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PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Italian machine makers forecast solid 2022 / Result to exceed pre-pandemic mark / Dark clouds ahead	03.01.2023
GERMAN ECONOMY Ukraine war hits major German industries / Ifo study	20.07.2022
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Strong recovery in 2021 / Market exceeds pre-pandemic level as imports set record / Ukraine war, supply shortages endanger development	03.05.2022
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Jan-Sep sales climb 14%, orders surge 41% / Even better growth expected in Q4	17.11.2021
PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA Shipments down sharply in 2020 / 2.2% rise forecast for 2021 / Plastics products still 8th largest US industry	25.10.2021
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY H1 sales up 11%, orders soar 46% / Presidents, VPs receive additional two-year terms	27.09.2021
A SHORT Q&A Plastics Industry Association chief economist Perc Pineda talks circularity and trend 2021 / “Improved global economic outlook should lead to higher plastics trade this year”	20.07.2021
PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA First-quarter machinery shipments dip / US plastics trade hits USD 15.6 bn in 2020 / Chemical sales expected to rise in 2021	20.07.2021
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Q1 sales up 12% / Domestic demand spurs improvement / Q2 forecast signals higher growth rates	27.05.2021
ITALY Italian plastics and rubber machinery output craters in 2020 / Exports plummet / 2021 rebound "likely"	21.01.2021
PLASTICS MACHINERY USA Second quarter shipments show uptick / 46.5% of US exports to USMCA partners	16.09.2020
ITALY Machinery associations Acimac, Amaplast and Ucima unite resources	23.07.2020
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Foreign trade and domestic uncertainties hamper machinery manufacturers in 2019	03.07.2020
PLASTICS MACHINERY Operations continue amid production stoppages and Covid-19 measures / Supply chains largely intact / Automotive ordering grinds to a halt / Some services offered at the weekend	06.04.2020
UPDATE - ITALY Manufacturing of plastic products and machinery can continue / Conte and eight EU heads ask for coordination in Europe during "unprecedented shock"	26.03.2020
ITALY Machinery makers in operation / Sluggish delivery surfacing / Lombardy's Radici running production with required coronavirus precautions	16.03.2020
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Slump in foreign trade hits Italian manufacturers in 2019 / Imports hit harder than exports / Sales to US and China rise	09.03.2020
PLASTICS MACHINERY CHINA Chinese plastics machinery makers increase focus on exports and R&D / Global economic uncertainties hit H1 profits	14.11.2019
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Italian processors suffer from economic slowdown / Trade with Germany contracts	25.09.2019
PLASTICS MACHINERY US sees second-quarter sales recovering slightly	29.08.2019
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Amaplast appoints Dario Previero as president / Industry sees positive growth trend in 2018	02.07.2019
PLASTICS MACHINERY USA Domestic sales fall quarter-on-quarter, rise year-on-year / Exports ebb slightly in Q1 / Weaker economy and trade issues cloud outlook	24.06.2019
PLASTICS MACHINERY CHINA Wages rising sharply / German and Austrian machinery manufacturers continue to hire local employees / VDMA survey	21.06.2019
US PLASTICS INDUSTRY Plastics machinery shipments rise 8% in Q4 2018 / Market conditions likely to improve in 2019 / Plastics Industry Association reports	12.03.2019
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Foreign sales see sharp slowdown in first three quarters of 2018 / Middle East exports slump / Cautious outlook for 2019	11.01.2019

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