JAPAN

Plastics machinery manufacturers end a disastrous year 2009 / Massive pressure from China

PLASTICS MACHINERY

Decline in German exports to China in 2009

GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY

Mood brightens after order upswing in Q4 2009 / Impetus for demand solely from outside Europe

GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY

Sales decline 30% in 2009 / Crash less severe than feared / India becoming major customer

RUSSIA

Deliveries of plastics machinery from Germany collapse / Market contracts

PLASTICS MACHINERY

Recession hits Taiwan's exports squarely in 2009 / Decline of 40% year-on-year in first eight months

PLASTICS MACHINERY

Europe hopes for an upswing in 2010 / Downturn of 30% forecast in 2009 / Weakness in almost all regions

GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY

Improved sentiment / Enquiries up but order intake still low / Recovery expected by "K 2010"

INJECTION MOULDING MACHINERY

Slump in Japanese output

ITALY

Machinery production and trade hit by recession / Bleak 2009 predicted / Assocomaplast forecasts

PLASTICS MACHINERY

German manufacturers predict 20% order slump in 2009 / Crisis year will follow record sales

PLASTICS MACHINERY

Euromap sees dark clouds on horizon for European manufacturers after record 2007 / Order downturn of “historic dimensions / Association forecasts lower sales for 2009 / Very strong global market position

PLASTICS AND RUBBER MACHINERY

Middle East: Considerable growth in imports / Germany by far the largest supplier

PLASTICS MACHINERY

Germany: Drop in order inflow will result in lower output in 2009

PLASTICS MACHINERY

Order boom for German producers in 2007 / Production value tops EUR 5 bn / World leader

IRAN

Plastics machinery: Need for modernisation promises strong demand but sanctions are hindering progress / Germany is main importer / Asia catches up

ITALIAN PLASTICS MACHINERY

“Positive” balance for the industry in 2007 / Overall production rises, injection moulding sector sinks

PLASTICS MACHINERY

Japanese output of small injection moulding machines down considerably in 2007 / Industry stable

GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY

Good economy leads producers to revise 2007 forecast upward / Growth of 11 % in first half

JAPAN

Plastics machinery: Dominant in its domestic market / Mixed outlook for 2007 / German companies supply equipment for speciality applications