Economical downturn not so strong as expected
German Engineering Federation (VDMA: Domestic plastics and rubber machinery sales fall less sharply than forecast but the market situation is still uncertain.
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Plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers in Europe in 2010
- The slowdown in 2009 which Europe’s plastics and rubber equipment manufacturers had predicted turned out to be a deep slump and hit the branch much more than it expected one year ago - said Bernhard Merki, President of Euromap, Europe’s association for plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers.
European plastics market in 2009
Plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers in Europe: hopes for Recovery in 2010 after a Serious Fall in 2009.
wire 2010: wire – indispensable, versatile and future-oriented
The wire and cable processing industry at wire 2010 in Düsseldorf.
Still some bright spots in labelling trends – FINAT report
There are small signs that growth is remaining in some parts of Europe’s self-adhesive label industry –principally Central, South and Eastern Europe – but it is much reduced from the heady years of 2006 and 2007.
Manufacturers of construction equipment and building material machinery well prepared for end of boom
After six years of growth in a row, the German construction equipment and building material machinery industry expects to see an end to the construction boom in 2009.
Market of plastics and rubber machinery in Europe in 2009
Plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers in Europe: high expectations for production in 2008 - downturn in 2009
Compelling Facts about plastics
In 2007, 9 countries (representing 29% of the population in EU27+NO/CH) recovered more than 80% of their used plastics and are near to realising their diversion from landfill vision.
Boom for German plastics and rubber machinery is over
Turning point reached following boom in orders for plastics and rubber machinery in the first half of 2008. After years of healthy growth rates and record output in 2007, the upward trend in German plastics and rubber machinery manufacturing seems to be over.
Analysis of the plastic tube market
Just a few weeks before the International Tube and Pipe Trade Fair, Tube 2008, in Düsseldorf, another sector is reporting successful developments. In addition to the steel industry, which is currently posting one positive result after another, the German plastic tube industry is charting a course for significant growth. As Dr. Elmar Löckenhoff, Managing Director of the Kunststoffrohrverband e.V. (Plastic Tube Association), states in the preface of the KRV business report 2007, the German plastic tube industry is also benefiting from globalisation. - This is shown specifically by the opening of the Eastern European markets - he admits.
PET is the world`s favourite in the beverage industry
Bottling lines in the beverage industry fill entire buildings. Faults in individual units can therefore affect the efficiency of the overall line. Manufacturers of bottling and packaging lines know the challenges and now offer space-saving solutions which also operate more cost efficiently.
Luxury through innovation
New plastic materials and techniques can provide cost-effective luxury packaging solutions in the beauty market - writes Gérald Martines from RPC.
