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Italian machinery imports up 10% in first half of year
Imports of plastics machinery into Italy rose almost 10% in the first half of this year – though machinery exports were weak. Assocomaplast, the trade
association that represents machinery manufacturers, said the rise in imports pointed to signs of recovery in the domestic market. Imports for the first six months of 2016 were up 9.7% compared to the same period last year. While
growth in the first quarter was negative, sales in April to June were strong, said Assocoma- plast.
The largest increase in imports was for moulds – which came mainly from Germany – and for injection moulding machines. Among leading suppliers, Germany and Austria saw “double-digit increases” in their sales to Italy, while China’s growth was a more modest 2%.
Exports of extrusion machinery rose this year
However, exports have
continued to suffer – meaning that the trade balance in plastics machinery fell below €1bn, said Assocomaplast. Some high points of exports included: a near 20% increase in sales of flexographic printers, especially to the US; and a boost of nearly 2% in sales of extrusion machines, especially to Mexico and France. Mexico was seen as an important new export market. “There is a strong increase
in exports to Mexico, thanks to the favourable dynamics of the Mexican economy and the driving force of American businesses with operations there,” said Alessandro Grassi, president of Assocomaplast. Asia is also a growing
market, thanks to increased sales in China, India, South Korea and Vietnam – while in the Middle East, sales to Iran have made a recovery. ❙
www.assocomaplast.org
Delfingen grows in Morocco
Delfingen, a French automo- tive supplier and producer of fluid transfer tubing and other products, has opened a new site in Tangier, Morocco. The company has been
active in Morocco since 2000, when it opened a production plant in Casablanca. This was followed by a logistics centre in Tangier in 2003. The new production facility,
of more than 8,500 sq m, is located in the Tangier Free Zone (TFZ), and strengthens the company’s industrial footprint in the area. Gérald Streit, CEO of Delfingen, said: “The economic take-off of the automotive industry in Morocco, together with our experience in local produc- tion for over 15 years, prompt us to make significant investments in this area of the world over the next three years.” ❙
www.delfingen.com
Policy changes behind new ADS plant
US-based Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS) has opened its 62nd manufacturing facility – in Harrisonville, Missouri. The 72,650 sq ft facility is
expected to open in the first half of 2017. This plant has been built partly as a result of policies enacted by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) – which were updated in 2011 and 2014 to allow plastic pipe to be used in statewide
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infrastructure projects for storm water management. “These policy improve-
ments contributed significantly to our decision to invest in Mis- souri,” said Joe Chlapaty, president and CEO of ADS. “This facility will help meet growing demand for our water management solutions.” ADS intends to employ
around 50 people at the facility when fully staffed. ❙
www.ads-pipe.com
PIPE & PROFILE EXTRUSION | October 2016
ADS intends to employ 50 people at the new plant when it is up and running
www.pipeandprofile.com
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