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European plastics machinery output up 1.8% to €13bn
The value of plastics and rubber machinery produced in the nine Euromap member countries grew by 1.8% during 2014 to reach €13.0bn, the association announced at its General Assembly in Italy earlier this month, equivalent to around 40% of an estimated global plastics machinery produc- tion value of €32.5bn. Chris Smith reports.
Euromap members – which include close to 1,000 machin- ery manufacturers in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain, Switzer- land, Turkey (since 2011) and the UK – also saw exports grow by 1.6% to a fi gure of €9.7bn, claimed to amount to just under 50% of all global plastics and rubber machinery exports. Looking ahead, Euromap
forecasts a further 2% growth in its members production output
Global plastics and rubber machinery production (€ millions) by region
Source: VDMA/ National Statistical Offi ces
Global plastics and rubber machinery exports (€ millions) by region
Source: VDMA/ National Statistical Offi ces
during 2015 to €13.3bn. However, while the overall picture for plastics machinery markets is fairly bright it is not without some areas of concern, according to Euromap president Luciano Anceschi (who is also CEO of Italian size reduction equipment maker Tria). “This is an interesting period. Sales are at a record level but the
geopolitical situation is very diffi cult,” he said.
In his review of global
markets, Anceschi said the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) had proved particularly challenging last
year and continue to do so. These four countries account- ed for around 18% of total Euromap exports in 2014 but their combined value of €1.8bn was down by 10% on 2013. “The performance of those markets did not meet our
manufacturers’ expectations,” he said.
Euromap members saw exports to Brazil fall by close
Europe is holding its export share, says outgoing Euromap Vice President Helmut Heinson
The industry is in an interest- ing period, says Euromap President Luciano Ancesch
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to 40% on 2013 to a value of €181m in 2014; exports to Russia declined by around 33% to a value of €308m. Anceschi said the situation in China was not so bad but described the market as “uneven”. Euromap exports to China amounted to €1.1bn in 2014, virtually unchanged on 2013. While the slowing growth in the country is not seen as an immediate concern, he said the fi nancial situation could present some problems in the near future for some Euromap members. “Deliveries to China
decreased by 15% in the fi rst fi ve months of 2015,” Anceschi said. “The danger is less a decrease in orders but
diffi culty in payment. We are seeing some customers having diffi culty,” he said.
The Russian market
continues to decline for European machinery produc- ers. Euromap exports to the country have plunged from a peak of around €500m in 2007,
with the current value of €308bn now putting it behind Africa’s €362m (Euromap exports to Africa, in contrast, have grown by 60% since 2009). The Russian decline is a direct result of the current political diffi culties, according to Euromap Secretary General Thorsten Kühmann, and is unlikely to ease in the near future. “There is a very close link between the political situa- tion and our deliveries. But even if the political situation was solved it would still be some time before machinery
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