ASSOCIATIONS

Dirk Westerheide elected new president of German plastics converters association GKV

ASSOCIATIONS

German plastics converters association GKV cements its ties with China's CSRA at "Chinaplas" / More than 40 European representatives join business delegation to Shanghai

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

ASSOCIATIONS

GKV and CSRA sign Sino-German cooperation agreement / Collaborating on technology, trade and training

GERMAN STRETCH FILM MARKET

Imports from outside the EU on the rise / Main supplier Italy suffers considerable setback / Poland continues to make inroads

GERMAN PLASTICS CONVERTERS

Industry association GKV cautiously optimistic for 2013 after flat 2012 / Concerns about volatile polymer supply, high energy costs and cheaper competition