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NGR buys stake in Dr Collin


Next Generation Recycling- maschinen (NGR) of Austria has bought a majority stake in German company Dr Collin.


NGR is known as a


manufacturer of recycling machinery, while Dr Collin offers a range of equip- ment, from blown and fl at fi lm lines to stretching equipment.


“NGR has always been


active in supporting the stages of product manufac- ture – production waste – and recycling,” said Josef Hochreiter, CEO of NGR. “With the expertise of Collin we are expanding our capabilities in product design – an important stage in exploiting the full potential of plastics.” To ensure continuity Dr


Collin’s owner, Heinrich Collin, will retain a minority interest in the company.  www.ngr.at  www.drcollin.de


VDMA: German machine sales dipped in 2013


Germany’s plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers experienced a 1% dip in sales in 2013. “The result is largely in line


with our forecast,” said Ulrich Reifenhäuser, chairman of the VDMA Plastics and Rubber Machinery Association. “At K2013 we predicted that sales would be marginally below the 2012 level.” Turnover in core machinery


sales was just short of €6.5 billion.


Exports continued to grow


strongly. In the period to November 2013 they were 4.1% above the previous year’s level, taking exports close to a new record of €4.6 billion. It pushes the export ratio above the 70% mark again.


“Our top sales markets are


proving very strong,” said Reifenhäuser. “China is more than making up for last year’s dip in growth and the US is also growing faster than


average. The major South Asian markets – India, Indonesia and Thailand – are experiencing a pause in growth. Within the EU, our members’ reports confi rm the rates of growth in exports to Italy, Spain and Portugal.” And producers are optimis-


tic of a record year in 2014. “Based on Association


forecasts, sales are set to grow by 6%, to €6.9bn in 2014,” said Reifenhäuser.


 German machinery exports to China reached an all time high in 2013, thanks to a huge increase in sales. Sales to the region topped €855m last year, an increase of more than one-third on 2012. In 2012, German and Japanese machines both accounted for around 26% of machinery sales to China: Japanese sales were €644m, while Germany’s were €640m.  http://kug.vdma.org


Silver-Line fi rst to meet green standard


Silver-Line Plastics is the fi rst company to be certifi ed to a new industry standard of sustainable production. The US-based Plastic Pipe


and Fittings Association (PPFA) certifi ed the company under its ‘Sustainable Manufacturing Conformity Assessment Program (SM-CAP) for Plastic Piping Components’. SM-CAP measures


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year-on-year reductions in water use, energy use, packaging materials waste, material conversion effi ciency and product material waste. It also promotes plant safety, safe product use and continual participation in industry Life Cycle Analysis. Ricky Silver, president and


CEO of Silver-Line Plastics, said: “We are pleased PPFA


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has established a programme that pushes industry facilities to improve their environmental footprint and create effi cien- cies in their manufacturing processes. We expect to have all of our plants certifi ed by year’s end.” Certifi cation means that a


facility meets the require- ments set out in PPFA’s ‘Sustainable Manufacturing


Standard (SMS-01-2012)’. This establishes requirements for measuring both existing environmental performance and continuous improvement by manufacturers of plastic piping system components. SMS 01-2012 covers those that manufacture plastic piping system components.  www.slpipe.com  www.ppfahome.org


www.pipeandprofi le.com World


Exports of Plastics and Rubber


Machinery to China 2012*


Slovakia 2.9%


France 3.3% Italy 4.3%


USA 5.2%


Republic of Korea 6.8%


Source:


VDMA/National Statistical Offi ces, export fi gures of 52 reporting countries


Taiwan 13.2%


Germany 25.8%


Others 12.7%


Japan 26%


Total: €2.5 bn


*Worldwide export data related to 2013 is not yet available


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