PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY

Impact of coronavirus crisis shows in H1 2020 balance sheet / Sales down 9% year-on-year / Niche areas in packaging, construction and E&E doing well / Do automotive suppliers face an insolvency wave?

PLASTICSEUROPE

Subdued mood among German polymer producers / Economic figures for 2019 and pandemic effects / Germany's processors order less material

TRADE FAIRS

"Fakuma" to take place in October with caution / Visitor numbers presumably much lower / What does "without active participation" mean? / Video technology will monitor social distancing rules at "Formnext"

PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY

Industry takes a hard hit from Covid-19 / Many converters need the “ventilation” provided by the government

PLASTICS PROCESSING

Economic consequences of Covid-19 to peak in next six weeks / Advice to converters – continue production at full speed, then stop / Germany's ArGeZ sees technical parts manufacturing halting between end of March and end of April

PLASTIC PACKAGING

EU commissioner Sinkevicius calls for a blanket ban / German and EU converters associations question environmental impact

PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY

Sales fairly stable in Q3 / Order backlog very low / Technical parts still a major worry / Gloomy expectations / Trend turnaround not imminent

PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY

GKV corrects annual forecast downwards / TecPart association sharply criticises populistic aberrations

PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY

Turnover for H1 2019 down on 2018 / Heavy falls in June / Technical components still a big worry / Industrial packaging, building products and consumer goods also on the decline

PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY

Automotive industry hitting the brakes is noticeable in the first quarter / Decline in sales of technical parts / Picture is one of uncertainty

GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING

Sales after first nine months of 2015 match those of last year / Packaging products perform above average / Construction and semi-finished goods barely move / Technical parts and consumer goods looking up / Positive mood despite feedstock upheaval

GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING

Feedstock price swings reflected in the statistical H1 balance sheet / Depressed sales at the start of the year gradually lifted by cost rises / Full-year revenues could set new record

GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING

Sales hit new high in 2014 / Record number of employees / Widespread confidence for 2015 / GKV president still sees big challenges in energy policy and lack of trained personnel

GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING

Weak August dampens Q3 results / Sector nevertheless expected to grow in 2014 / Many businesses still operate at high output rates / Improvement in September

GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING

Solid growth in H1 2014 / Mild winter shifts construction season / Packaging and consumer goods remain stable / Technical parts producers report good business

GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING

GKV industry association sees increasingly dynamic sales growth / Sector posts record revenues in 2013 / Improved profitability / Twin challenges of renewable energy laws and lack of skilled staff

AUTOMOTIVE MARKET

Reduction of overcapacities in Italy, Spain and particularly France / TecPart says German suppliers are on comparatively safe ground / "Markets will stagnate for several years" / Raising R&D activities in Europe?

GERMAN E&E INDUSTRY

Market clearly pointing upward / Export orders booming / Suppliers' Q1 figures improved / High polymer prices limit earnings