PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY

Overall imports and exports grow in 2016 / Sales to Europe fall / Strong growth in India, Iran and South Africa / Assocomaplast adds four new members

3D PRINTING

Global materials market to see annual growth rate of 18.3% to 2022 / Lower prices and rising adoption of technology fuel growth / Plastics as leading material / Automotive will remain biggest consumer / Allied Market Research study

PLASTICS & RUBBER MACHINERY

Global exports to Russia decline by 14% year-on-year in 2015 / German suppliers see above-average fall in shipments / 2016 deliveries even less / VDMA data released ahead of “interplastica” fair

PLASTICS MACHINERY

European plastics machinery manufacturers post record profit in 2015 / Business continues to boom

3D PRINTING

China's 3D printing spending to overtake USA this year / Report by 3E Rapid Prototyping China

PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY

Imports peak in first half 2016 but exports fall / Increased sales to NAFTA and Asia / Demand slows ahead of "K 2016"

3D PRINTING

Lack of information and cost are major barriers to adopting technology / German companies have most experience / Global market to be worth above USD 12 bn by 2020 / Ernst & Young report

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

Raw material developments will drive printing technology advances / Metal to post fastest gains in lead-up to 2026 / Costs will continue to decline / Smithers Pira study

GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY

Stable uptrend / USA overtakes China as main export market / VDMA industry association predicts 2% growth in 2016 and 2017

PLASTICS MACHINERY UK

Injection moulding capital equipment sales strengthen in 2015 / Cost and production benefits lead to increase in sales of automated machinery / PMMDA survey

PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY

Production reaches EUR 4.15 bn in 2015 / Exports achieve record levels and provide driving force for sector / NAFTA region sees largest growth / Assocomaplast report

CHINA

German plastics and rubber machinery exports drop by almost 20% in 2015 / VDMA data published ahead of upcoming “Chinaplas” industry fair

IRAN

German plastics and rubber machinery sales up 194% in 2015 / VDMA data released ahead of “Iran Plast” industry fair

GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY

Segment sales up 5% in 2015 / Other regions make up for slowdown in demand from Germany and China / 2016 revenues could break the EUR 7 bn barrier

PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY

Exports and imports strengthen in first nine months of 2015 / Record levels may be reached in full year / European and NAFTA sales increase while Asia weakens / Assocomaplast reports on trends

US PLASTICS MACHINERY

Q3 shipments edge up on Q2 despite year-on-year fall / New orders rise versus 2014 / Optimistic outlook for 2016 / SPI report

PLASTICS PROCESSING MACHINERY

Global demand to rise by 4% annually up to 2019 / Asia Pacific and Africa-Middle East regions to drive growth / 3D printers to see largest increase in sales / Freedonia report

3D PRINTING

Harbinger of a new industrial revolution for Europe's plastics industry? / Additive technology raises flexibility and opens up new markets, says EPDA

PLASTICS MACHINERY CHINA

Exports up 71% in 2014 / Imports rise enormously in volume terms / Foreign trade deficit remains / Injection moulding machines make up most imports / Exports largely consist of extrusion lines / CPRJ reports

PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY

Growth accelerates in first half of 2015 / Purchases from overseas increase by 17% / Germany remains as key market / Assocomaplast reports on trends