ITALY

Italian plastics and rubber machinery output craters in 2020 / Exports plummet / 2021 rebound "likely"

PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY

Sales down 10%-15% in 2020 / Jan-Oct revenue off 14% / Return to pre-crisis levels likely in 2023 / Waste and recycling business down

PLASTICS MACHINERY USA

Second quarter shipments show uptick / 46.5% of US exports to USMCA partners

PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY

Sales down for the first time in 11 years / Turnover expected to fall by as much as 30% in 2020 / Chinese business and circular economy provide hope

PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY

Foreign trade and domestic uncertainties hamper machinery manufacturers in 2019

PLASTICS MACHINERY

Manufacturing in Europe resumes following Covid-19-related shutdowns / Restrictions apply to tooling, assembly and commissioning / Shift to production of medical supplies

PLASTICS MACHINERY

Operations continue amid production stoppages and Covid-19 measures / Supply chains largely intact / Automotive ordering grinds to a halt / Some services offered at the weekend

ITALY

Machinery makers in operation / Sluggish delivery surfacing / Lombardy's Radici running production with required coronavirus precautions

PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY

Slump in foreign trade hits Italian manufacturers in 2019 / Imports hit harder than exports / Sales to US and China rise

PLASTICS MACHINERY CHINA

Chinese plastics machinery makers increase focus on exports and R&D / Global economic uncertainties hit H1 profits

PLASTICS MACHINERY

Euromap reports declining business / Ray of hope in increasing use of recycled materials

PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY

Italian processors suffer from economic slowdown / Trade with Germany contracts

PLASTICS MACHINERY

US sees second-quarter sales recovering slightly

PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY

Amaplast appoints Dario Previero as president / Industry sees positive growth trend in 2018

PLASTICS MACHINERY USA

Domestic sales fall quarter-on-quarter, rise year-on-year / Exports ebb slightly in Q1 / Weaker economy and trade issues cloud outlook

PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY

Deteriorating outlook for 2019 as orders fall in Q1 / Growth in 2018 lower than anticipated / China takes top export position

BRAZIL

40% of domestic packaging companies planning investments / European plastics machinery association Euromap seeks opportunities

US PLASTICS INDUSTRY

Plastics machinery shipments rise 8% in Q4 2018 / Market conditions likely to improve in 2019 / Plastics Industry Association reports

INJECTION MOULDING

European sector lifted by growing polymer demand and prices / Ongoing market consolidation / New investments in Eastern European sites / AMI report

PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY

Foreign sales see sharp slowdown in first three quarters of 2018 / Middle East exports slump / Cautious outlook for 2019