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PLASTICS PACKAGING Detailed 2011 figures for Germany released / Volume sales grow faster than sales by value / Margins pressured by high polymer prices / End markets apply the brakes because of high costs	15.05.2012
PLASTIC PACKAGING German packaging producers association warns of rising raw material prices / Survey nevertheless shows optimism for Q2 economic development	04.04.2012
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
ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY ZVEI: Business situation in Germany still healthy / July orders slightly above last year / Drastic price increases with rare metals / Record exports in first six months	20.09.2011
SWITZERLAND Plastics industry sees across-the-board recovery in 2010 / Processing volume up 10% to 910,000 t / Pre-crisis levels nearly reached / Improved productivity / Swiss association forecasts stable business	18.08.2011
BASF / PURAC Negotiations to establish bio-based succinic acid joint venture / World-scale plant to start up by 2013 in Spain	03.08.2011
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 ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY Electrical industry sets export record	01.07.2011
GERMAN PLASTIC CONVERTERS Sales slightly above pre-crisis levels during first four months of 2011 / Growth rates flatten / Pressured by higher costs	28.06.2011
ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY ZVEI expects German boom to continue in 2012 / High raw material prices raise concern	17.06.2011
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCERS Production volume and value back at pre-crisis level in 2010 / Margin stabilisation is the target / Strong demand from China	18.05.2011
ELECTRICAL / ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY German association raises its growth predictions for the country's E&E sector	11.04.2011
PLASTIC PACKAGING Rising costs expected to drive up prices in Q2 / Pressure on margins / German industry survey	01.04.2011
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE New world-scale MDI plant to be realised in Germany by 2016 / EUR 100m investment	16.03.2011
GERMAN ELECTRICAL / ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY Powerful start to 2011 / One third of companies plan to raise production in Q2 / Costs of raw materials for electromechanical construction elements explode / Price index A-Plastixx E&E soars to new heights	16.03.2011
GERMAN PLASTICS CONVERTERS Sales up 14% in 2010 / Almost back at pre-crisis levels / Renaissance for manufacturers of technical components / Confidence for 2011 / German plastics processing association warns that costs are assuming threatening proportions	10.03.2011
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
PLASTIC PACKAGING German companies adopt positive outlook for 2011 / Price hikes for packaging and raw materials in the cards	12.01.2011
EVONIK Laurolactam capacity at Marl successfully expanded	23.12.2010
GERMAN E&E INDUSTRY Strong exports growth / Order intake slightly weaker in September / Capacity use rises	16.11.2010
PLASTIC PIPES German business climate index hits new high / Polymer price rises still pressuring earnings	11.11.2010
GERMAN PLASTICS CONVERTERS What goes down must come up / Sales continue to rise / Production volumes picked up in H1 2010 / Technical components highly volatile	05.11.2010
FOAMED PLASTICS / POLYURETHANES German association predicts local market will recover / Country expected to consume 1.7m t foams and PU in 2010 / “Fragile uptrend” could be jeopardised by high raw material and energy prices	08.10.2010
PLASTIC PACKAGING MARKET Germany, Austria and Switzerland dominated by SMEs / Highly fragmented industry / Sales and earnings slump in 2009 / Business starts to rebound in 2010 / Market analysis of 100 leading players	15.09.2010
ELECTRICAL / ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY Better growth forecast in Germany for 2010 / Return to pre-crisis level quicker than expected	14.09.2010

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