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CHINA Global plastics and rubber machinery imports drop in 2016 / VDMA data published ahead of “Chinaplas”	06.03.2018
PLASTINDIA Indian plastics trade fair has record visitor numbers / "K" in Düsseldorf overtaken	28.02.2018
FAIRS Moscow plastics trade fair interplastica radiates growth / Italy and Germany report strong increases in exports to Russia	13.02.2018
PLASTICS MACHINERY INDIA Global exports fall in first nine months of 2017 / China top supplier / VDMA figures released ahead of "Plastindia" trade fair	19.12.2017
PLASTICS MACHINERY Worldwide exports to Russia fell 43% in 2016 / Germany is top supplier / VDMA figures released ahead of “interplastica” event	08.12.2017
ALGERIA "Plast Alger" and "Printpack Alger" fairs will be held in March 2018 / Powered by "K" organiser Messe Düsseldorf	08.12.2017
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY Exports up in H1 2017 / Decline in machinery going to EU / Injection moulding machine exports rose	31.10.2017
PLASTICS MACHINERY Second release of "Euromap 77" digital interface	09.10.2017
PLASTICS MACHINERY German exports to Iran surge in H1 2017 / More growth forecast / Iran's polymer output to continue rising to 2022	29.09.2017
COMPOSITES MARKET German producers report excellent economic situation / Prospects a little dimmer / Composites Germany survey	27.07.2017
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY Total sector now around EUR 11 bn / German market has an upturn / China's sales set to rise / Mexico and South Korea show strong growth	03.07.2017
CHINAPLAS World's second-biggest plastics fair opens its doors / More than 3,400 exhibitors in Guangzhou	17.05.2017
K 2019 First exhibitors' council meeting / Ulrich Reifenhäuser confirmed as chairman	27.04.2017
CHINAPLAS 2017 "Industry 4.0" conference in Guangzhou / Chinese automotive and packaging industries growing	26.04.2017
INDIA Plastics industry is accelerating / Rising global importance / Domestic polymer consumption to reach 20m t by 2020 / Two-digit growth anticipated for propylene and PVC	20.04.2017
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY VDMA exports data show positive 2016 / US further increased lead position / Optimistic forecast for 2017	30.03.2017
INTERPLASTICA Combined visitor attendance of 23,000 in Moscow with the packaging fair / German plastics machinery association anticipates an upturn in business for 2017	22.02.2017
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 INDUSTRY GERMANY 2015 production drops 3% over 2013 / Increase in plastics processing / Growth in packaging, automotive engineering and medical devices / Recycling as key economic factor / Consultic study 2015	12.12.2016
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
CHINA "Chinaplas" industry fair showcases a country in transition / Will "Made in China" soon be tantamount to "Made in Germany"? / Close to 150,000 visitors attend Shanghai event	18.05.2016
FAIRS “Printpack Alger” and “Plast Alger” twin exhibitions to take place in Algiers in early April / Algeria a leading African importer of plastics and packaging technology	15.03.2016
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT New method to register plastic waste entering the ocean / Model being trialled at the North Sea / Collaboration against marine litter involving numerous associations	14.03.2016
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