Trade balance drops in first half of 2018 / Weaker sales in Middle East / Optimism for year-end results

Solid order situation / Shortage of skilled workers impedes sales growth

Plastics and rubber machinery imports fall in 2017 / China still leading supplier although share shrinks / German exports jump

Euromap celebrates “record” 2017 / Order books full despite hints of slowdown

Eight consecutive years of growth / US remains top importer / Chinese market is most important / Italy moves up a notch

Global market set to expand to 2021 / Solid growth in China / 3D printing gains in developed countries / Freedonia report

Production exceeds EUR 4.6 bn in 2017 / “Industria 4.0” plan boosts domestic market / Exports and imports witness double-digit growth / Amaplast report

Global plastics and rubber machinery imports drop in 2016 / VDMA data published ahead of “Chinaplas”

Q3 shipments show strong year-on-year rise / Suppliers optimistic for Asian and US markets in year ahead / Packaging to be strongest end-user / Plastics Industry Association report

Global exports fall in first nine months of 2017 / China top supplier / VDMA figures released ahead of "Plastindia" trade fair

Worldwide exports to Russia fell 43% in 2016 / Germany is top supplier / VDMA figures released ahead of “interplastica” event

Exports up in H1 2017 / Decline in machinery going to EU / Injection moulding machine exports rose

Sustained trade growth in H1 2017/ Exports to Russia and Brazil shoot upwards / Double-digit rise in demand for extrusion lines and thermoforming machines

German exports to Iran surge in H1 2017 / More growth forecast / Iran's polymer output to continue rising to 2022

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