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German machine exports to US reach record levels
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Exports of German plastics machinery to the US reached record levels last year, according to the VDMA trade association – which warned that free trade agreements were “fundamental” to this growth. “After bottoming out in 2009, deliveries of German plastics and rubber machinery to the US have recovered steadily,” said VDMA plastics and rubber machinery association chairman Ulrich Reifenhäuser. In 2015, sales reached a
record €719m – an almost threefold increase since 2009. The US has now overtaken China – after seven years – to regain its spot as the most important export market for German machines. Sales to the USA rose more than 13% in 2015, while sales to China fell by nearly 20%. Sales to Poland, Italy and India also rose, while those to China, the Czech Republic and Russia fell.
At the same time, German deliveries to Mexico rose by
Top 10 destinations for German plastics machinery, 2015 Country
USA China
Poland Mexico Italy
France UK
Czech Republic India
Russia
Export total Source: VDMA
2015 exports (€m) % change from 2014 719 653 220 168 166 165 152 138 138 134
13.5
-19.3 9.8
50.2 27.2 2.4 6.6
-14.3 69.1
4,683
50% last year, making Mexico the fourth most important export market.
VDMA ascribed the strong
growth to the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta), which removed trade barriers in the region. “Owing to the high level of
demand for plastics, plastic packaging in particular, German plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers expect sales to the US and Mexico to remain strong,” according to Thorsten Küh- mann, the association’s
-14.7 1.6
managing director. However, he warned:
“Existing free trade agreements are of fundamental importance for this. Any form of protectio- nism, on the other hand, will be damaging to the business activities of all concerned.” President-elect Donald
Trump has indicated that he wants to renegotiate the terms of Nafta with partners Mexico and Canada. Trump has also threatened the TPP trade agreement with Pacific Rim countries. ❙
http://plastics.vdma.org
Ineos expands into pipe production in USA
Ineos Olefins & Polymers USA has acquired WL Plastics, a leading North American producer of high density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe. The purchase price was not disclosed.
WLP is headquartered in
Fort Worth, Texas, and has production facilities in
6
Kentucky, South Dakota, Utah, Texas, and Wyoming – with a facility in Georgia under construction.
It supplies HDPE pipe to a
variety of markets, including oil, gas, industrial, mining, conduit, and municipal water and sewer.
Dennis Seith, CEO of Ineos PIPE & PROFILE EXTRUSION | November/December 2016
O&P USA said: “WL Plastics is well-positioned to serve the growing North American pipe market and will complement our existing portfolio of olefins and polymer products.” WLP has an annual
production capacity of more than 500 million pounds (X,000 tonnes).
Mark Wason, CEO of WL
Plastics said: “We believe ownership under Ineos will enable us to strengthen our position in the market place through upstream integration, backed by the resources of a global company enabling the next phase of our growth.” ❙
www.ineos.com
www.pipeandprofile.com
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