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GERMAN STRETCH FILM MARKET
Imports from outside the EU on the rise / Main supplier Italy suffers considerable setback / Poland continues to make inroads
17.07.2013
GERMAN PLASTICS RECYCLING
Bvse recyclers have much too worry about / Inclement weather affecting demand / EEG tariffs are strong barriers
20.06.2013
SWITZERLAND
Swiss plastics industry sees sales fall to CHF 15 bn last year / Pressure from euro crisis and strong Swiss franc / Processed volume amounts to 812,000 t / Productivity declines / Packaging industry also weak / Recovery expected during 2013
19.06.2013
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCTION
Full-year 2012 output sinks 3.4% after especially dismal Q4 / Outlook clouded by economic weakness / US shale gas competition worries the sector / Germany leads Europe in recycling
21.05.2013
PLASTICS PACKAGING
Germany's IK sees little change in 2012 revenues from previous year / Production at 4.2m shows slight drop / Optimism remains for 2013
25.04.2013
PLASTICS PACKAGING
IK general manager Ulf Kelterborn: The mood within the industry segment has improved
18.04.2013
GERMAN PLASTICS RECYCLING
Mixed plastics recyclers complain about dramatic dearth of sorted material / Call on industry to restructure itself
11.02.2013
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY
Business weakens more than expected in the second half of 2012 / Export trade deteriorates / Capital spending and employment still on a high level / Industry's expectations now higher
23.01.2013
GERMAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Production rise in 2009-2011 / Industry still robust / Demand up 5% annually / Technical applications show the strongest growth / Consultic study
05.10.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
South German ethylene pipeline in trial / All disputes settled / 240,000 t/y of C2 in first phase
24.09.2012
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY
Plastics industry holds its own in H1 2012 market turbulence / Expectations of slackening business going forward / Raw materials and euro crisis continue to bite
14.08.2012
SWITZERLAND
Plastics industry sales recede slightly in 2011 / Employee numbers down / Economy pressured by Swiss franc and European debt crisis
04.07.2012
PLASTICS PACKAGING
German manufacturers still in a good position / Exports expected to decline / Pressure from electricity costs / Latest data from German packaging producers' association
03.07.2012
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
Sector posts core machinery production record in 2011 / Asia is leading export destination / Domestic market strong / 2012 expected to see slight decline / Renewed growth in 2013
27.06.2012
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
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