Even today some 3 to 4% of the glass produced worldwide is used in the solar industry. With average annual growth rates of 20% to 25% this proportion is set to rise consistently. Despite price dumping and excess capacities the prospects for ...
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Japanese press maker Toyo Machinery and Metal Co. Ltd. Is broadening the tonnage range of the injection molding machines it makes in Changshu, China. Starting this summer, Toyo will make presses from 50 to 280 tons in Changshu, up from 230 ...
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As Japan’s largest plastics show kicked off Oct. 25, the country’s machinery industry faces an uncertain time, with its global production up but companies under pressure to move manufacturing to low-cost spots. Japanese ...
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Production volumes by European manufacturers of core plastics and rubber processing machinery increased by 27.3 percent to 9.78 billion euros in 2010, according to Euromap, the European association of plastics and rubber machinery ...