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K 2019 World's leading plastics and rubber trade fair underscores top position / Düsseldorf the industry's meeting point with 225,000 visitors making the trip / Percentage of international guests increases again / Circular economy a dominant topic	24.10.2019
COMPOSITES GERMANY Mood in fibre-composite industry is clouding over / Automotive sector putting a brake on growth	06.09.2019
PLASTICS MACHINERY EUROPE Euromap celebrates “record” 2017 / Order books full despite hints of slowdown	27.06.2018
ALGERIA Fifth “Plast Alger” has record visitor numbers	27.03.2018
ALGERIA "Plast Alger" and "Printpack Alger" fairs will be held in March 2018 / Powered by "K" organiser Messe Düsseldorf	08.12.2017
PLASTICS MACHINERY Second release of "Euromap 77" digital interface	09.10.2017
COMPOSITES MARKET German producers report excellent economic situation / Prospects a little dimmer / Composites Germany survey	27.07.2017
CHINA "Chinaplas" industry fair showcases a country in transition / Will "Made in China" soon be tantamount to "Made in Germany"? / Close to 150,000 visitors attend Shanghai event	18.05.2016
FAIRS “Printpack Alger” and “Plast Alger” twin exhibitions to take place in Algiers in early April / Algeria a leading African importer of plastics and packaging technology	15.03.2016
MOULDING EXPO 560 exhibitors expected at first edition of the international tool fair in Stuttgart in early May	13.03.2015
FAIRS New tooling fair “Moulding Expo Stuttgart” to make its debut in May 2015 / Support from European associations	16.10.2014
FAIRS PIE readers can attend upcoming “Equiplast” industry fair free of charge	15.08.2014
BRAZIL Local office of German plastics machinery association holds first management meeting / Cautiously optimistic about 2014 / Germany supplies 25% of all plastics and rubber machinery imports	11.04.2014
ASSOCIATIONS Composites Germany umbrella organisation joins EuCIA / Replaces AVK	09.04.2014
SHALE GAS Ukrainian crisis raises the temperature of energy discussion / Security of Europe's supply threatened? / Imports of LNG from the US a hot-button topic / Petrochemical chieftains weigh in	28.03.2014
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY Exports to China grow by almost 34% in 2013 / Japan is leading supplier of machinery to the People's Republic	12.03.2014
FAIRS Plast Alger: Biennial plastics fair slated for April in Algiers	07.01.2014
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
FAIRS Inaugural "Plastprintpack" to showcase growing importance of West Africa	09.09.2013
ROWA MASTERBATCH Anti-counterfeit pigments available utilising infrared technology	12.08.2013
EVENTS 1-day Chinaplas B2B conference well received / Focus on OEMs and sustainable packaging in China / View to challenges the global plastics industry must address / 200 participants attend kick-off Guangzhou	29.05.2013
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY Exports to China fall in 2012 / Germany remains largest exporter and increases dominance over Japanese competitors	25.03.2013
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY Exports climb by 2.3% in 2012 / Sales to China fall 16%	11.03.2013
FAIRS More than 20,000 visitors attend “Interplastica 2013” / Success testifies to revival of the Russian market	19.02.2013
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