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Europe’s machine makers are back on track


European plastics and rubber machinery makers have recovered strongly from the global recession with demand for high productivity equipment underpinning the continent’s leading market position, according to Euromap. Chris Smith reports


European manufacturers continue to dominate the global plastics machinery market despite losing some share in the immediate post-downturn period, accord- ing to Euromap president Luciano Anceschi, speaking to Injection World at the K show last year. “We lost some share in the past three years but we have gained in volume,” he said. Production of core plastics and rubber processing machinery in the nine Euromap countries - which includes the machinery powerhouses of Germany, Italy and Austria as well as smaller players such as France and Switzerland – amounted to €12.1bn in 2012, up by 3.2% on the 2011 figure of €11.7bn and 10% ahead of the pre-downturn result of €11.0bn for 2008. Euromap’s share of the global market has declined


since the pre-downturn years, down from 50% in 2008 to 41.4% in 2011 and 41.2% in 2012. That market share has been picked up by China. Euromap data shows China’s production of plastics and rubber machinery totalled €4.2bn in 2008 and represented a 19% share of


the global market; in 2012 Chinese production stood at €8.6bn, a 29.4% share of the global market. However, much of China’s machinery production is


for local consumption. The country’s share of the total world plastics and rubber machinery export market (which Euromap estimates stood at €19.2bn in 2012)


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grew from 11% in 2008 to 13% in 2012. “Euromap accounted for 48.5% of global exports,” said Anceschi, who aside from his role as president of the association is also general manager of Italian machinery maker Tria. Germany, Italy and Austria dominate exports of core


processing machinery from Europe. Anceschi said the three countries accounted for near 80% of total Euromap exports of €9.3bn in 2012 (Germany 48%, Italy 18% and Austria 14%). Around 60% of Euromap member exports go outside of Europe, with the major destination markets being the Americas (19%), China (10%) and Asia (9%).


Below:


Euromap president Luciano


Anceschi (left) and vice


president Helmut


Heinson spoke to Injection


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