Euromap, the umbrella trade group for national associations representing manufacturers of plastics and rubber machinery in nine European countries, estimated the value of global production in 2012 was 9.3bn (£24.8bn), up 3.68%. The ...
Four major trade associations in Germany this week announced the creation of Composites Germany, a new umbrella organisation designed to strengthen the composites industry in the country. The new body replace AVK within the EuCIA European ...
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A European project to introduce labeling on injection molding machines that gives a rating for their energy consumption has completed the first stages. However it will be at least a year before the labeling system is launched by European ...
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Vietnam’s economic slowdown is proving a tough hurdle to overcome for mainland Chinese and Taiwanese plastics industry exporters, although some of them say they continue to see long-term potential there. Chinese and Taiwanese firms ...
Exports from Italy of extrusion machinery increased in the first half of 2012, while exports of injection moulding machines fell, according to Assocomaplast, the trade group representing the country's plastics and rubber machinery ...
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Italy's imports and exports of plastics and rubber processing machinery continued to show positive trends in the first quarter of 2012, compared with the same period of 2011, with a 17% rise in overseas sales, said Assocomaplast, the ...
Growing up together with China's plastics and rubber industries in the last 30 years, the promotional slogan of CHINAPLAS - "The Growth Engine for your industries" – is to bring out the show mission as continuing to bring plenty of ...
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China further consolidated its leading position as the most important market for German plastics and rubber machinery in 2011. German exports rose by 30.5% to 66.4m, up more than 60% on the previous year. “That is a new record for ...
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Sales from German plastics and rubber machinery reached 6 billion euros ($7.94 billion) in 2011, breaking a record that was set in 2008. Sales to customers in Germany were up 18 percent, while deliveries to foreign customers was up 25 ...
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Assocomaplast, the association of Italian plastics and rubber machinery producers, has announced the industry’s estimated turnover for 2011, showing growth of 11.1%. Production value increased from €3.6bn in 2010 to €4bn ...
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Italian plastics and rubber machinery makers experienced 11.1 percent sales growth in 2011, with production value rising to 4 billion euros from 2.6 billion in 2010, according to the country’s machinery association Assocomaplast. ...
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VDMA, the German Plastics and Rubber Machinery Association. has raised it sales forecast for German plastics and rubber machinery sales -- but the group is predicting a decline in 2012. According to the association, the recovery that began ...
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That is the case for members of the European plastics and rubber machinery industry, according to Euromap, the trade group that represents the continent's plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers. During the group's triennial General ...
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The "Energy Efficiency: European Plastics and Rubber Machines Well Placed" study was released by EUROMAP - Europe's Association for plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers on November 29. According to the report author Dr Otto Urbanek, ...
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VDMA, the German Plastics and Rubber Machinery Association. has raised it sales forecast for German plastics and rubber machinery sales -- but the group is predicting a decline in 2012. According to the association, the recovery that began ...
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