PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY

Exports rise again in first quarter led by China / Imports remain weak / "Much-needed injection of confidence"

PLASTICS MACHINERY

Euromap and SPI sign declaration of intent on TTIP free trade agreement / Elimination of tariffs expected to boost export sales, employment

PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY

VDMA revises down 2014 sales prediction / Orders in Germany boosted by investment in plant and equipment / Foreign export growth to slow

PLASTICS MACHINERY MARKET

China key to European plastics machinery suppliers / Domestic sales increasing in importance / Market accounts for 10% of Euromap exports in 2012 / “Chinaplas” in Shanghai gets underway

BRAZIL

Local office of German plastics machinery association holds first management meeting / Cautiously optimistic about 2014 / Germany supplies 25% of all plastics and rubber machinery imports

PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY

Improvement in second half exports helps offset effects of poor domestic market in 2013 / Production falls by 2.5% / Some optimism for 2014 / Germany remains largest export market

GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY

Exports to China grow by almost 34% in 2013 / Japan is leading supplier of machinery to the People's Republic

PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY

Producers start 2014 on a positive note / 2013 sales down by 1% / VDMA machinery association anticipates 6% sales growth this year

CHINESE PLASTICS MACHINERY MARKET

Producers need to specialise to raise selling prices, says trade group / Production takes a 7% decline in 2012

3D PRINTING

Global market to grow by 21% annually / Demand to reach USD 5 bn in 2017 / Plastics largest share of materials demand / US largest market / Freedonia report

PLASTICS MACHINERY

Global sales to reach USD 37 bn in 2017 led by Asia / Strong growth forecast for 3D plastic printers / Freedonia study

PLASTIC & RUBBER MACHINERY

Exports to Russia experience a steep upward climb / Figures will fall short of pre-crisis 2007 revenue levels

PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY

Decline in imports and exports driven by sluggish recovery in domestic market / Order books up / Optimism from employers' federation / Germany remains largest market

PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY

Orders for German machinery manufacturers on the rebound / Exports show upward trend

PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY

Positive start in 2013 turns sour for exports / Industry looks to government for support / Assocomaplast releases first-quarter trends

PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY

Small fall in sales expected in 2013 / More buoyant market anticipated in 2014 with 6% gain forecast / Increasing global market share

PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY

Improving exports continue to drive production output / Overall manufacturing levels remain static / Germany is largest market / US shows good growth

GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY

Exports to China fall in 2012 / Germany remains largest exporter and increases dominance over Japanese competitors

GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY

Exports climb by 2.3% in 2012 / Sales to China fall 16%

EUROPEAN MACHINERY

Industry associations welcome revised EC regulations on market surveillance / Call for larger role in ensuring compliance and harmonised penalties