharp slowdown in first three quarters of 2018 / Middle East exports slump / Cautious outlook for 2019
11.01.2019
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY
Trade balance drops in first half of 2018 / Weaker sales in Middle East / Optimism for year-end results
27.09.2018
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY
Solid order situation / Shortage of skilled workers impedes sales growth
18.09.2018
IRAN
Plastics and rubber machinery imports fall in 2017 / China still leading supplier although share shrinks / German exports jump
01.08.2018
PLASTICS MACHINERY EUROPE
Euromap celebrates “record” 2017 / Order books full despite hints of slowdown
27.06.2018
DIGITALISATION
Adoption of smart factories in the automotive sector can lead to productivity gains of USD 160 bn / OEMs lead the way / Capgemini report
26.06.2018
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY
Production exceeds EUR 4.6 bn in 2017 / “Industria 4.0” plan boosts domestic market / Exports and imports witness double-digit growth / Amaplast report
26.03.2018
CHINA
Global plastics and rubber machinery imports drop in 2016 / VDMA data published ahead of “Chinaplas”
06.03.2018
US PLASTICS MACHINERY
Q3 shipments show strong year-on-year rise / Suppliers optimistic for Asian and US markets in year ahead / Packaging to be strongest end-user / Plastics Industry Association report
12.01.2018
PLASTICS MACHINERY INDIA
Global exports fall in first nine months of 2017 / China top supplier / VDMA figures released ahead of "Plastindia" trade fair
19.12.2017
PLASTICS MACHINERY
Worldwide exports to Russia fell 43% in 2016 / Germany is top supplier / VDMA figures released ahead of “interplastica” event
08.12.2017
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY
Exports up in H1 2017 / Decline in machinery going to EU / Injection moulding machine exports rose
31.10.2017
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY
Sustained trade growth in H1 2017/ Exports to Russia and Brazil shoot upwards / Double-digit rise in demand for extrusion lines and thermoforming machines
03.10.2017
PLASTICS MACHINERY
German exports to Iran surge in H1 2017 / More growth forecast / Iran's polymer output to continue rising to 2022
29.09.2017
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY
Exports of plastics and rubber equipment grow in double digits / Pre-crisis level significantly topped / Amaplast report
07.07.2017
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY
VDMA exports data show positive 2016 / US further increased lead position / Optimistic forecast for 2017
30.03.2017
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY
Production reaches EUR 4.2 bn in 2016 / Record foreign trade / Increased exports to Mexico / Assocomaplast report
23.03.2017
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY
Overall imports and exports grow in 2016 / Sales to Europe fall / Strong growth in India, Iran and South Africa / Assocomaplast adds four new members
31.01.2017
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