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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
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY
Producers start 2014 on a positive note / 2013 sales down by 1% / VDMA machinery association anticipates 6% sales growth this year
17.02.2014
PLASTIC & RUBBER MACHINERY
Exports to Russia experience a steep upward climb / Figures will fall short of pre-crisis 2007 revenue levels
06.12.2013
US PLASTICS MARKET
Industry enjoys robust 2012 / "All hail shale" great morale booster but little substance / Polymer production still below pre-recession levels / Large customer sectors see slowdown around the corner
11.11.2013
ITALY
Thermoplastics consumption takes a deep cut in 2012 / PVC hardest hit / E&E industry struggles to combat poor domestic demand / Plastics processing segment one of the few bright spots in the country's industrial sector
21.08.2013
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY
Small fall in sales expected in 2013 / More buoyant market anticipated in 2014 with 6% gain forecast / Increasing global market share
19.06.2013
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
Exports to China fall in 2012 / Germany remains largest exporter and increases dominance over Japanese competitors
25.03.2013
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
Exports climb by 2.3% in 2012 / Sales to China fall 16%
11.03.2013
EUROPEAN MACHINERY
Industry associations welcome revised EC regulations on market surveillance / Call for larger role in ensuring compliance and harmonised penalties
21.02.2013
TURKEY
Plastics industry grows strongly again in 2012 / Processing business expands by around 9% / Nevertheless, margins under increasing pressure and investment activity declines / Highly dependent on international raw material markets
06.02.2013
ITALIAN PLASTICS AND RUBBER MACHINERY
Exports and production in 2012 will come close to record set in 2007 / Non-EU Europe sees highest gains, led by Russia
21.12.2012
PLASTICS MACHINERY
Global exports to Russia rise by almost 50% year-on-year in 2011 / Germany is top machinery supplier
05.12.2012
PLASTICS MACHINERY
Exports to Gulf countries increase to EUR 101m in 2011 / Saudi Arabia accounts for 55% of sales
14.11.2012
PLASTICS AND RUBBER MACHINERY
Italy's imports and exports rise in H1 / Imports growth constrained by weak economy / Assocomaplast report
01.10.2012
PLASTICS AND RUBBER MACHINERY
Italian exports and imports continue to grow in first quarter of 2012 / Germany remains largest overseas market / Assocomaplast report
10.07.2012
ITALY
Plastics and rubber machinery production levels up 11% year-on-year / Exports rise by almost 21% / Europe is the leading destination / Exports to Russia rise by more than 60%
28.03.2012
PLASTICS PROCESSING MACHINERY
Global demand forecast to reach USD 28.9 bn in 2015 / Burgeoning construction market to boost growth / Injection moulding remains largest segment / Freedonia report
23.01.2012
ITALY
Exports increase in plastics and rubber processing machinery / Germany remains largest market / Far East sales to increase by 30% / Credit insurance problem for exporters / Assocomaplast forecasts
23.12.2011
EUROMAP
Industry recovery brings output close to record set in 2008 / Asian upswing dents Europe's global share
21.10.2011
ITALY
Plastics and rubber machinery exports up 22% year-on-year in H1 2011 / Positive trend for full year / Production expected to reach EUR 4 bn / Americas and Far East as key export destinations / Latest Assocomaplast data
27.09.2011
GERMAN PLASTICS AND RUBBER MACHINERY
Machinery exports show robust recovery in 2011 / China remains largest market / Positive trend to continue in 2012
23.09.2011
ITALY
Plastics and rubber machinery exports increasing at rapid pace / China overtakes France as second largest market / Assocomaplast announces new committee members
23.06.2011
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
Order intake increases by 75% in 2010 / Output value of core machinery back at pre-crisis level this year? / China is global production leader but Germans remain the export champions
20.06.2011
PLASTICS AND RUBBER MACHINERY
German exports increase by over 26% / China remains top market / Growth seen in most regions worldwide
15.04.2011
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