Ulrich Reifenhäuser

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
YEAR IN REVIEW 2013 Part 4 –International machinery manufacturers in expansion mode / German companies profit from spontaneous deals at “K 2013” / Italian players are moderately optimistic	20.12.2013
K 2013 Global trade show in Düsseldorf boosts technology and market trends / Expectations more than met / More than 200,000 industry professionals / International character grows / Decision-makers ready to make serious deals over the eight days	24.10.2013
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY Orders for German machinery manufacturers on the rebound / Exports show upward trend	29.08.2013
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY Exports climb by 2.3% in 2012 / Sales to China fall 16%	11.03.2013
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY VDMA industry association finds sales rose by 6% in 2012 / Member poll suggests further growth in 2013 / Doubtful about western European market	13.02.2013
VDMA Plastics machinery: "Blue Competence" initiative to promote sustainability / Launch at Fakuma fair	30.10.2012
REIFENHÄUSER Record 2011/12 as all machinery businesses see double-digit sales growth / Great potential in the BRICS countries	03.09.2012
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
GERMANY Germany's VDMA association reports record plastics machinery exports in 2011 / Asia sees largest gains	30.03.2012
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY New sales record as exports boost production / Increase in numbers employed by manufacturers	22.02.2012
REIFENHÄUSER Record results in fiscal 2011 / Double-digit upturn for all products / Strong growth in India	23.12.2011
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY Manufacturers' association lifts 2011 forecast again / Economy expected to cool again in 2012	08.12.2011
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
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
K 2013 Preparations underway for mega event in Düsseldorf	09.05.2011
PLASTICS AND RUBBER MACHINERY German exports increase by over 26% / China remains top market / Growth seen in most regions worldwide	15.04.2011
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY Strong recovery from crisis / Sales rise by 17% year-on-year / Output levels still shy of 2008	21.02.2011
K 2010 Düsseldorf asserts its role as plastics industry magnet / Visitor numbers “exceed expectations” / Optimism all round / Eight-day fair provides “new impetus” to industry	04.11.2010
PLASTICS MACHINERY Year-on-year sales growth forecast is revised upward to 15% / Mood at K 2010 will be upbeat	26.10.2010
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY H1 2010 above expectations / Sharp increase in order intake / “Ideal scenario” for K 2010	07.09.2010
K 2010 Optimism for the K year / More than 3,000 exhibitors to showcase latest industry developments / Strong international contingents / Special panel review on “Visions in Polymers”	22.06.2010
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY Shock is wearing off / Business picking up since October / Exports are driving orders / Domestic market still weak / Injection moulding machines particularly hard hit / China is the new no. 1	04.06.2010
PLASTICS AND RUBBER MACHINERY German exports to Asia up / Orders among EU-27 down / Regional shifts as a result of the crisis	13.04.2010
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY Mood brightens after order upswing in Q4 2009 / Impetus for demand solely from outside Europe	09.03.2010