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INDORAMA Takeover bid for Israeli nonwovens maker Avgol fails / Pet giant still holds majority stake	30.10.2023
ELASTOMER AND RUBBER INDUSTRY Historically weak December takes German manufacturers' figures deep into the red / Pressure even before Covid-19 / Three scenarios for the sector in 2020 / Commitment to the “Green Deal”	19.06.2020
INDORAMA Majority takeover of Israeli nonwovens manufacturer Avgol	16.05.2018
1ZU1 Austrian prototype manufacturer steps up series production / Borders between processes becoming increasingly blurred	02.02.2018
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING 3D printing heads for small series production / "Formnext" exhibition in Frankfurt a "centre of gravity" / Market expected to triple by 2023 / Quality assurance a difficult issue	01.12.2017
MATERIALISE Expansion of 3D printing facilities in Belgium and Poland / Plant in Wroclaw to be country's largest	31.10.2017
MATERIALISE Expansion of Polish facility to meet growing demand and enhance competence / Completion due in May 2017	07.10.2016
3D PRINTING Average companies' budgets rise to over USD 6,000 in 2016 / Plastics represent 73% of all prints / Survey by 3D printing company Sculpteo	10.08.2016
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Global market reaches USD 5.2 bn in 2015 / Desktop printer sales drive gains	12.04.2016
FIT EUR 20m investment in new additive manufacturing hub in Germany	26.11.2015
3D PRINTING IN MEDICINE New technique saves lives of three babies / Bio-based polycaprolactone tracheal splint developed / Device clears airways and restores breathing in tracheobronchomalacia sufferers	01.07.2015
3D PRINTING Spanish technology centre to be beta tester for Ultem resin / Agreement with Stratasys	29.06.2015
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Strong gains posted in 2014 / Global market worth more than USD 4 bn / Latest “Wohlers Report”	20.04.2015
DECORATIVE COATINGS Eastern Europe has high growth potential / ICDLI industry association presents Pöyry market study	22.10.2012
EUROPEAN TUBES MARKET Record production levels reached by etma members in 2010 / Plastic accounts for 30% of overall market	23.03.2011
TUBES Innovation in design / New developments enhance appearance and add strength to brand and image	31.10.2010
EUROPEAN TUBES MARKET Production increases by 12% year-on-year / Output in 2010 expected to exceed record levels of 2008	22.09.2010
EUROPEAN TUBES MARKET Double-digit volume increases in some market segments / Higher plastics prices hurt recovery	15.07.2010
AIRBUS High-tech composites manufacturing site / Financial support from Welsh Assembly	06.07.2009
TUBES MARKET European output tops 10 bn units in 2007	11.04.2008

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