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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
3D PRINTING
Global materials market to see annual growth rate of 18.3% to 2022 / Lower prices and rising adoption of technology fuel growth / Plastics as leading material / Automotive will remain biggest consumer / Allied Market Research study
 		02.01.2017
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
PLASTICS MACHINERY
European plastics machinery manufacturers post record profit in 2015 / Business continues to boom
 		20.10.2016
3D PRINTING
China's 3D printing spending to overtake USA this year / Report by 3E Rapid Prototyping China
 		03.10.2016
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
3D PRINTING
Lack of information and cost are major barriers to adopting technology / German companies have most experience / Global market to be worth above USD 12 bn by 2020 / Ernst & Young report
 		01.09.2016
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Raw material developments will drive printing technology advances / Metal to post fastest gains in lead-up to 2026 / Costs will continue to decline / Smithers Pira study
 		25.07.2016
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
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
Segment sales up 5% in 2015 / Other regions make up for slowdown in demand from Germany and China / 2016 revenues could break the EUR 7 bn barrier
 		18.01.2016
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