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PLASTICS & RUBBER MACHINERY
Global exports to Russia decline by 14% year-on-year in 2015 / German suppliers see above-average fall in shipments / 2016 deliveries even less / VDMA data released ahead of “interplastica” fair
13.12.2016
USA
SPI: Good prospects through new capacities / Manufacturer's production value still pressured by low feedstock costs / Growth in other branches of the plastics industry / Export surplus declines
28.10.2016
PLASTICS MACHINERY
European plastics machinery manufacturers post record profit in 2015 / Business continues to boom
20.10.2016
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY
Imports peak in first half 2016 but exports fall / Increased sales to NAFTA and Asia / Demand slows ahead of "K 2016"
26.09.2016
WINDMÖLLER & HÖLSCHER
Investment at Czech woven PP sack facility / Subsidiary BSW Machinery reports 20% increase in orders
05.09.2016
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
Stable uptrend / USA overtakes China as main export market / VDMA industry association predicts 2% growth in 2016 and 2017
30.06.2016
PLASTICS MACHINERY UK
Injection moulding capital equipment sales strengthen in 2015 / Cost and production benefits lead to increase in sales of automated machinery / PMMDA survey
03.05.2016
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY
Production reaches EUR 4.15 bn in 2015 / Exports achieve record levels and provide driving force for sector / NAFTA region sees largest growth / Assocomaplast report
18.04.2016
CHINA
German plastics and rubber machinery exports drop by almost 20% in 2015 / VDMA data published ahead of upcoming “Chinaplas” industry fair
14.03.2016
IRAN
German plastics and rubber machinery sales up 194% in 2015 / VDMA data released ahead of “Iran Plast” industry fair
01.03.2016
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY
Exports and imports strengthen in first nine months of 2015 / Record levels may be reached in full year / European and NAFTA sales increase while Asia weakens / Assocomaplast reports on trends
13.01.2016
US PLASTICS MACHINERY
Q3 shipments edge up on Q2 despite year-on-year fall / New orders rise versus 2014 / Optimistic outlook for 2016 / SPI report
11.12.2015
PLASTICS MACHINERY CHINA
Exports up 71% in 2014 / Imports rise enormously in volume terms / Foreign trade deficit remains / Injection moulding machines make up most imports / Exports largely consist of extrusion lines / CPRJ reports
19.11.2015
PLASTICS MACHINERY
European plastics and rubber machine builders achieve record production of EUR 13 bn in 2014 / Growth of 2% expected in 2015 / Business with BRIC states disappointing / Iran is the big hope / Euromap conference in Venice
25.09.2015
CHINA
German plastics and rubber machinery supplies down 5.5% in 2014 / VDMA data released ahead of “Chinaplas” industry fair
30.03.2015
USA
Germany is main supplier of plastics and rubber machinery / Global deliveries exceed EUR 2 bn in 2013 / VDMA figures ahead of “NPE 2015”
18.02.2015
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
Sales increase slightly in 2014 after all / Order situation positive, above all on the domestic market
16.02.2015
INDIA
German plastics and rubber machinery exports down 26% in 2013 / China is leading machinery supplier / Latest VDMA figures ahead of “Plastindia” fair
19.01.2015
PLASTICS AND RUBBER MACHINERY
Global sales expected to rise by 3% per year up to 2016 / Recovery in Europe / First trend report commissioned by VDMA association
10.12.2014
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
Exports to Middle East down by 12.7% in 2013 / VDMA industry association expects sales levels to recover this year
24.11.2014
PLASTICS MACHINERY CHINA
Exports decline by 3.5% in H1 2014 while imports rise by almost 99% / First half trade deficit reaches USD 138m / Injection moulding machines most popular / CPRJ report
24.10.2014
MEXICO
German exports of plastics machinery to Mexico reach EUR 155m / Trade more than doubles in four years / VDMA to represent 15 companies at “Plastimagen” in November
29.09.2014
PLASTICS MACHINERY MARKET
China key to European plastics machinery suppliers / Domestic sales increasing in importance / Market accounts for 10% of Euromap exports in 2012 / “Chinaplas” in Shanghai gets underway
23.04.2014
BRAZIL
Local office of German plastics machinery association holds first management meeting / Cautiously optimistic about 2014 / Germany supplies 25% of all plastics and rubber machinery imports
11.04.2014
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
Exports to China grow by almost 34% in 2013 / Japan is leading supplier of machinery to the People's Republic
12.03.2014
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