3D-printed parts for Airbus / Fused deposition modelling technology to enhance competitiveness and cut costs

Exports of plastics and rubber equipment grow in double digits / Pre-crisis level significantly topped / Amaplast report

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

"Moulding Expo" gains more visitors and more internationality / Resonance slightly below expectations / Plastics technology is an important user industry

VDMA exports data show positive 2016 / US further increased lead position / Optimistic forecast for 2017

Production reaches EUR 4.2 bn in 2016 / Record foreign trade / Increased exports to Mexico / Assocomaplast report

Overall imports and exports grow in 2016 / Sales to Europe fall / Strong growth in India, Iran and South Africa / Assocomaplast adds four new members

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

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

European plastics machinery manufacturers post record profit in 2015 / Business continues to boom

China's 3D printing spending to overtake USA this year / Report by 3E Rapid Prototyping China

Imports peak in first half 2016 but exports fall / Increased sales to NAFTA and Asia / Demand slows ahead of "K 2016"

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

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

Stable uptrend / USA overtakes China as main export market / VDMA industry association predicts 2% growth in 2016 and 2017